Your World Tonight - Deadly ICE-related shooting in Minnesota, Carney eyes trade talks in China, Heated Rivalry’s CANCON effect, and more

Episode Date: January 7, 2026

Outrage in Minneapolis, after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – or ICE – officer shot dead a woman during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown. U.S. officials called it an act of self-defence. Minneapolis’s mayor says it was reckless, and denounced the excuse.Also: We look at the Prime Minister’s foreign policy priorities, as he lays out plans for a trade visit to China amid a push to diversify in the face of an increasingly mercurial U.S. administration.And: The success around ‘Heated Rivalry’ and how the steamy hockey romance could fire up future investment in Canadian productions.Plus: Trump turns up the heat on Venezuela, anti-American protests in Colombia, Canada’s skies open to new foreign flights, and more.

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They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. I want to tell everybody that is bullshit. Already a polarizing presence on American streets, the controversial deployment of immigration agents is facing fierce new backlash after a fatal shooting in Minneapolis. With the facts and official accounts under dispute in a divided country, Welcome to your world tonight. I'm Susan Bonner. It is Wednesday, January 7th, just before 6 p.m. Eastern, also on the podcast. Step one is the stabilization of the country. We don't want it descending into chaos. The second phase, we call recovery, ensuring that American, Western, and other companies have access to the Venezuela market.

And then the third phase, of course, will be one of transition. The U.S. Secretary of State laying out a plan to take over Venezuela's oil industry. After seizing two more tankers, Marco Rubio is confident barrels of oil and billions of dollars will start flowing. Not everyone is convinced. The ongoing fight over the U.S. government's crackdown on illegal immigration is reaching a new boiling point tonight after an ice agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. The tension forcing Minnesota's governor to put the state's national government. guard on standby, but as officials call for calm, they're also casting blame. Jamie Strachan has the latest details, and a warning the story contains audio that may be

disturbing to some listeners. The video shows a dark SUV stopped. Three federal immigration officers surround it. One of them fires multiple shots into the driver's side window as the SUV pulls away. The SUV then says. speeds into two cars parked on a curb nearby before crashing to a stop. It's unclear what happened before the video was shot. Minneapolis's mayor is Jacob Fry. There's a lot of information that is swirling around right now and we collectively are going to do everything possible to get

to the bottom of this. But what we do know is that a 37-year-old woman is dead. Authorities describe the deceased as a white woman who was also a U.S. citizen. Quickly, two very conflicting narratives of what happened emerged. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said rioters were blocking an ICE operation when one of these violent rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them. Homeland Security Secretary Christy Nome, speaking at an event in Texas, added, It was an act of domestic terrorism. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him.

Mayor Fry said the video tells a very different story. They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly. That is bullshit. This was an agent. recklessly using power that resulted in somebody dying. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara also rejected the DHS narrative. There is nothing to indicate that this woman was the target of any law enforcement investigation or activity.

This woman was in her car and it appears then blocking the street because of the presence of federal law enforcement. All of this comes amidst a massive. Massive DHS deployment of some 2,000 agents in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul's tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. Minneapolis is the latest city to be the target of large-scale immigration crackdowns. Mayor Fry says the deployment has ripped at the fabric of the city. To ICE, get the f*** out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here. your stated reason for being in this city

is to create some kind of safety and you are doing exactly the opposite. Minnesota Governor Tim Walls added, I have a very simple message. We do not need any further help from the federal government. To Donald Trump and Christy Knoem, you've done enough. Protesters quickly converged on the scene of the shooting, angry, demanding answers about

what exactly happened and why? Jamie Strasch and CBC News, Toronto. With the ICE shooting causing outrage and unrest at home, the White House is trying to convince Americans it has an incredibly complicated foreign situation under control. The administration is laying out a more detailed plan for Venezuela. After capturing the country's president, officials are turning to a takeover of its oil industry. Katie Simpson has the details. Hello, everybody. Good morning. White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt stood before reporters in the briefing room,

outlining new U.S. military actions over a 12-hour span. The seizure of two separate tankers, she says, were carrying sanctioned Venezuelan oil, including one vessel the U.S. had been tracking for weeks that was flying a Russian flag. And this was a Venezuelan shadow fleet vessel that has transported sanctioned oil. and the United States of America under this president is not going to tolerate that. Leavitt did not answer directly when asked multiple times whether President Donald Trump is concerned this could inflame tensions with Moscow, though the Russian transport minister called the move illegal. The Trump administration instead is publicly focusing on its plans for what happens next in Venezuela.

