The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/08 at 04:00 EST

Episode Date: January 8, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/08 at 04:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. Bro.C.a. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Neil Hurland. Vigils were held in Minneapolis and across the U.S. last night to protest the shooting death of a 37-year-old woman killed by American immigration enforcement agents. Say it once, say it twice. We will not put up with us. Renee Nicole Macklin Good died during a confrontation with ICE agents. The head of U.S. Homeland Security says the officers were acting in self-defense, but these protesters dispute that. The most racist leadership, the most captured democracy, and it is all falling through

their fingers as we speak. The killing comes as the Trump administration has been using more aggressive tactics to crack down on immigration violations. U.S. President Donald Trump says he plans to meet with Colombia's president at the White House, Trump abruptly changing his tone after suggesting similar military action seen in Venezuela could happen in Colombia. Paul Hunter reports. We spoke on the phone, said Colombian President Gustavo Petro, for an hour or more, describing his surprise call with U.S. President Donald Trump late yesterday.

The same Donald Trump, Petro had recently described as having a senile brain, part of a verbal cage match between the two leaders in the days prior, but especially since the U.S. under Trump moved in on Venezuela, arresting its president Nicolas Maduro. Trump later seeming to suggest the same could follow in Petro's Colombia. The issue there, said Trump, drug trafficking. Tensions escalated quickly. Now, maybe not so much. In a surprise post on his truth social platform, Trump himself wrote, It was a great honor to speak with the president of Colombia who called to explain the situation of drugs and other disagreements that we have had, I appreciate his call and tone.

Paul Hunter, CBC News, Cucata, Columbia. The Australian government will hold a Royal Commission to investigate the deadly attack in December that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration. Here's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Today I announce that I will be recommending to the Governor General in an Executive Council meeting that will be held tomorrow, that a Royal Commission on anti-Semitism and social cohesion be established. The Royal Commission will operate separate from the criminal trial.

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 Ryan, 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, were found dead in their home on December 14th. A remote First Nation along Ontario's James Bay Coast has been in a state of emergency since Sunday. The water treatment plant is in disrepair. Now local leaders want military intervention to evacuate the community. Jonathan Migno reports. Cruise walked through raw sewage to move patients, medication, and equipment out of Kassetewan's only clinic. It's flooded because of a failure at the water treatment plant.

Tyson Wesley is the community's executive director. He says the plan is to move everyone and everything to a nearby elementary school. There's a whole list of issues that are happening all at the same time. Wesley says the community is running out of bottled water. It's pleading for the federal government to intervene. That means evacuating residents, the cities like Timmons and Capis Gasing. But so far, only a few flights have been chartered.

We are in a dire situation, and the response that we're getting is not good enough. Indigenous Services Canada did not respond to CBC's request for comment by deadline. A new water treatment plan for Casetiawan could be years away. That's because the community sits in a floodplain and has been lobbying the government for years to move to a new location. But there's still no clear plan on when that might happen. Jonathan Migno, CBC News, Sudbury. your world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Neil Hurland.