Francis causing excitement as he prepares to visit New York

by The Bulldog • September 21, 2015

The pontiff lands in New York on Thursday as the above CBS News report outlines. Also, there is interesting commentary and analysis at this page. CNN

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Ghost of Bayview Ave. recalled for East York readers

Suitable to this summer of the Ghostbusters re-make, Nicholas Weninger and Lily Smith have posted a link in Leaside Chit Chat to Patrick Cummins Flickr photos of the Bayview Ghost apartment shell. It stood for more than 20 years on the peak of the Don Valley where the Governor's Bridge neighborhood…

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Twins in court on terrorism abroad charges

Twin brothers accused of attempting to go abroad for terrorist purposes were in court in Ottawa Saturday, January 10, 2015. Their lawyer, Joseph Addelman, said the two men will defend themselves against the charges. He declined to say where they might have been going because he said the Crown has…

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Hydro says about 30,000 now without power

The force of the winds smacking Toronto last night is seen in this fallen Red Oak, a tree with huge roots said to be 100 years. The couple living in the badly damaged house were asleep at 1 am on Neville Park Blvd. when the tree toppled onto their home.…

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