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Indigenous journalism legacy ends in Akwesasne with Indian Time closing
Born in 1983 from community demands in the wake of internal troubles, Akwesasne's Indian Time newspaper published its final edition Thursday as tensions returned to this Indigenous territory that is severed by the Canada-U.S. border.
2 people hospitalized following search for migrants in First Nations territory
At least two people have been found suffering from hypothermia following a search for suspected migrants crossing through a First Nations territory which straddles the both the Canada-U.S. and Ontario-Quebec borders, according to police.
CBC Investigates
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.
CBC Investigates
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.