The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/07 at 03:00 EST

Episode Date: January 7, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/07 at 03:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. The interim president of Venezuela has declared a seven-day morning period to honor the military members who died during the U.S. raid, which captured President Nicolas Maduro. Across the region, there is anger over the American action. Paul Hunter reports. With the sound of support for Nicholas Maduro on the streets of Caracas still echoing through Venezuela after this rally for the now ex-president yesterday, fresh demonstrations are set for today to play out in the country next door, Colombia, where Colombian president Gustavo Petro has called for national protests against Donald Trump after Trump's move on Maduro on the weekend and the suggestion he may soon go after Petro. citing drug trafficking from Colombia as the issue. The Colombian president yesterday posting on social media, Trump has a senile brain. Last night in Kukita, Colombia, right on the Venezuelan border, Colombia's military showed off its soldiers and armored personnel carriers for journalists.

Some 30,000 troops have been deployed along the border with Venezuela. At the ready is the message, just in case. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Kukita, Colombia. Colombia's controversial drug decriminalization project is coming to an end on January 31st. And while Premier David Eby admits the original plan did not work, it's unclear what changes will come after the deadline. Troy Charles reports. BC's three-year pilot project to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs came in effect January 31st, 20203. In April of 2024, the province amended the rules and recriminalized drug use in public spaces.

The change came after months of pressure over public safety and disorder concerns. Sarah Blythe is with the overdose prevention society. It had very good intention. People thought that it was going to go and solve things that it never could have solved. It was a piece of the puzzle. David Eby was asked about the plan for the pilot come its scheduled end January 31st. We are not going back to the old policy of decriminalized public drug use in British Columbia. It didn't work.

And we ended that. So we're in close conversations with the federal government. I look forward to having more to share soon. Here's independent MLA, Eleanor Sturco. Well, I think it's ridiculous that with something that has been this contentious in British Columbia that we'd have so little information leading up to what is potentially the end of the pilot. Troy Charles, CBC News, Vancouver. We're following a tragic story in Nova Scotia, a 13-year-old boy named Drew Nickerson

has died from his injuries after being attacked by three dogs over the weekend. It happened in the rural community of Welshtown on Saturday. Barbara Lloyd is a dog behavior expert. One of them could have led the charge, and then as the attack was proceeding, maybe if this poor child was screaming, that could have elicited kind of a prey drive in the other two and a kill factor. Police say the dogs were euthanized by a veterinarian. People in Anuvic Northwest Territories are being asked to turn down the heat at home

and find ways to reduce their energy use because of a limited propane supply, in town. Anuvic gas issued an advisory late Tuesday afternoon, asking residents to conserve because of an unexpected fuel supply reduction and weather conditions limiting road access. The temperature in Anuvic Tuesday night was minus 44. Anewick Mayor Peter Clarkson tells CBC News that two propane resupply trucks have already arrived in the community. The Toronto Blue Jays have officially introduced their latest big-name player, Japanese baseball store, Kazuma Okamoto. Thank you for your support. Nice meet you. Go, Blue Jays. The 29-year-old slugger just signed a four-year contract worth $60 million U.S.

The Jays are spending big on next season with an estimated payroll of $294 million U.S., hoping to win next year's World Series after coming so close last fall. And that is your world this hour. News. I'm Neil Hurland.