Security Screening

• Winnipeg man was member of Chinese military branch behind cyber attacks on Canada, officials allege

  Huajie Xu told immigration officials he came to Canada for its air quality. Court records show he is a veteran of China's People's Liberation Army.

  Canada

  Mar 25
  
• Feds table bill to tackle travel chaos as summer season ramps up

  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says a disruption at one end of the travel system can have ripple effects across the entire network, prompting the move toward more transparency.

  Canada

  Jun 20, 2023
  
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• Will Canadian airports change carry on liquid limits amid U.K. plans? What we know

  The U.K.'s new technology will allow passengers to carry on up to two-litre containers of liquids, aerosols and gels — a massive increase from the current 100-ml limit.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2022
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• Ottawa company barred from national security work after alleged contact with Indian intelligence

  Ashok Koul was allegedly in contact with officials at the Indian High Commission "involved in information and intelligence collection activities in Canada.”

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2020
• Facial recognition ‘confirmed’ Ajax developer was wanted crime boss, but CBSA couldn’t prove it

  A misrepresentation case against Md. Tarekh Rana was dropped after he denied allegations and officials said there were insufficient grounds to continue.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2019
• Airport security agents’ union responds to Global News investigation about screening complaints

  Global News analyzed 211 complaints made against CATSA in Edmonton between 2016 and 2018 and found that 52 per cent of them related to long wait times and agent behaviour.

  Investigations

  Dec 16, 2019
• Federal court upholds deportation of ISIS mechanic living in B.C.

  Boutros Massroua has been found complicit in the crimes against humanity of ISIS

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2019
• Tarekh Rana is an acclaimed Ajax businessman. Is he also a fugitive crime boss?

  Md. Tarekh Rana and his lawyer said he was cleared by the RCMP, partly through fingerprinting. The RCMP declined to comment.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2019
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• Canada gave work permit to Belgian wanted in $10M art fraud, money laundering case

  Canadian officials declined to explain why they granted a work permit to David Bertiaux although he was facing serious criminal charges in Belgium.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2019
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• City of Winnipeg to consider phasing out Millennium library security screening

  The City of Winnipeg says it will consider phasing out "airport-style" security at the Millennium Library as pressure from critics continues.

  Crime

  Sep 10, 2019