Judy Trinh
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National correspondent for CTV News. Politics. Investigations.Trying to report with empathy. Working mom. Terrible cook. Former refugee. Canadian.
Would you join a volunteer force to defend Canada? The Canadian Forces hope you’ll say “yes” www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
The military plans for a volunteer force to defend Canada
Faced with rising threats from competing states and climate change, the top military minds in the Canadian Armed Forces are drafting a plan to bolster the nation’s defences by creating a civil force m...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Would you join a volunteer force to defend Canada? The Canadian Forces hope you’ll say “yes” www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
A nation of untapped potential. What if Canada’s immigration policy focused more on retaining its highly skilled permanent residents?
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 AM
A nation of untapped potential. What if Canada’s immigration policy focused more on retaining its highly skilled permanent residents?
An excellent summary of the Universal Ostrich Farm’s attempt to save its birds. The outbreak occurs after the flouting of infection control and regulations. A cull order is delayed for 10 months through a legal challenge and ends with the government doing its work.
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Why the conspiratorial right rallied around a flock of ostriches
The anti-vaccine, anti-government crusade to save "the miracle cure birds" is over — and the fringe activists lost.
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November 8, 2025 at 11:33 PM
An excellent summary of the Universal Ostrich Farm’s attempt to save its birds. The outbreak occurs after the flouting of infection control and regulations. A cull order is delayed for 10 months through a legal challenge and ends with the government doing its work.
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The Wrap: What did Mark Carney accomplish on his first trip to Asia as Prime Minister?
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Wrap: What did Mark Carney accomplish on his first trip to Asia as Prime Minister?
Prime Minister Mark Carney has accepted an invitation from President Xi Jinping to visit China. The two leaders met for 39 minutes on the margins of APEC, after the meeting Carney said the two countries had reached a “turning point.”
October 31, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney has accepted an invitation from President Xi Jinping to visit China. The two leaders met for 39 minutes on the margins of APEC, after the meeting Carney said the two countries had reached a “turning point.”
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is at a “turning point” in its relationship with China after his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
It was the first official meeting between leaders of the two countries in eight years.
It was the first official meeting between leaders of the two countries in eight years.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is at a “turning point” in its relationship with China after his meeting with President Xi Jinping.
It was the first official meeting between leaders of the two countries in eight years.
It was the first official meeting between leaders of the two countries in eight years.
PM Mark Carney has arrived in South Korea to attend @APEC.
Looming over his arrival -Air Force One.
Both Carney and Donald Trump will be dinner guests of South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung. This will be Carney and Trump’s first contact since the US President scrapped trade talks.
Looming over his arrival -Air Force One.
Both Carney and Donald Trump will be dinner guests of South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung. This will be Carney and Trump’s first contact since the US President scrapped trade talks.
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
PM Mark Carney has arrived in South Korea to attend @APEC.
Looming over his arrival -Air Force One.
Both Carney and Donald Trump will be dinner guests of South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung. This will be Carney and Trump’s first contact since the US President scrapped trade talks.
Looming over his arrival -Air Force One.
Both Carney and Donald Trump will be dinner guests of South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung. This will be Carney and Trump’s first contact since the US President scrapped trade talks.
Donald Trump is on route to Malaysia. He has posted this while on Air Force one.
He is increasing existing tariffs on Canada by 10%
Senior Govt source travelling with PM says Carney and Trump have not spoken. They didn’t speak when Trump terminated trade talks & didn’t talk while on plane
He is increasing existing tariffs on Canada by 10%
Senior Govt source travelling with PM says Carney and Trump have not spoken. They didn’t speak when Trump terminated trade talks & didn’t talk while on plane
October 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Donald Trump is on route to Malaysia. He has posted this while on Air Force one.
