A woman has died following a fire at Grigg’s Manor 1, 100 Cavell Ave. in Etobicoke. It is part of the Toronto Community Housing Seniors Housing. The woman was pulled from a unit amid heavy flames and thick smoke Monday morning.
Apartment fire at 100 Cavell Ave in #Etobicoke #TorontoEMS #TorontoFire on scene at two-alarm blaze – possibly one victim rescued #SeniorsApt pic.twitter.com/AjKdaPVpRz
— Jack Boland (@TorSunphoto21) November 30, 2020
The growth of C-19 infection across Toronto has been reflected in South Bayview neighborhoods. Some 463 of 1,708 cases reported in Ontario Sunday were in the City. In Thorncliffe Park, where the Toronto Interactive Map reveals 139 cases were found in the past three weeks, a new outbreak of 19 cases has been found at Thorncliffe Park Public School. The children in question are self-isolating and the school remains open. Next door, Leaside Bennington has seen the three-week tally of new cases rise to 48.
Moderna boss says Canada near front of line
The chairman of American vaccine maker Moderna says Canada is near the front of the line to receive 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine it pre-ordered. Noubar Afeyan offered that assessment today in an interview with CBC’s Rosemary Barton Live. Afeyan’s remarks come as the Trudeau government has come under fire this past week for its ability to deliver a timely vaccine to Canadians. 680 News/Canadian Press
The residential and commercial sidewalks of Toronto and East York will now be cleared of snow on the same general basis as those in Etobicoke, North York and Scarborough. The decision was taken Thursday in a vote of 24 to 1 at City Council. The decision corrects an inequity hangover from amalgamation in 1998. Time-honoured neighbourhoods like Summerhill, Lawrence Park, Leaside Bennington and many others will see this simple municipal service for the first time ever.
Safe and Accessible Sidewalk Snow Clearing Motion Approved! – Thank you to Mayor @JohnTory, Councillor @m_layton, city council and the thousands of Torontonians who advocated for the success of this motion. We’re making progress! https://t.co/KYb9bGhTnI
— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) November 26, 2020
Sidewalk snow clearing improvements for number of Toronto neighbourhoods approved | The Star https://t.co/eBaL7XyxPd
— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) November 27, 2020
Four selections are offered this Sunday from the off-beat service On Demand News. Steel yourself for the incredible struggle between Richard Willbanks, 74, and an alligator. Yikes. Then, the Taiwanese parliament is testament to the enduring truth that democracy can be messy. But you may be sure the people of this plucky republic wouldn’t trade it for anything else. Below that, British cops pursue a kid on a motorcycle going as fast as 180 mph on a London-area motorway. And finally, this lucky Leonid in Vladivostok escapes death when a huge slab of concrete falls from a high-rise and crushes his car. Yikes again.
A driver is dead after he drove his car at high speed into the concrete abutments of the Princes’ Gates at Exhibition Place. The strange collision follows a similar fatal event in March. Police were called to the well-known monument and gateway to the CNE grounds at 4:40 a.m. for a report of a collision where the driver was trapped inside his vehicle.
A new post of bird pictures by Leslieville nature photographer Colin Mcconnell is getting rave comments on Facebook. See them here.
Tenants of what appears to be a rooming house in Woodbine Ave south of Lumsden Ave have spoken of their harrowing night after an apparent furnace explosion rocked the house. As many as eight people have had to find emergency housing. Authorities say some residents went to the hospital on their own accord and are recovering from the shock of the experience. Hear the account of two tenants in the tweet below
Renters Mike Wiznuk and Spencer Scurr describe the blast – they were inside the home during the explosion. They say they don’t believe anyone was seriously injured. pic.twitter.com/DhDG4Knoi9
— Leah Johansen (@leahjohansen) November 27, 2020
Police say some people are being treated at the scene for non life threatening injuries – others made their own way to hospital. @680NEWS @CityNews pic.twitter.com/lUYXsywdqX
— Leah Johansen (@leahjohansen) November 27, 2020
The Ministry of Health reports a grim 1,855 new cases of C-19 Friday after performing a record 58,000 tests. More tests, more cases are a pretty clear sign that no one really knows how badly our communities are being hit by the insidious disease. Of the new cases confirmed on Friday, more than half involved residents in either Toronto (494 new cases) or Peel (517). Meanwhile, York had 189 new cases, Halton had 130, Durham had 65 and Hamilton had 82.
A news release late Thursday warns residents that the City will close Lake Shore Blvd E. between Jarvis St. and Parliament St. as well as part of Sherbourne St. at Lake Shore Blvd for a film shoot over the weekend. The closure will take place from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. during which part of the action will be stunt driving sequences. Transit riders can expect impacts to the following routes during this closure: 6 Bay, 65 Parliament, 72 Pape, 75 Sherbourne and 121 Fort-York Esplanade.
MoveTO will see green lights extended for late buses
Who can know whether a Toronto program to be called MoveTO will make your life amazing or miserable? Among the marvels planned are traffic lights that know a bus is late and extend the green. Release
