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Sixteen caught crossing illegally into U.S. from Quebec in days before Trump tariff threat
On a late Saturday afternoon, two days before U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Canadian goods over migrants and fentanyl, the RCMP alerted U.S. Border Patrol about a group of people crossing illegally from Quebec into an area near Chateaugay, N.Y.
MPs to probe how human smuggler obtained new passport while barred from having one
A House of Commons committee voted Thursday to probe how an admitted human smuggler received a new Canadian passport through Service Canada after he was forced to surrender a previous travel document under court-imposed conditions of release.
Human smuggler issued new Canadian passport after court ordered surrender of travel document
The federal government issued a new passport to an admitted human smuggler after he was ordered to surrender the travel document as part of court-imposed release conditions, CBC News has learned.
Trump's border czar says Canadian border is an 'extreme' vulnerability
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's border czar says there is an "extreme national security vulnerability" along the Canada-U.S. border that he plans to deal with the moment the new Republican administration takes power.
Deported fentanyl dealer hired human smuggler in Canada to get back into U.S.
A convicted fentanyl dealer deported last year from the U.S. recently found his way into Canada and then hired a human smuggler who moved him across the border into Vermont, court records show.
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Toronto DNA lab trashed some prenatal paternity samples without testing them, ex-employee alleges
A former employee of Accu-Metrics says he saw Kyle Tsui, a long-time manager — who is now a convicted fraudster — discard some samples sent by customers before they were ever tested.
Toronto lawyer representing soldier in sex assault trial is facing his own sex crime charges
The lawyer representing a Canadian Forces corporal currently in the midst of a sexual assault trial is himself facing sex crime-related charges, and those charges involve a minor, CBC News has learned.
Canadian Forces soldier calls sex 'consensual' as he testifies in his defence
A Canadian Forces corporal on trial for sexual assault and forcible confinement testified in his defence Thursday, disputing key details around the alleged incident that occurred in a broom closet on a military base.
Civilian trial begins for Canadian Forces soldier charged with sexual assault
The civilian sexual assault trial of a Canadian Forces soldier began Monday in a Barrie, Ont., courtroom. His accuser had filed for a private prosecution after the military refused to prosecute her sexual assault allegation following a 2018 investigation.
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This New York farmer is overwhelmed by illegal crossings from Canada, caught on camera
A New York farmer whose lands run along the Canada-U.S. border says people are using his land to enter the U.S. illegally. He installed trail cameras that have captured dozens of people travelling on foot.