World Report - January 24: Saturday's top stories in 10 minutes

Episode Date: January 24, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with 100-per-cent tariffs over its new trade deal with China. A man shot during an encounter with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis has died, as protests over immigration enforcement continue in the city. Ottawa is pushing back after Donald Trump questioned NATO’s role in Afghanistan. The Pentagon’s new defense strategy flags Iran as a major U.S. security concern, as tensions in the region rise. A massive blast of Arctic air is spreading across parts of Canada. Tens of millions of Americans are bracing for a massive winter storm sweeping across the United States. An early-morning landslide in Indonesia has killed at least eight people, with more than eighty still missing. Human remains found at site of New Zealand landslide. 

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This is a CBC podcast. This is World Report. Good morning. I'm John Northcott. U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to impose more tariffs on Canada. He initially called Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent trade talks with China, quote a good thing, but in post on social media this morning, Trump is striking a much tougher tone. Journalist Jagruti Dave joins us now from Washington, Gigriri. What is Trump saying?

Well, John, this is a post on truth, social as ever we hear about US foreign policy, often through this medium. And Donald Trump wrote, if Governor Carney thinks he is going to make Canada a, quote, drop off port for China to send goods and products into the United States, he is sorely mistaken. China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it, including the destruction of their businesses, social fabric and general way of life. If Canada makes a deal with China, it will immediately be hit with 100% tariff against all Canadian goods and products coming into the United States. But initially when this Memorandum of Understanding was revealed with Canada's Prime Minister in China, there seemed to be some positive reaction from the White House. So what's behind his frustration now? I think you were just seeing the America First Agenda, the repercussions of that really sinking in here. And this strategic partnership between China and Canada, what it really entails is Canada allowing up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into Canada's market with the most favoured nation tariff rate of 6.1%. And in exchange, Beijing will lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.

You're seeing increasing hostility since that speech in Davos that Mark Carney made talking about a rupture in the world order that was received so well by so many. world's leaders and observers, which led to Donald Trump saying that Canada lives because of the United States. Mark, you better remember this. And since then, you know, it's just gotten worse, that invitation for Canada to join this Board of Peace chaired by Donald Trump. That invitation got rescinded, and now you've got this threat of 100% tariffs. Chagruti, Davy, joining us from Washington. Thanks, Chagruti. Thank you so much. Breaking news now from Minnesota. There has been another reported shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. Leave us alone. Go home. Leave us alone.

Get out. Get out. You're hearing protesters who were on the streets when video began circulating online, showing a man being confronted by masked officers with the U.S. immigration and customs enforcement. Moments later, gunshots are heard and the man is seen on the ground as agents step back. City officials and Governor Tim Walz have confirmed the shooting. There are reports the man has died. Tensions in Minneapolis have been high for weeks following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer earlier this month. The Pentagon is shifting its defense strategy

and it could have major implications for America's European allies. The U.S. Department of Defense says that it will offer more limited support overseas while focusing on the U.S. homeland and security in the Western Hemisphere. reporter Ross Cullen joins us from Paris. Ross, what can you tell us about this policy shift? John, it seems that we are having a major shift underway to a focus on America's immediate surroundings. So countries in Central America, South America,

obviously Greenland is geographically part of North America. We are seeing a step away from allies in Europe and a focus on other parts of the world with the Trump administration now seemingly, wanting to make sure that it is areas like the Panama Canal, Venezuela and Greenland that have the number one focus for the administration is those areas, and they are going to move their focus on China further down the list of foreign policy priorities.

So in all of this, Ross, what are the biggest concerns for the Europeans? The Europeans are having to deal with a new transatlantic order. We have seen that from NATO allies, so I already mentioned during, Davos by the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. We have seen warnings from the French leader Manuel Macron that we could be on the cusp of a new world. European allies are starting to have to realise that they cannot rely on the United States for stability and predictability in its foreign policy. We did see that coordination seems to have worked, John, on Greenland. European allies all came together, those eight countries that were targeted by the now-posed United States tariffs for

opposing the U.S. takeover of Greenland. They stuck together those allies, and it seems to have worked in that Donald Trump has moved away from trying to seize that self-governing Danish territory. But they are really having to work with this new idea of a post-transatlantic world order. Reporter Ross Cullen for us in Paris. Thank you, Ross.