Step one is the stabilization of the country. We don't want it descending into chaos. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. has a three-point plan, It's aiming to execute. Once the country is stabilized in step one, he described a second phase to rehabilitate Venezuela's oil industry. Ensuring that American, Western, and other companies have access to the Venezuela market a way that's fair. The U.S. has extraordinary leverage to make this happen as it continues to position warships off Venezuela's coasts to enforce a partial blockade. And to that point, the Trump administration says Venezuela has agreed to hand over up to 50 million barrels of oil.

oil to be sold at market value, with the U.S. determining how the money is spent. While Venezuela's state-run oil company says there are negotiations, nothing is final. There is no timeline as to how long the first two phases could take before the third and final phase, which Rubio says will be a transition. This is an insane plan. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy is among the lawmakers given a classified briefing about the Trump administration's strategy. They are talking about stealing the Venezuelan oil at gunpoint for a period of time undefined as leverage to micromanage the country.

The White House appears undeterred by criticism. The president has made it very clear. With Caroline Levitt reiterating the president's claim, the U.S. is calling the shots in Caracas. So we're continuing to be in close coordination with the interim authorities, and their decisions are going to continue to be dictated. by the United States of America. Trump is set to meet with American oil executives Friday as he looks for private sector buy-in to his plan. Katie Simpson, CBC News, Washington.

Nowhere are the events in Venezuela being felt more directly than Colombia. The neighboring country and its leader have also been targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump. And today, many Colombians stood up to those threats in the streets. Paul Hunter is in a community along the Columbia-Venezuela border. Paul, what's been happening where you are? Yeah, I'm at a city square in downtown Cucata, Susan, where kind of looking at a crowd of demonstrators waving Venezuelan and Colombian flags. They've all gathered to protest against Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela and his feared actions here in Colombia. Trump threatening, if only casually at this point, it seems to go after Colombian President Gustavo Petro in this way he went after Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.

The demonstrators I've spoken with here say, look, Trump has no business in life. Latin America, they say, we can take care of our own problems, don't need you, don't want you here, Donald Trump, Viva Colombia. This is a day of national protest in this country. Petro himself addressing a much larger anti-Trump demonstration in the capital, Bogota. He's been slamming Trump lately, saying Trump has a senile brain and is treating Latin America like colonies. Trump, meanwhile, sending insults back at Petro. Look, there's no love lost between those two, right? And the crowds in Colombia speak to the anti-Trump feeling by many here right now. But by no means all.

Petro's nearing the end of his term in office. He's not super popular, broadly speaking. A great many Colombians are frustrated that he came in on a promise to make total peace with the various armed factions operating within Colombia. And he hasn't achieved that. In fact, it's seen as a complete failure by many. And even from the many Venezuelans in Colombia, there is support for what Trump has done, getting rid of Maduro.

So there's a real mixed bag, Susan. and nonetheless, loud protests supporting Petro, Maduro, and firmly against Donald Trump here today. Given all of that, Paul, what next? Where do things go from here? Yeah, well, I mean, to be honest, like so much in this part of the world, no one knows. The complicating aspect in Colombia is that this country, in fact,

works very closely with U.S. intelligence in combating the drug trade, which is what Donald Trump has been on about, cocaine being the major drug emanating out of Colombia. Government officials here say that intel sharing will continue, but no one knows whether the war of words between Petro and Trump will mess that up. I mean, they hate each other. People here tell me they do worry about a U.S. military intervention in this country.

