The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/06 at 07:00 EST

Episode Date: January 6, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/06 at 07:00 EST

Choose clicks, choose the algorithm, choose doom scrolling at 3am, eyes tired, brain rewired, choose headlines that scream, choose fake friends, deepfakes, bots, and comment wars that never end. Choose truth bent and broken until you can't tell up from down or right from wrong. Choose the chaos, choose the noise. Or don't. Choose news, not noise. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings the more than 30 countries that make up the coalition of the willing are meeting today in

paris for talks on ending the war in ukraine canada is at the table with prime minister mark carney insisting there is reason for optimism i will use the assessment of president zalindexam that, in his judgment, we are 90% of the way there to peace. The final elements need to be negotiated on a tripartite basis, the United States, Ukraine, and Russia. However, those final elements are proving to be problematic. They include, among other issues, Ukraine's demand for long-term security guarantees. That includes military aid and training, intelligence sharing, and air and missile defense.

The coalition of willing is in the process of finalizing much of the support that Ukraine is calling for, but Russia remains opposed to many of those measures. Now, to Washington, we're senior members of the Trump administration brief congressional leaders last night on the military operation that led to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth led the two-hour briefing, which left Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer with, more questions than answers. Their plan for the U.S. running Venezuela is vague, based on wishful thinking, and unsatisfying.

I did not receive any assurances that we would not try to do the same thing in other countries. And in conclusion, when the United States engages in this kind of regime change and so-called nation building, it always ends up hurting the United States. And from the other side of the aisle, here is Mike Johnson, the Republican Speaker of the House. The U.S. military operation in Venezuela was a decisive and justified action. Nicholas Maduro is responsible for the deaths of untold thousands of Americans after years of trafficking illegal drugs and violent cartel members into our country. This is undisputed and everybody agrees with it.

These are crimes for which he's been indicted in U.S. courts, and an arrest warrant was duly issued. And now he has learned what accountability looks like. Maduro incidentally made his first court appearance yesterday and declared himself to be a prisoner of war. President Trump in recent days has been openly saying that with Maduro now deposed, the U.S. oil companies can now start making money in Venezuela. And that is a concern for many within the Alberta oil patch. Anis Hadari explains, we need to build more major infrastructure.

Tristan Goodman heads up the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada in Calgary, representing most Canadian oil and gas producers. If the United States is able to ramp up energy imports from Venezuela, he says Canada will need to be ready to sell to other customers. But he also says that isn't a major problem right now. This is going to take a decade plus or maybe even longer. Analysts say it could take quite a while for Venezuela to compete with Canadian products. Mark Parsons is ATB Financial's chief economist in Edmonton. Parsons agrees, for now, the impact to Canada is muted. But to prevent future problems for the industry,

if Venezuelan exports rise up, Parsons says Canada needs more ways to sell overseas. What we can control is our ability to export into new markets. So whether it's a trade war with the U.S. or a U.S. fight with Venezuela, Canadian energy experts predict what they'll need is more pipeline. And he said R8. CBC News, Calgary. Nestle has issued a global baby formula recall. The multinational company says the recall deals specifically with batches of SMA infant formula and follow-on formula. The products have been sold around the world with Nestle saying they could contain a toxin that may trigger nausea and vomiting.

The company says there has been no confirmed illnesses associated with the products, but is issuing the recall out of, quote, an abundance of caution. And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe coming.