The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/08 at 00:00 EST

Episode Date: January 8, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/08 at 00:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Neil Hurland. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday during a crackdown in Minneapolis. U.S. Homeland Security alleges she was threatening to hit officers with her vehicle, but the Democratic mayor of Minneapolis says that's not what video of the incident shows. Jamie Strassan The video shows an SUV stopped. Three federal immigration officers surround the vehicle. One of them fires multiple shots into the driver's side of the front windshield as the

SUV pulls away. Minneapolis police described the deceased as a white woman who was not the target of any immigration enforcement. Quickly, two very conflicting narratives of what happened emerged. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry called the shooting reckless. They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. That is bullshit. While Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem described the woman as a rioter who weaponized her vehicle. It was an act of domestic terrorism.

An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him. All of this comes amidst a massive DHS deployment of some 2,000 agents in Minneapolis and St. Paul's. Jamie Strasch and CBC News, Toronto. Meantime, the White House says it's holding active discussions about purchasing Greenland and that isn't ruling out taking it by force. Karen Pauls has reaction. To deter Russian and Chinese aggression in the Arctic region. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt defending U.S. President Donald Trump's escalating campaign to acquire Greenland.

And so that's why his team is currently talking about what a potential purchase would look like. Avarok Olson is the mayor of Greenland's capital, Nuke. She says this discussion is disrespectful and offensive. We feel like we are not treated as our own people living in our own country. We are treated like an item to buy. The U.S. has tried to buy Greenland before, offering 100 million U.S. in gold in 1946. Some estimates suggest Greenland's mineral resources are now worth nearly 200 billion U.S. dollars. And taking into account its strategic location, a value.

of nearly 2.8 trillion. Karen Paul's, CBC News, Washington. For the first time, in more than eight years, a Canadian Prime Minister will travel to China. After years of tense relations, Mark Carney will travel there next week for meetings that have the potential to improve trade ties. Tom Perry has more.

Thank you, Mr. President. It is a pleasure to meet you again. Prime Minister Mark Carney met last October with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in South Korea and accepted an invitation to visit Beijing. Carney will be there next week as he looks to reset relations between the two countries.

We have too many eggs in the American basket. Carney spoke about improving trade with China and other countries in a year-end interview with the CBC's Rosemary Barton. At the time, Carney acknowledged there are areas such as artificial intelligence and defense where Canada needs to avoid deep ties with Beijing, but he says his goal, remains to diversify the Canadian economy so it's less reliant on its single biggest trading

partner, the U.S. Opposition conservatives are taking a dimmer view, accusing Carney of traveling the world to hobnob with wealthy friends while achieving nothing for Canadians. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. There's a new development in the murder case against Rob Reiner's son Nick. Defense lawyer Alan Jackson says he's quitting the case, but he won't say why. Outside the Los Angeles Superior Court, Jackson spoke in support of his former client. Pursuant to the law in California, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder. Print that. Print that. Nick Reiner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. His parents Rob and Michelle

Reiner were found dead in their home on December 14th. And that is your world this hour. For CBC News, Neil Hurland.