CTV National News for Monday, April 20, 2026: Former undercover RCMP officer faces court in national security case

About this episode

Judy Trinh reports on a former undercover RCMP officer's court case and various national issues including inflation and military enlistment.

Judy Trinh reports on the court case of a former undercover RCMP officer, accused of working with Beijing to coerce individuals to return to China; Witnesses describe the chaos after Mexico shooting; Inflation rises to 2.4 per cent as energy crisis drives up fuel and food costs; Canada’s Armed Forces are seeing a rise in enlistment, as global instability and increased defence spending fuel interest; and more.

People in this episode

Host: Judy Trinh

Topics covered

• national security
• court case
• inflation
• energy crisis
• enlistment
• global instability

Keywords

• RCMP
• court case
• Beijing
• inflation
• Canada’s Armed Forces
• energy crisis
• enlistment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RCMP, Beijing, Canada’s Armed Forces

Places: China, Mexico

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