The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2026/01/13 at 19:00 EST

Episode Date: January 14, 2026

The World This Hour for 2026/01/13 at 19:00 EST

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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, to suppress Iranians, exposes a regime afraid of its people. Reports of hundreds being killed during demonstrations across Iran jumped to around 2,000. 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 canceled 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 Gamansson, CBC News, London. Global Affairs Canada is advising any Canadians in Iran to leave the country immediately if it is safe to do so. That notice has been added to the federal government's existing advisory to avoid all travel to the country. Donald Trump says he doesn't care about his country's trade agreement with Canada and Mexico. Trump was touring a Ford factory in Detroit when he was asked about renegotiating the deal.

He said the U.S. doesn't need cars made in Canada or Mexico. No real advantage to us. It's irrelevant to me. Canada would love it. Canada wants it. They need it because we don't need Canada product. The deal known as Kuzma is up for review this year. The trade pact was negotiated during Trump's first term in office. Shoring up trade relationships is one reason the Prime Minister is headed to China today.

On his way, he stopped in Prince Rupert to meet with coastal First Nations to discuss plans for a liquefied natural gas facility. We heard directly from the Prime Minister that his government will seek our free prior and informed consent regarding any proposed projects in our territories. Coastal First Nations President Marilyn Slet says the meeting went well, but she reiterated the First Nations position

on an oil pipeline through their regions has not changed. They still strongly oppose it. We reiterated that there is no technology that can clean up an oil spill at sea and that it would take just one spill to destroy our way of life. Carney has assured that protecting the land and water

is an imperative in any cooperation between the federal government and coastal First Nations. And the federal government has announced $4 million to fight extortion in Ontario. Local mayors were calling for help to tackle the problem. Megan Fitzpatrick has more. We look forward to concrete results. Following a similar summit last fall in British Columbia, the federal government organized a meeting in Ontario this time.

In a city that has seen extortion-related crimes become a dangerous problem. Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says residents reported more than 400 incidents to police last year. He's among local mayors who have been asking the federal and provincial governments to do more. To tackle crimes, they say, are terrorizing their communities. Now, those two levels of government are launching a new drug enforcement team. Public safety Minister Gary Anandes Sangare says $4 million will go to the program over four years. This will create a centralized hub for law enforcement resources from multiple agencies and jurisdictions. These are concrete and coordinated actions that will.

will help protect communities from organized crime. Anandes Sangare says up to $1 million will go to Peel Regional Police to support its dedicated extortion task force. Megan Fitzpatrick, CBC News, Toronto. And that is the world this hour. For news anytime, visit our website, cBCNews.ca. For CBC News, I'm Stephanie Scandaris.