The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/07 at 04:00 EST

Episode Date: January 7, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/07 at 04:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. The White House says using the U.S. military to take control over Greenland is an option the president can use. Donald Trump is calling the proposal a national security priority of the United States. But as Juanita Taylor reports, it won't be an easy task for the president. We don't want to be Americans. We are Galashit. We are Greenlanders. That's Sarah Olsvig, chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council in Newk Greenland,

an international NGO representing 180,000 Inuit of Greenland, Canada, Alaska and Chakotka in Russia. Inuit have been fighting for the self-government arrangements for our rights. Olsvig rejects U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland. People of Ganachit and Inuit, we have already been through colonization, and we know what it means when the interests of others and more powerful, nations and peoples affects us negatively. Trump has had his eye on Greenland since its first term in 2019. We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security. In a statement issued Tuesday, the White House said it's discussing options to acquire the island as a national security priority

necessary to deter our adversaries in the Arctic region. Oneida Taylor, CBC News, Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Venezuela's acting president, Delci Rodriguez, has declared a week of mourning to honor the military members who were killed in the U.S. raid over the weekend that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. I've made the decision to declare a seven-day morning period to honor and glory the young men and women who died offering their lives, defending Venezuela, defending President Nicolas Maduro. It's for them our recognition. It has wounded my soul, the images of the bodies, but I know they were martyred for the supreme values of this republic.

Venezuela says dozens of its military members died during the raid. The Ontario government closed safe injection sites last year, citing in part higher crime rates in nearby neighborhoods. But a recent study suggests a more nuanced picture. Researchers say in Toronto neighborhoods with safe injection sites, overall crime rates plateaued or even declined. Jennifer Yoon has more. It's the worst thing that could ever happen to a community.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on banning supervised injection sites near schools back in August 2024. His government insisted they were linked with higher crime rates. Now a study is offering data to the contrary. Crimes did not increase. McGill University professor, Dmitra Panagiotoglu tracked robberies, assaults, and grand thefts around several Toronto safe injection sites. Except break-ins, she says crime rates either stayed the same, or even declined. Keith Hambly is the CEO at Fred Victor Center, one of the safe injection sites in the study. I think we are there to be a good neighbor, to hear people, what

their concerns are. That site is still open, but most of the injection sites have now closed. And this new data doesn't appear to be changing Ontario's policy, according to a statement from the government. Panagiotoglu wants more research on other factors that affect how safe people feel near injection sites. Jennifer Yun, CBC News, Toronto. In Washington, Democratic politicians held a candlelight vigil last night on the fifth anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In 2021, thousands of Donald Trump supporters stormed the building to protest Joe Biden's election win. Four people died and nearly 200 police officers were injured. Chuck Schumer is the Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate.

Donald Trump's White House released a maliciously false account that blamed the Capitol police. for the violence. How disgraceful, how despicable, how disgusting, how low. Donald Trump showed what a low human being he is by his actions. Earlier in the day, members of the proud boys marched in Washington, and the group's former leader spoke, calling for retribution and retaliation against his opponents. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland. Thank you.