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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.
CBC Investigates
How an alleged Russian plot suddenly upended Canada's air cargo rules
Transport Canada quietly changed air cargo importation rules for 55 mostly European countries in September, throwing the system into chaos — all in response to an alleged Russian plot to place firebombs on planes destined for North America.
CBC Investigates
They owned their cars for years. Now Ontario police say they're stolen property
The reported theft of more than 200 vintage motor vehicles from an Ontario dealer is creating grief for classic car enthusiasts. With dozens seeing their beloved rides repossessed by police — sometimes years after purchase — with no apparent hope of compensation.
Is Canada's food supply under threat from Russian hackers?
As Canadian farms increasingly become connected — with reams of farming data uploaded daily to cloud servers — they also become more exposed to cyber attacks, including from groups operating with tacit approval of the Russian government.
CBC Investigates
Gold stolen in Toronto airport heist now likely overseas, police admit
Peel Police have quietly provided new details about the Pearson Airport gold heist, confirming that investigators believe the gold is now overseas — likely in India or Dubai.
CBC Investigates
Bad math and missing millions: Why the Toronto airport gold heist is far from solved
The theft of 400 kilograms of gold from Toronto's Pearson Airport in April 2023 played out like a Hollywood movie. But even after police charged 12 men in connection with the heist, tens of millions in gold is still missing, raising the question of whether investigators have really cracked the case.
CBC Investigates
That offer to buy your time-share could be from a Mexican drug cartel
One of Mexico's biggest drug cartels is targeting Canadian time-share owners with an elaborate phone fraud. And experts say there is little anyone can do about it.
Korean 'orphans' find long-lost family, hope after CBC report on falsified adoption papers
Last year, CBC published a story about Korean Canadian adoptees who believed they were orphans their whole lives, only to discover that wasn't the case. Since then, other "paper orphans" have learned they were stolen from their biological parents or their families were still alive and searching for them.
CBC Investigates
Decades after he nearly died, hockey player asks why neck guards still aren't mandatory
The tragic death of Adam Johnson, 29, during a U.K. pro game has renewed the debate over mandatory neck guards in hockey. Kim Crouch, the man who wore the first one 50 years ago, hopes things will finally change.
For decades, these Canadians thought they were orphans — but it was a lie
A lot of South Koreans adopted by Western families in the postwar years arrived with paperwork stating they were orphans. But many are learning their parents are still alive and searching for them.