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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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