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90-minute power outage between Yonge to Bayview Friday

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Thousands of homes across central Midtown were blacked out Friday afternoo0n from about 1 until 2.30 p.m. The outage as shown on the Hydro blackout map ranged from Yonge St to Bayview Ave and from about Davisville Ave to the Rosedale Valley Rd. Micheal Packham was one of many area residents tweeting with Hydro. He said he had heard a loud bang from a utility pole nearby as his lights went out.

Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp suffer 6+ hour outage

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Facebook is suffering its worst outage since 2008. Services for all three Facebook-owned social networks went down just before noon ET. At time of writing this post, they have been down for more than 3 hours…and counting. CBC, CNBC

Users flocked to Twitter, as often happens, to learn more about the outage and get their social media fix.

https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1445078208190291973
https://twitter.com/michaelgatesjr/status/1445114347748040709
https://twitter.com/Jehangirkhan800/status/1445086825333215232

UPDATE: Facebook appears to be back up after approximately 6 hours of outage. (6pm ET)

Frances Haugen revealed her identity as the Facebook whistleblower

CBS’ 60 Minutes aired an interview yesterday with whistleblower, Frances Haugen, who claimed that Facebook’s own research shows that it amplifies hate, misinformation and political unrest, and the company hides what it knows. More: Facebook Whistleblower Frances Haugen: The 60 Minutes Interview

Hoarding removal reveals The Stack on Bayview

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The construction hoarding surrounding The Brown Group’s new mid-rise development has been removed, revealing the commercial space on the main floor of the luxury, residential rental building. Looks like the wall of windows will create a bright, open space for future shops or restaurants. Known previously as simply 730 Hillsdale, the building has been renamed “The Stack”. More

Lively, pink & plump giant panda twins born in French zoo

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So cute!

New Scarborough movie will premiere at TIFF this year

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Named Scarborough, the brand new film is based on the award-winning book by Catherine Hernandez which follows the lives of three young children over the course of a schoolyear in Scarborough. The children navigate poverty, abuse, and the challenges of living in a low-income area in one of North America’s largest cities. – BlogTO, TIFF



East York’s Penny Oleksiak made history overnight in Tokyo

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Penny Oleksiak made history with 7th Olympic medal, and Andre De Grasse sprinted to bronze in the 100m.

Severe thunderstorm watch in place for this evening

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A severe thunderstorm watch is in place for the GTA for Tuesday afternoon and into the evening. A warning was briefly issued, but was returned to “watch” status soon after. “Conditions are favourable for the development of dangerous thunderstorms that may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts and large hail.” The Weather Network predicts that rain could hit midtown around 5:50pm.

New one-way sections of Roehampton and Broadway Aves

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New signage has been installed to enforce new rules on Roehampton and Broadway Avenues between Mount Pleasant and Yonge Street. New regulations in “The Yonge/Eglinton Construction Hub” involve parking restrictions, while the most significant change appears to be the creation of the new one-way roads. Roehampton Avenue, between Yonge Street and Mount Pleasant Avenue is now one-way for eastbound traffic only. While Broadway Avenue, between Mount Pleasant Avenue and Yonge Street is one-way for westbound traffic only.

“The Yonge/Eglinton Construction Hub was created to provide coordination amongst the large number of redevelopment projects that are currently taking place and are proposed within a small geographical area, as a way to improve safety, mitigate the impacts of construction traffic and ensure consultation between the parties involved.” Read full 15 page report here. City Council directed that the traffic and parking regulations be implemented on a temporary basis, as a pilot project. City Council Decision.

The Blue Jays are coming home to Rogers Centre July 30th

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The Toronto Blue Jays were given approval from the Canadian government on Friday for an exemption on border restrictions that would allow them to play in Canada later this month, Canada’s immigration minister said. The Blue Jays asked the federal government to allow them to play at Rogers Centre starting July 30 and wanted a response by Friday. AP

East Harbour development requesting a residential boost

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UrbanToronto is reporting that the “change has rustled some feathers. The former industrial site sits within one of 29 “provincially significant employment zones” in Ontario, and its current zoning does not allow for residential uses”. More