He is increasing existing tariffs on Canada by 10%
Senior Govt source travelling with PM says Carney and Trump have not spoken. They didn’t speak when Trump terminated trade talks & didn’t talk while on plane
He is increasing existing tariffs on Canada by 10%
Senior Govt source travelling with PM says Carney and Trump have not spoken. They didn’t speak when Trump terminated trade talks & didn’t talk while on plane
A Canadian couple has been waiting more than 13 years for their private refugee sponsorship to be processed. Their son fled Yemen in 2012 with his family.
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Canadian family’s heartbreak as refugee sponsorship delayed 13 years
A Canadian family has waited 13 years to reunite with relatives through refugee sponsorship. Despite a court win, the case remains unresolved — a delay they say has caused heartbreak and shaken trust ...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A Canadian couple has been waiting more than 13 years for their private refugee sponsorship to be processed. Their son fled Yemen in 2012 with his family.
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Supporters of Freedom Convoy leaders- Chris Barber and Tamara Lich get into a scuffle ahead of their sentencing today. Both have been found guilty of mischief. Their lawyers want full discharge, crown seeking 8yrs for Barber and 7years for Lich.
October 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Supporters of Freedom Convoy leaders- Chris Barber and Tamara Lich get into a scuffle ahead of their sentencing today. Both have been found guilty of mischief. Their lawyers want full discharge, crown seeking 8yrs for Barber and 7years for Lich.
A 72 year old woman in Edgewood, B.C. is doused in gasoline and punched in the face. RCMP say the suspect was associated with the protest camp at Universal Ostrich Farms and was arrested. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
RCMP investigate alleged assault of woman who lives beside B.C. ostrich farm
The RCMP are providing round the clock protection for a B.C., resident who lives next to Universal Ostrich Farms (UOF) after a masked man doused the woman in gasoline and punched her in the face.
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October 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A 72 year old woman in Edgewood, B.C. is doused in gasoline and punched in the face. RCMP say the suspect was associated with the protest camp at Universal Ostrich Farms and was arrested. www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Threats of bombs aboard passenger flights from Germany to Calgary investigated and found to be ‘not credible’
This incident follows hoax bomb threats at six Canadian airports in July. YYC was also impacted in those earlier threats.
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This incident follows hoax bomb threats at six Canadian airports in July. YYC was also impacted in those earlier threats.
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Threats of bombs aboard flights from Germany to Calgary investigated, found ‘not credible’
Threats of bombs aboard flights from Germany to Calgary were received on Monday afternoon. The threats turned out to be “not credible,” but it created a significant response.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Threats of bombs aboard passenger flights from Germany to Calgary investigated and found to be ‘not credible’
This incident follows hoax bomb threats at six Canadian airports in July. YYC was also impacted in those earlier threats.
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This incident follows hoax bomb threats at six Canadian airports in July. YYC was also impacted in those earlier threats.
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Death threat leads to calls for Ontario politician to resign www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Death threat leads to calls for Ontario politician to resign
The 39-second-long voicemail came with a violent warning to stay out of small-town politics. According to retired police officer Tom Dingwall, he was startled because he believes the threats came from...
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September 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Death threat leads to calls for Ontario politician to resign www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population - a “Riviera” administered by the U.S.
Meanwhile Palestinians would be relocated to other conflict zones in Africa.
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Meanwhile Palestinians would be relocated to other conflict zones in Africa.
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Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population
President Donald Trump and international partners are discussing plans to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.
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August 31, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population - a “Riviera” administered by the U.S.
Meanwhile Palestinians would be relocated to other conflict zones in Africa.
From @washingtonpost
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Meanwhile Palestinians would be relocated to other conflict zones in Africa.
From @washingtonpost
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The FBI investigation into John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, is being looked upon as an act of political intimidation. Bolton’s home in Maryland and his D.C. office was raided on Friday. The President said he was not given advanced warning of the raid.
August 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The FBI investigation into John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, is being looked upon as an act of political intimidation. Bolton’s home in Maryland and his D.C. office was raided on Friday. The President said he was not given advanced warning of the raid.
A snapshot of the tensions in Washington,D.C. after Donald Trump declared a “crime emergency” and took over the local police force. He also called in the National Guard.