They also say, if it comes to that, they will stand up and fight. But for the moment, today, Susan, it's protests on the streets of Columbia's cities against Donald Trump. Paul, thank you. You're welcome. The CBC's Paul Hunter from Cucata, Colombia, near the border with Venezuela. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week to discuss Greenland. But officials from the territory say they're not interested in being run by the Americans. The White House said, again today, it's discussing ways to gain control of the island territory.

it's something Trump first brought up in 2019. Aya Kemnitz represents Greenland in the Danish parliament. She says the U.S. not ruling out military action is appalling. Greenland has never been for sale and never will be for sale. So nothing has changed from the Greenlandic side. And of course we can see that U.S. is trying to say that they won't rule out to annex our country and they're also interested in getting our country in other ways. but it's not interesting for us.

Coming right up, reaching out and looking to rekindle relations, the Prime Minister is heading to China with trade at the top of the agenda and outrage and an outpouring of grief in Nova Scotia after a fatal dog attack on a 13-year-old boy. Later, we'll have this story. The Canada-Russia final showcasing the two most talked-about prospects in the world. It's the hockey romance that's a breakout hit. Heated rivalry has fans fired up in Canada and around the world.

I mean, the response is nothing short of a phenomenon. Could this Canadian show help bring more eyes and dollars to homegrown content? I'm Magde Gepra Salase. I'll have that story coming up on your world tonight. For the first time in more than eight years, a Canadian Prime Minister will travel to China. Mark Carney will be in the country next week, invited by the Chinese president. After years of tense relations, the meeting has the potential to improve trade ties with an economic powerhouse. Tom Perry has that story.

Thank you, Mr. President. It is a pleasure to meet you again. Prime Minister Mark Carney met last October with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC summit in South Korea and accepted an invitation to visit Beijing. Carney will be there next week as he looks to reset relations between the two countries. Never have all your eggs in one basket. We have too many eggs in the American basket. Carney spoke about improving trade with China and other countries in a year-end interview with the CBC's Rosemary Barton.

At the time, Carney acknowledged there are areas such as artificial intelligence and defense where Canada needs to avoid deep ties with Beijing, but he says his goal remains to diversify the Canadian economy so it's less reliant on its single biggest trading partner, the U.S. Roland Paris is director of the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Ottawa. He says Carney needs to strike a balance of expanding trade with China while safeguarding Canada's interests. This is a complicated relationship. The world has become more complicated. Our relations with the United States are more complicated.

We're going to have to be able to chew gum and walk at the same time. U.S. President Donald Trump has used America's dominant economic position to pressure U.S. allies, including Canada. But Paris says China has shown it's not shy about throwing around its own economic weight. There's also the matter of Chinese interference in Canada's political system, its continuing tariffs on Canadian seafood and agriculture products, and the country's human rights record. Michael Covrig is one of two Canadians held prisoner by Chinese authorities for three years, after Canadian police arrested an executive from the Chinese tech firm Huawei. He understands the need for Canada to diversify trade but says Kearney should approach Beijing with caution. It's fine to sell certain amounts of different commodities or products to China.

As long as Canada doesn't excessively depend on China so much that if China were to cut off that trade, Canada would be somehow economically crippled or would change its policies to avoid that. This visit will be the first by a Canadian Prime Minister since 2017. And while Carney is emphasizing the potential benefits opposition conservatives are taking a dimmer view, accusing Carney of traveling the world to hobnob with wealthy friends while achieving nothing for Canadians. Tom Perry, CBC News, Ottawa. Liberal MP Christia Freeland has announced she will resign her seat on Friday.

On Monday, the former finance minister announced she was taking an advice role with the Ukrainian government. She said then she planned to leave in the coming weeks. The opposition had said Freeland shouldn't serve as an MP while working, even for free, for another government. There is immense grief in Western Nova Scotia. over the shocking death of a young boy. The child was mauled over the weekend by a group of dogs. Kayla Hounsel is in the community tonight

as people there try to deliver some support to a distraught family searching for answers. Drew, he was such a sweet boy. He was just so gentle and so kind. Drew Nickerson was 13 years old. A grade 8 student riding his bike home from a friend's house when police say three large dogs ran out into the road and attacked him.

