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As many race to get home for the holidays, a winter storm in eastern Ontario caused some delays for last-minute travellers as their loved ones stood by waiting to be reunited. “It started off when we looked it was all going to be fine and then by the time we arrived at the airport, I think it’s almost two hours late now,” said Martin Hayles, who was waiting for his sister-in-law to arrive. Aiden McPhail also arrived early, waiting for his girlfriend to arrive from Newark, as the clock to Christmas counts down. “She wanted to be here for Christmas, but she wanted to go there beforehand, she used to live in [New York City],” he said. Much of the hustle and bustle of peak travel days are over and for one family arriving from Chile, it was a magical welcome. Ayleen Soublett’s one-year-old son got to experience snow for the first time. “It’s our first time in Ottawa, in Canada, it’s all an experience — the snow, the freezing cold, it’s all beautiful,” she said. Over at baggage claim, there was a hug six months in the making as David Basnandan reunited with his girlfriend from Brazil. “I am excited for everything because I’ve never seen Christmas here,” his girlfriend Mirian said. “In Brazil it’s very different, people have different traditions.” All the reunions a reminder of the magic in small moments. Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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$('audio,video').mediaelementplayer(); By Kimone Witter The police say one of the three men fatally shot on Tuesday morning during a reported confrontation with the police in St. James, is linked to Friday night's murder of social media personality, 23-year-old Marvin Samuels, also known as "41 Busshead," of Rose Heights. He has been identified as Alex McGhie, otherwise called "Scampy", the reputed leader of the Hellgate Gang in Rose Heights. Assistant Commissioner Glenford Miller, Commanding Officer for the Area One police, told Radio Jamaica News that McGhie is a key player in the violence in Rose Heights. Following Friday's killing of the TikToker, a house was shot up and two other people shot in Rose Heights on Saturday morning. The shootings have been linked to three gangs fighting for turf -- Hellgate, G-6 and 614 gangs. ACP Miller said three firearms were seized during Tuesday morning's operation in the troubled community of Hell's Gate, Orange district. He said McGhie was the main target of the operation. He added that McGhie has been linked to serious crimes in St. James, including murders and shootings. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1531230668029-0'); });As Trump prepares to take office, ports and dockworkers are facing down a new strike
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Matt Gaetz rules out return to Congress after withdrawing from AG bidAP Business SummaryBrief at 4:24 p.m. ESTThe LA-based that on with has ~possibly~ been unmasked. Fans were quick to get sleuthing after Deuxmoi claimed Barry with “a blonde, semi-famous LA-based influencer (who’s particularly big on TikTok)” and started pointing the finger at influencer . She fits the bill, as she lives in LA, is clearly blonde, and has a cool 4.3 million followers on TikTok. After two TikTok videos went viral claiming that Breckie was , the TikToker did the most chaotic thing possible: she reposted BOTH TikToks. Is that her way of low-key confirming the rumours? Or is she doing anything for a lil’ bit of publicity? Either way, it’s working! One of the videos broke down some *evidence* that Breckie is mixed up in all this drama. It’s a bit of a stretch, so please take this with a grain of salt. Looking back at Breckie’s previous social media posts, she posted a Snapchat series where she went out to dinner with an unnamed date on November 18. During the date, she showed off her “kinda salty” margarita, which could be a hint to Barry’s smash role in . The date in question took place at the Boa Steakhouse in Santa Monica, which is just a hop and a skip away from the San Vincente Bungalows, the location mentioned in Deuxmoi’s blind item. She also shared a snap of herself drinking a Blackberry Smash, which sleuths somehow deduced was code for “Berry Smash”, AKA she and Barry were doin’ the deed. The second video Breckie reposted said it was “confirmed” that the TikToker was indeed involved, which is absolutely wild. “Trouble in paradise, it has been confirmed Barry cheated on Sabrina with TikTok influencer Breckie Hill when Sabrina was wrapping up her last show dates in California on her Short N Sweet Tour. Instead of attending the show, Barry was seen out in public with the influencer,” the caption reads. This whole sitch is rather sad for Sabrina if it’s true, but at least we’ve been blessed with some truly beautiful memes. just had to tell my infant son that barry keoghan cheated on sabrina carpenter with breckie hill...... he’s devastated. interesting timing honestly if barry keoghan cheated on sabrina carpenter after “please please please” she should be able to kill him on stage at her next show i was gonna stay out of the barry and sabrina discourse but i think now is a funny time to mention i saw them at tompkins square bagels once and she paid for him guys do NOT worry about your wrapped being embarrassing bcs sabrina carpenter got cheated on after giving barry VERY clear instructions on how not to embarrass her Honestly, if there’s any truth to this I’m just stoked we’re gonna get a Sabrina Carpenter break up album. It’s gonna be a (blackberry) smash!