Thanks, John. A massive blast of Arctic air is sweeping across Canada bringing some of the coldest temperatures of the season and widespread travel. Disruptions. Michelle Song reports. There he go. Dog walker Helga O'Yung makes sure her furry friends get bundled up as she's about to brace the cold. I mean, it's Canada. What do you expect, right? We're always watching out that

the dogs are safe and comfortable if we are noticing any signs of frostbite or discomfort. We take them back in. Parts of Canada plunged into a polar vortex, bringing extreme temperatures, feeling as low as negative 50 degrees Celsius with windchill. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and parts of Ontario are under orange weather alerts. Eric Tomlinson with Environment Canada recommends people stay inside as much as possible. So frostbite is a concern when we talk about windshield. Windchill values of minus 30 and below. Skin exposed to the air can develop frostbite as quickly as 30 minutes.

And with bone-chilling weather comes concerns over those. most vulnerable as shelters gear up to prepare for the influx of people. Grace Bashir is the housing and shelter services lead with one just city in Winnipeg. She says they're trying to accommodate as many people as they can. During the like extreme cold alert is going on right now, we actually allow community members to come in to warm up outside of those dropping hours and outside of the shelter hours. Environment Canada says the weekend's weather shouldn't break any temperature records, despite how it may feel outside. Michelle Song, CBC News, Toronto.

Meanwhile, tens of millions of Americans are bracing for a massive winter storm sweeping across the U.S. The dangers that we're talking about now is not just the potential of an enormous storm with a significant amount of snowfall. It is the aftermath. Maryland Governor Westmore is warning residents to prepare for dangerous conditions. Cold, snow and ice are expected to hit several states with winter alerts stretching from New Mexico to New Mexico to New. New England. Thousands of flights have already been canceled. An early morning landslide in Indonesia has killed at least eight people, with more than 80 others still missing. Rescues are digging through deep mud in a desperate search for survivors. The landslide struck West Java.

After days of heavy rain, witnesses say mud, rocks, and trees tore down a mountainside, burying dozens of homes in a single village. And finally, an entrepreneur in Newfoundland is using games and role-playing to teach high school students the basics of financial literacy. With concerns growing about debt and money, skills among young Canadians, the lessons are designed to make budgeting real and memorable. The CBC's Amy Fian reports from Cornerbrook. Hands up if you're ready to debt. Becoming bankrupt isn't often met with cheers. But in Koske-Toba's class in Cornerbrook, it's all a part of the low.

learning process. How to budget. Toba is an entrepreneur. He started visiting classrooms because he's seen so many young adults who simply don't know the basics when it comes to saving. I just wish I learned it when I was going through school, so I'm just going to make an effort and try to make a difference. Toba gives the students a budget of $2,300.

Then they decide how to divvy it up between their needs and wants. But like real-life budgeting, it's not always that simple. There has been an emergency. Every student then pays $500 towards this emergency. I noticed consistently that half the class or a majority of class consistently going to debt. Students like on Godnacht Karni. In the first round of the activities we did, I was almost $6,000 in debt.

While that number sounds harsh to an eighth grader, Tobas says it's an important reminder of a problem that affects a big part of this country's adult population. 50% of Canadians go check to check. So then my kind of theory is that all of these students graduate and that they don't learn these concepts in schools. It's a lesson Nad Carney says he hopes to take outside of the classroom. One of the biggest lessons I learned today was how quickly money can add up.

For now, though, he'll just focus on getting through eighth grade. Amy Fian, CBC News, Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, and Labrador. And that is the way. latest national and international news from World Report. I'm John Orthcott. Thanks for spending part of your weekend with us here at CBC News. For more CBC podcasts, go to cBC.ca.