Two Kane Corsos and a Rottweiler. They were all friends. The dogs knew Drew. Drew knew the dogs. Trish Harris is a friend of Drew's mother, Dawn. She says she watched him grow up in their rural Nova Scotia community. Don told me that's what Drew really, really liked

about living there was he loved the outdoors. Love to be on his bicycle. Harris organized a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family that had raised $65,000 in less than 24 hours. And she said, somebody told her, every one of those donations is a hug for you, Dawn. And she really took that to heart. The RCMP says the attack happened in the community of Welchtown in southwestern Nova Scotia just after 5 p.m. on Saturday. Drew was airlifted to Halifax. Police say his injuries were very

severe. He died Monday. Drilling down on exactly how that occurred or what restraint systems were in place, I just can't comment on that as of yet. Staff Sergeant Mark McPherson says neither his detachment nor animal control had received any previous complaints about the dogs involved in the attack. All three have now been euthanized. He says the owners have been cooperative, no charges have been laid. The RCMP has video and audio of the attack from a neighbor's security camera. McPherson says the force will try to limit the number of officers who have to watch it. You know, since this has happened, there's just a somber mood across the county and I would say across Nova Scotian, possibly the country. The community and those that surround it are small,

tight-knit fishing communities, often bound by tragedies at sea. The fishermen are now also coming together to help the victims of this terrible attack. One fisherman challenged his colleagues to match his $500 donation. Many did. They're also selling tickets on donated items, including dozens of pounds of lobster and scallops. The proceeds totaling nearly $30,000 so far. Fisherman Conway Hut organized it.

In a small town, like I said, everybody grew up together. A lot of people worked together. When something like this happens, everybody wants to chip in and help for sure. They know there is nothing they can do to change this family's pain, but they can help ease the financial burden. That comes with it. Kayla Hounsel, CBC News, Welshtown, Nova Scotia. This is Your World Tonight from CBC News.

If you want to make sure you stay up to date and never miss one of our episodes, follow us on Spotify, Apple, wherever you get your podcasts. Just find the follow button and lock us in. Canadian Airlines could soon be under pressure to improve service. is easing restrictions that limited the number of foreign flights coming in from the Middle East. As Ashley Burke reports, some say Canadian travelers could benefit from a bit more competition.

We're in the air, just left Dubai. Watching viral videos like Casey Nystats on YouTube is the only way for some Canadians to experience flights from parts of the Middle East. The TV here is enormous. But now, Transport Minister Stephen McKinnon says Canada's opening. up its skies to more planes from Saudi Arabia and the UAE. That there is renewed and increased interest in that corrupts attention on this issue. In November, the Prime Minister toured Abu Dhabi, including its biggest mosque, his mission to diversify trade away from the U.S. because of Donald Trump's trade war.

The global economy is being rewired. He landed a $70 billion pledge from the UAE to invest in Canada, then more. More than a week later, McKinnon announced new reciprocal agreements to loosen up restrictions limiting flights. We always want to, of course, open doors and opportunities for Canadian Airlines. In 2010, Canada refused to grant the UAE's biggest airlines more landing slots to protect Canada's industry. The UAE retaliated by banishing Canada from a base that Canadian troops were using for operations in Afghanistan. Saudi Arabia suspended flights to Canada until 2023, after a five-year diplomatic spat over Canada's condemnation of its human rights record. But under the Carney government, the transport minister is changing course.

