The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/13 at 13:00 EST

Episode Date: January 13, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/13 at 13:00 EST

Hey there, I'm Gavin Crawford, and if you're the type of person who would have enjoyed the band on the Titanic, well, you're going to love the Because News podcast. Each week, I quiz comedians about the headlines, and they try to get the answers, mostly wrong. This week is Jennifer Whalen from the TV show Small Achievable Goals, along with Andrew Fung and Grieslin Kung. Why are we listening to the Imperial March from Star Wars? What was the new category added to the Golden Globes? And when is a good time to get your toilet to call your family? That's related to a news story, I swear.

You can get all the answers from this week's. episode simply by following the Because News podcast. From CBC News, the world this hour, I'm Stephanie Skandaris. The U.S. President is encouraging Iranians to keep protesting, adding help is coming. Though he didn't specify what form that might take, Donald Trump has floated the possibility of military intervention. Thousands are feared dead amid a crackdown on anti-government protests. Crystal Gomansing reports.

The heavy-handed and brutal response by the security forces is unacceptable. Kaya Callas, the European Union's top diplomat, says the violence used to suppress Iranians, exposes a regime afraid of its people. Reports of hundreds being killed during demonstrations across Iran jumped to around 2000. That number came from an Iranian official speaking to the Reuters News Agency. It includes both protesters and security forces. In a social media post, U.S. President Donald Trump said he's cancelled all meetings with Iranian officials until the senseless killings stop, writing, help is on the way. The United Kingdom condemns... British Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper described the actions of the regime as horrendous and brutal as she announced new sanctions on Iran, with other nations set to follow suit.

Crystal Gamansing, CBC News, London. In Copenhagen, the leaders of Greenland and Denmark are taking a stand against Donald Trump. And if we should choose between USA and Denmark here and now, so we'll choose Denmark. Prime Minister Jens Frederick Nielsen says if given a choice, Greenland chooses Denmark over the U.S. Trump has set his sights on annexing the Arctic island, which is a self-governing territory of Denmark. He claims the U.S. needs it to defend against Russia and China. The White House has floated the idea of buying the island, but has not... ruled out military force. Denmark's prime minister says that would put an end to the NATO military

alliance. On his way to China, the prime minister stopped in Prince Rupert today to meet with coastal First Nations. They're discussing, among other issues, a liquefied natural gas facility proposed for the region. Mark Carney says he wants to talk about the plan and concerns about conservation. Precious natural heritage, which is a huge responsibility for all of us, but it's core to the identity of the First Nations here. So how we work together to preserve that, to enhance it, well, we're looking for opportunities for development. BC First Nations have expressed anger and frustration about the plan,

saying Ottawa's agreement with Alberta for a new oil pipeline to the West Coast caught them off guard. If you've been bird watching lately, you might have come across redbirds singing loudly that are, well, a little unsteady on their feet. If so, it's likely a pine gross beak, and it might just be intoxicated. Lauren McCallum reports on how bird lovers can help. The male pine grovee beak is red and the female is gray with an orangey head.

At about 25 centimeters long, they are North America's largest species of finch. Alexandre Terijol is the director of operations at the Tadoussac Bird Observatory. He says this year, more Quebecers are catching a glimpse of them because they have left their normal breeding ground in the Boreal forest and are flying south. This year seems to be a low food production in the borough forest, like less fruits, less seeds, etc. So they leave the bore forest and try to find some foods elsewhere. Terigial says the pine growth beak is making do with fruits it normally snubs in the summer. But he says those fruits ferment over winter and can intoxicate the birds putting them at risk.

Because some of the bird will just not behave correctly. Like they will eat some windows, some calves if they're too drunk. And so at some point they could die because of that. Teres Gilles says people can help the pine grove speak this winter by putting out black seeds. But he advises bird enthusiasts to clean their feeders often to prevent the spread of disease. Lauren McCallum, CBC News, much real. And that is the world this act. For news anytime, visit our website, cBCnews.ca.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris.