Month: January 2018

A Toronto family returning from a trip to Iran had to spend almost $8,000 in extra tickets and expenses because of a mix-up that prevented their infant daughter from getting a boarding pass. “The guy told me ‘your ticket has an issue,’” said Amir Chegini, explaining the response at the British Airways ticket counter in Tehran on Oct. 27 last year. Story continues below Chegini, his wife Tannaz and nine-month-old daughter Niki were returning from Iran after a vacation…

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January 29 2018 7:57pm Global News at 5:30 on Global Toronto for Monday, January 29, 2018. Hosted by Alan Carter and Farah Nasser. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) {…

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Mon, Jan 29: An Air Canada customer had to pay about $8,000 more to get home because of a mix-up on his return trip from Iran last October. As Sean O’Shea reports, the flight booking, which included a flight leg on British Airways who wouldn’t allow his infant daughter to be issued a boarding pass. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 29 2018 7:14pm Mon, Jan 29: Ford’s attack on PC party leadership signals a dangerous new fight for the party. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE, doesn’t work yet if ( !gNews.Common.isIE && !gNews.Common.isTrident && gNews.Common.isFlash ) { var gnca_videoShareCallbackInterval…

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Mon, Jan 29: From his mother’s basement in Etobicoke, Doug Ford announced he’ll join the race to lead Ontario’s PC Party into the June 7 election. As Shallima Maharaj reports, it comes at a time when the party is faced with uncertainty and scrutiny after two major resignations. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 29 2018 7:00pm Mon, Jan 29: Bruce McArthur has been charged in the 1st degree murders of three more men, 58 year old Majeed Kayhan, 50 year old Soroush Mahmudi and 47 year old Dean Lisowick. Jamie Mauracher has more on the victims. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection = resp; } jQuery(‘#videoContainer’).gnca_socialVideoShare(‘init’,…

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January 29 2018 6:53pm Mon, Jan 29: Traffic slowed down to a crawl on major routes around the GTA as the freezing temperatures and snow made their return after a warm weekend. Kamil Karamali reports. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t do on IE,…

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Mon, Jan 29: Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur has been charged with three more counts of first degree murder, police announced Monday. As Catherine McDonald reports, police say dismembered human remains from three bodies were found in large planters and have yet to identify those remains. Powered by WPeMatico

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January 29 2018 6:50pm Mon, Jan 29: A couple from Whitby tells Global News exclusively they were stunned when they went to a dog sledding operation north of Barrie. They tell Caryn Lieberman the dogs are being mistreated. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection ); } }; // don’t…

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Over 46,000 wealthy immigrants took a back door into Vancouver and Toronto’s housing markets over the past three decades, according to custom Census data obtained exclusively by Global News. That back door is the Quebec Immigrant Investor Program (QIIP). Established in 1986, it offers permanent residency to international business people with net assets of at least $1.6 million, who make an interest-free investment of $800,000 in la belle province — and the government returns their money after five years….

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