This is all part of our ambition to grow export markets, build and strengthen business ties. Canada will now allow as many as 14 passenger flights per week, up from four, from six. Saudi Arabia, and from the UAE, as many as 35 a week, up from a maximum of 21, plus unlimited cargo flights from each country, and Canada can send the same amount to the Middle East. You're going up against the best of the best in terms of service levels, and Canadian carriers are going to have to up the ante and up their game to be able to compete directly. Aviation expert John Graddock and McGill University says the true winners are Canadian consumers. It'll push Air Canada. It'll push

WestJet. It may push our friends over transat to kind of look at, you know, the service level they're offering on board the airplane and the amenities and the actual configuration of the airplanes. He says these foreign airlines are able to offer competitive economy tickets because they're making big money on their premium seats. Ashley Burke, CBC News, Ottawa. Canadian film and TV is getting a big

assist, thanks to a hockey romance, scoring on streaming platforms. Heated rivalry is just the latest homegrown production to have major international success. And experts say it shows there's a growing global market for Canadian content. Macda Gabrasilasset reports. The Canada-Russia final showcasing the two most talked-about prospects in the world. It's a Canadian-made steamy love story at Center Ice, firing up audiences around the world. The show, Heated Rivalry, is about hockey rivals that go from a fling to falling in love. The breakout hit has shot its relatively unknown stars into stardom. Eight months ago, I was literally waiting tables, so this is pretty wild.

That's one of the leads American Connor Story presenting the Actor Awards nominations in L.A. today. His Canadian co-star Hudson Williams makes his late-night talk show debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. each other or what? Yeah. This, as heated rivalry, topped the scoreboard as Craves most watched original series. It's a huge hit on HBO Max.

And on IMDB, its fifth episode scored a perfect 10, tied for that top spot with a breaking bad episode. I mean, the response is nothing short of a phenomenon. That's Terry Hart, a longtime entertainment reporter in Toronto. What a wonderful, romantic, come here,

go away, come here, go away story, that just happens to be between two guys set in the world of hockey. The road to the success story started with a book series from Rachel Reed. Jacob Tierney, behind other Canadian shows like Letter Kenny, brought this romance to the small screen with Bell Media. Then HBO Max agreed to distribute it in the U.S. and elsewhere. Now it's been added to a growing list of homegrown success stories. Prior to this hit, last year we were talking about North of North being the most on-demand show on Netflix for a period in spring 2025. Prior to that, it was Schitts Creek cleaning up. Rod Butler is with the Canada Media Fund.

It contributed $3.5 million towards the making of heated rivalry. He says the response shows Canadian content resonates. I think right now, given the past year south of the border, I think Canadians telling stories in their own distinctive voice. That still resonates on the world stage. That's the kind of thing Canadian actors like Robbie GK want to hear. So I'm hoping that this isn't just like a flash in the pan. He's one of the stars playing Kip on the hit show. When he first signed on, he had no idea what it would become. To quote my mother again, it's either going to sizz or fizzle. Well, it caught fire, and there's more to come. Season two of heated rivalry has already been approved.

Makta Geberra Salessa, CBC News, Toronto. We close tonight in Conception Bay North Newfoundland, a community scorched last summer, now being warmed up by a generous donation. Fishing villages dot the area in eastern Newfoundland, and cod is a traditional staple of the local economy and dinner tables. Many seniors called a community home, and some lost everything when wildfires tore through last August.

A lot of us lost their deep freezes and everything we had in it. And we, myself and my wife, we had over 90 fillets from the food fishery that we used to go out in a little boat. And we enjoy our fish, so just as a little bit to get back. And I really appreciate it and thank all of us involved in it. Bruce Oliver is still rebuilding and he got some help replenishing. The Petty Harbour Fishermen's Cooperative spent the past few weeks collecting donations from its members, more than 500 kilos of frozen codfish.

January 6th is celebrated as old Christmas Day in Newfoundland and Labrador, and yesterday the collective delivered the donations to residents. Bernard Martin is a board member. You know, it's the right thing to do when we first heard of it. It just felt like there's something that we can do to help out. The wildfires were devastating. We all know what it was like for people. And, you know, in some small way, we were able to help out.

It is estimated last summer's wildfires caused millions of dollars in damage. Many residents are still struggling with insurance claims and living arrangements. Martin hopes the donated fish will bring a little comfort to some people who really need it. Thank you for joining us. This has been your world tonight for Wednesday, January 7th. I'm Susan Bonner. Talk to you again.