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By Rebecca Lau Global News Posted April 29, 2024 11:55 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 21-year-old Nova Scotia man is facing a hefty fine and a seven-day driver’s licence suspension, after a sports car was clocked doing 248 km/h — more than …
Read More »Dozens with ties to Iranian regime caught by Canada’s sanctions
For 12 years, Roohollah Firooznam ran a company that installed and operated security cameras for Iran’s hardline regime. The cameras were used to monitor detainees at prisons where torture took place, and to keep watch on political opponents. Three directors of the company were senior members of the intelligence ministry. …
Read More »Kidnapping suspects caught at Toronto Pearson Airport upon return from Mexico: police – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three suspects in a kidnapping that involved a case of mistaken identity were arrested at Toronto Pearson Airport this week after returning from Cancun, police say. York Regional Police said officers were called at around 2:05 a.m. on Aug. 27 to a …
Read More »Migrants caught in freezing bog near Manitoba border are from Mexico, officials say – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size United States officials say at least seven of the nine men caught crossing the border this week from southeast Manitoba are Mexican citizens. RCMP were first alerted to the group when one of them called 911 early Tuesday suffering from the cold weather. The …
Read More »Dangerous, illegal pass by semi on Highway 5 near Clearwater, B.C. caught on video
An alarming video has surfaced showing a dangerous, illegal pass made by a semi-truck on Highway 5, near Clearwater B.C. The video has spurred the local mayor to speak out about concerns with truck drivers in the region. “This is horrifying,” said Merlin Blackwell, Clearwater’s mayor. “This has got to …
Read More »Brazen break-ins at Toronto film equipment rental shops caught on camera – Toronto
Brothers Mehran and Daniel Shojaei are both in the film equipment rental business. Not only do they share an interest in quality cameras and lenses, they now share break-in stories — and they are eerily similar. On Thursday, just after 3 a.m., older brother Mehran was awakened by his security …
Read More »Calgary company caught in ‘dead zone’ calls for action from Telus – Calgary
A Calgary company has joined the call for better cellphone service after months of no service and repeated dropped calls. C Mac Mechanical Ltd. told Global News that its cellphone service with Telus has been spotty since it moved into its current location 15 years ago, but it’s been virtually …
Read More »Real estate agents caught on hidden camera facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee
As interest rates rise, qualifying for a mortgage is getting harder for buyers, but that isn’t stopping some real estate agents from making a sale. An undercover investigation by CBC Marketplace has exposed some networks of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and bank employees facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee. …
Read More »World’s largest recorded freshwater fish caught in Cambodia
The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost four metres from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300 kilograms, …
Read More »CBSA officers caught giving preferential treatment, associating with criminals, documents reveal
Canadian border officers have been reprimanded for hundreds of acts of misconduct over the past two years — including preferential treatment and criminal association — according to documents obtained by CBC News. Details of the cases — all of which were deemed founded — were released under access to information law and …
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