August 23, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A snapshot of the tensions in Washington,D.C. after Donald Trump declared a “crime emergency” and took over the local police force. He also called in the National Guard.
Amid tinder dry conditions, Nova Scotia’s Dept. Of Natural Resources have handed out six tickets for walking in the woods. At least one man deliberately flouted the ban to trigger a court fight.
August 13, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Amid tinder dry conditions, Nova Scotia’s Dept. Of Natural Resources have handed out six tickets for walking in the woods. At least one man deliberately flouted the ban to trigger a court fight.
ICYM: Tensions build in a B.C. village after ostrich farm owners challenged a court order to cull their birds after an avian flu outbreak
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Bird flu: Tensions build in B.C. village as court decision on ostrich cull nears
The frustration inside the Royal Canadian Legion hung as heavy as the suffocating summer heat. Dozens had come to give their side of a global controversy on whether to cull a flock of ostriches that s...
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August 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
ICYM: Tensions build in a B.C. village after ostrich farm owners challenged a court order to cull their birds after an avian flu outbreak
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Two days after Donald Trump ordered his negotiators to walk away from trade talks with Canada- PM Mark Carney cancels the Digital Services Tax.
It would have netted Canada more than $7 billion over five years
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It would have netted Canada more than $7 billion over five years
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At about 10:15 EST Sunday- just hours before the Digital Services Tax was set to take effect on June 30- the Federal Government announced that it was cancelling the Digital Services Tax. | Judy Trinh
At about 10:15 EST Sunday- just hours before the Digital Services Tax was set to take effect on June 30- the Federal Government announced that it was cancelling the Digital Services Tax.
It comes two ...
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June 30, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Two days after Donald Trump ordered his negotiators to walk away from trade talks with Canada- PM Mark Carney cancels the Digital Services Tax.
It would have netted Canada more than $7 billion over five years
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It would have netted Canada more than $7 billion over five years
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We know one Canadian has died in ICE custody. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has also said there are 55 other Cdns being detained by ICE. Read this for context on what it’s like in US immigration detention centres ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Concerns Grow Over Dire Conditions in Immigrant Detention
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June 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We know one Canadian has died in ICE custody. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has also said there are 55 other Cdns being detained by ICE. Read this for context on what it’s like in US immigration detention centres ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Getting to 5% GDP NATO target will mean Canada spending $150B annually on defense. How will we get there?
Mark Carney says
“we will have to make considerations about what less the federal government can do…and how to pay for it.”
Via David Pugliese
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Mark Carney says
“we will have to make considerations about what less the federal government can do…and how to pay for it.”
Via David Pugliese
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How will Canada reach its new defence spending commitments?
Facing pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged the country will boost defence spending.
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June 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Getting to 5% GDP NATO target will mean Canada spending $150B annually on defense. How will we get there?
Mark Carney says
“we will have to make considerations about what less the federal government can do…and how to pay for it.”
Via David Pugliese
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Mark Carney says
“we will have to make considerations about what less the federal government can do…and how to pay for it.”
Via David Pugliese
ottawacitizen.com/public-servi...
Governor Newsom: “Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves.”
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Gavin Newsom on X: "California will keep fighting on behalf of all our people including in the courts. If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least https://t.co/7qXkrLopkc" / X
California will keep fighting on behalf of all our people including in the courts. If some of us can be snatched off the streets without a warrant, based only on suspicion or skin color, then none of us are safe. Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least https://t.co/7qXkrLopkc
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June 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Governor Newsom: “Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves.”
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A father living in Canada faces indefinite separation from his son with Trump’s travel ban www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...
A father living in Canada faces indefinite separation from his son with Trump’s travel ban
After years of living in Canadian immigration limbo, a father fears that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new travel ban will separate his oldest child from him.
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June 9, 2025 at 4:40 AM
A father living in Canada faces indefinite separation from his son with Trump’s travel ban www.ctvnews.ca/politics/art...