The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/08 at 06:00 EST

Episode Date: January 8, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/08 at 06:00 EST

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Donate at lovescarbro.cairbo. from cbc news it's the world this hour i'm joe cummings vigils were held in minneapolis and across the united states last night in the wake of yesterday's fatal shooting of rene good a 37-year-old was shot and killed by u.s immigration enforcement agents steve fudderman reports hours after the shooting thousands of protesters took part in a vigil last night it's indescribable how sad and how horrific this act of violence is this man wants ICE officials criminally charged saw the video um i just totally thought it was murder plain and simple the video has now been seen

around the world while the trump administration still insists the actions yesterday were just and in self-defense, Minnesota officials are not buying it. Not Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry. They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. But Christy Noam is not budging. It was an act of domestic terrorism. The Department of Homeland Security Secretary says the blame lies with Renee Good. A woman attacked them and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle. Steve Futterman, CBC News, Los Angeles. After encouraging the people of Colombia to demonstrate against U.S. military action in South America, Colombian President Gustavo Petro had a telephone conversation yesterday with U.S. President Donald Trump.

And as Paul Hunter reports, it appears that discussion eased some of the tension between the two countries. 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, Nicholas 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 Columbia 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.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump says it's not clear at this point how long the United States will maintain its oversight of Venezuela. But in an interview with the New York Times, he says it could be longer than a year. Trump says his administration will be taking the country's oil, getting oil prices down and giving money to Venezuela. He also says his officials are getting along well with the Venezuelan interim president, Delci Rodriguez. With its water treatment facility in disrepair, a remote First Nation on the coast of James Bay has been in a state of emergency now since the weekend. Local leaders are looking for help from the military to help evacuate the community of about 2000. Jonathan Migno reports. Cruise walked through raw sewage to

move patients, medication, and equipment out of Casetowan'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 to cities like Timmins and Capis casing.

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 Casetian 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.

And that is the world this hour. For CBC News, I'm Joe Cummings.