Former Nissan chief sneaks out of Japan in a bass cello case

Carlos Ghosn, the former head of Nissan and once reputed superman of the auto industry, has escaped Japanese fraud charges by sneaking out of his Tokyo home in a bass cello case. Yee-haw! Then, happy times for the family of the first baby of the New Year born here in Toronto. Below that, updating a New Year’s shooting in Brampton and the annual polar bear dip in Lake Ontario, edition #35.