OPP commissioner defends beefed up border security program

Ontario’s top cop says a “surge” in border security outside of the province’s 14 ports of entry is needed, as political rhetoric about the issue swirls in the days leading up to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. 

Suspended physician David Edward-Ooi Poon has been charged with 28 more sex crimes this week, for a total of 71 alleged offences. Toronto police now accuse the doctor and public health expert with three counts of sexual interference with minors and seven additional counts of sexual assault.

Francis Usher, the CEO of the Ministry of National Defence in Belize, said police are treating the boat as a potential crime scene, because "apparent wounds" were found on the body, which was in a state of decomposition.

Almost two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, the conflict in Lebanon is quickly escalating and expanding into more regions of the country. It began after the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel, pulling Lebanon back into a major conflict with Israel.

A Mexican trade delegation is scheduled to launch a three-city tour in Canada at the beginning of May that will also include bilateral trade talks between government officials, Mexico's Secretary of Economy announced Thursday.

Canadian telecommunications and business services firm Telus is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to some ‌of its systems, a company spokesperson said on Thursday.

The Liberal government has unveiled a detailed, multibillion-dollar proposal to modernize and expand Canada's military footprint in the country's Far North.

Many of Canada's brightest music stars will descend on Winnipeg for the Juno Awards in 2027.

A lunchtime Lego project at Jeremy Hansen's former high school in Ingersoll, Ont., has grown into a mission to follow his upcoming Artemis II moon journey, and the Canadian astronaut's parents paid ode to the students' efforts by visiting their son's alma mater — with a special package.

Netflix confirmed on Thursday that a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters, the streaming platform's most watched film of all time, is officially in development.

Conservative defence critic James Bezan says it's "really shameful" the federal government did not tell the public that the airbase in Kuwait, where the Canadian Armed Forces have a camp, was hit by an Iranian missile attack on March 1.

The chiefs of four British Columbia First Nations have told Conservative member of Parliament Aaron Gunn to "chillax" after he criticized land acknowledgments spoken before public events.

An alleged drug smuggler for accused kingpin Ryan Wedding – recently linked to a man charged in a sprawling Toronto police corruption probe – has been moved to a special jail unit. Gurpreet Singh's lawyer told a court about the development, days after CBC News revealed Singh's ties to Project South.

The humanitarian crisis in Lebanon intensified again this week as more people were forced from their homes amid an expanding Israeli military operation that has killed hundreds.

An athlete from the Northwest Territories has set two new records by hopping 66.142 metres on his knuckles at the Arctic Winter Games.

Israel's military on Thursday said it was dropping charges against five soldiers accused of sexually assaulting a Palestinian detainee in an incident partially caught on camera. The decision closed a case that has bitterly divided the country since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison.

Whistler Blackcomb owner Vail Resorts says the rockslide happened before the ski resort opened and that no one was injured.

Whistler Blackcomb owner Vail Resort says the rockfall happened before the ski resort opened and that no one was injured.

Edmonton’s police chief is facing criticism for travelling to Israel in February to meet with state policing officials as part of a counterterrorism delegation.

A political party created just four years ago and led by an ex-rapper has swept Nepal's parliamentary poll, results published by the electoral commission on Thursday showed.

Police say a suspected gunman who attacked a Detroit-area synagogue with a vehicle is dead.

Police are responding to reports of an "active shooter" at a synagogue outside Detroit, where smoke is billowing from the roof.

The FBI says it is investigating Thursday's attack at a Detroit-area synagogue as a "targeted act of violence against the Jewish community," but have not yet been able to identify the attacker or confirm a motive.

Effects of the Mideast conflict are now reverberating in Toronto after a shipment of rice meant for the city's Daily Bread Food Bank was struck Wednesday in the Strait of Hormuz near Iran, the food bank's CEO says.

The Liberal government has introduced a new lawful access bill that it says will help police and security services track and identify people who may be using tools like social media or artificial intelligence to commit crimes or threaten national security.

The Liberal government has introduced a new lawful access bill that it says will help police and security services track and identify people who may be using tools like social media or artificial intelligence to commit crimes or threaten national security.

Canada's wheelchair curling team improved to 8-0 and clinched the top playoff seed at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics with a 6-3 win over Korea on Thursday.

Canada's wheelchair curling team improved to 8-0 and clinched the top playoff seed at the Milano-Cortina Paralympics with a 6-3 win over Korea on Thursday.

Canada's wheelchair curling team made Paralympics history on Thursday as the first team to complete round-robin play without a loss, downing the United States 7-3 for a 9-0 record in Milan Cortina.

Canada's telecommunications regulator says it will prevent companies from charging customers when they cancel, change or activate plans.