Three vehicles collided at Mt. Pleasant Rd. and Merton St. Thursday injuring at least one driver and snarling traffic in the neighborhood. It was widely believed at the scene that a southbound car and a car heading east on Merton hit each other. It seems somebody misjudged or ignored traffic lights. The southbound car, a Ford, then struck a northbound pickup truck and flipped onto its side. Witnesses said the driver of the car on Merton was being treated in the ambulance seen in photos above. The driver of the flipped car, once out, walked into the residential building on the southwest corner and rested courtesy of someone there. Traffic was diverted on Mt. Pleasant at Belsize and St. Clair. The knock-on effect of this, as it always is, was very heavy traffic on Welland, Moore and Bayview Aves. as drivers looked for another route.
Loss to Belgium puts England against Colombia in last 16
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•England will face Colombia in the World Cup last 16 after a 1-0 loss to Belgium meant they finished second in Group G. Adnan Januzaj scored the winner with a brilliantly curled effort in the second half, with both sides fielding much-changed XIs from their previous games — BBC
It's almost time for England v Belgium at the #WorldCup #ENGBEL
If England win they play Japan in the next round. If England lose, they play Colombia.
If you want to watch the next round in Russia, here's everything you need to know: https://t.co/mTD78f2nWR pic.twitter.com/JhDN5J4XTH
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 28, 2018
BBC’s MATCH FACTS
- England are unbeaten in their previous two matches against Belgium at the World Cup.
- They drew 4-4 in 1954 and won 1-0 in the second round in 1990 courtesy of a volley from David Platt in extra time.
- They are unbeaten in the last 11 meetings with Belgium, most recently winning a friendly in June 2012.
The most impactful news during this World Cup, may just be the C02 shortage burdening pubs in Europe. Oh my.
Sweltering Europe loses its fizz as C02 shortage hits drinkers https://t.co/zFH6UfTPTz
— CTV News (@CTVNews) June 27, 2018
Flyby over Leaside Pub Saturday to mark first air mail flight
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•The 100th anniversary of Canada’s first air mail flight was Sunday and local enthusiasts have planned a flyby over the Leaside Pub at McRae Drive and Laird Drive for Saturday (June 30) at about 3 p.m. It is part of a celebration called Wings Over Leaside which includes a display of old photos at the pub. The Leaside Aerodrome was key to air mail in those days. The exhibit at the pub is up and the orgnaizers say there is a rumour that a propeller from an actual Curtiss JN-4 Canuck from Camp Leaside might make an appearance on June 30. Sounds like fun. Air Mail. We forget how important it was. Below is mid-century air mail pop culture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoT4CC0O-Xk
McDonald’s winks at Seinfeld, adds muffin top to US menu
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•Elaine Benes, the “Seinfeld” character played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus hashed out the idea in a Seinfeld episode back on May 8, 1997. Everyone agreed that the muffin top is the only valuable part of the breakfast staple. Her quandary was what to do with the boring part of the muffin below the glorious top, she named the “stump”. McDonald’s has taken on the challenge and has been trying out the muffin top idea in parts of the US since last year.
McDonald's is taking an idea from #Seinfeld and just selling the #muffintop for breakfast … https://t.co/asePblqoRO pic.twitter.com/afycu5G1A3
— Mick Ross (@mickster) June 27, 2018
Bayview’s new banners encourage shoppers to “Get It On”
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•The new banners lining South Bayview, installed by the Bayview Leaside BIA, are encouraging shoppers to “Get It On”. We can’t help think about what T. Rex once said, “Get it on, bang the gong, get it ooooon…” On another note, don’t forget the street’s Sidewalk Sensation event is coming up next month. Bayview Avenue, between Davisville and Soudan, will be host to live music and family entertainment from 10am-5pm on July 14th, 2018.
Severe thunderstorm warning for TO plus torrential rains
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•Whoa! What a downpour! #davisvillevillage #leaside #southbayview @LeasideBIA #stormTO #Toronto pic.twitter.com/o8yOX5QjVL
— SBayview (@SBayview) June 18, 2018
https://twitter.com/thomasschenck/status/1008752491981344768
Severe Thunderstorm WARNING issued for the City of #Toronto.
Storms are moving across the east end with another storm cell pushing into the downtown core momentarily. Watch for heavy rain and strong winds #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/AEjHdja5wd— The Weather Network (@weathernetwork) June 18, 2018
Thunderstorms moving through Ontario leave some in dark
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•We're starting to see scattered outages due to the storm. Please stay safe and if you come across downed wires, stay at least 10 metres back and report to 9-1-1 and Toronto Hydro at 416-542-8000.
— Toronto Hydro (@TorontoHydro) June 13, 2018
Here it comes. Rolling thunder and winds picking up. 419 p.m. downtown @weathernetwork #Toronto #ONstorm pic.twitter.com/H4D62zoX7r
— Erin Wenckstern (@erinwenckstern) June 13, 2018
JUST IN: Hydro pole down on a vehicle on Avenue Rd south of St Clair. Two people in the vehicle are trapped but uninjured according to @TorontoMedics. Waiting for @TorontoHydro to make the area safe before getting them out.
— NEWSTALK1010 (@NEWSTALK1010) June 13, 2018
St Clair and Oakwood area, Toronto. Trees down everywhere#ONStorm #Darkto pic.twitter.com/lYy2eIjWUD
— Matty (@mattytoophatty) June 13, 2018
So I was just in Toronto’s Eaton Centre and it started pouring rain. INSIDE a store. pic.twitter.com/O9O3FikrhO
— Natasha Fatah (@NatashaFatah) June 13, 2018
@CFtoeatonCentre just invested in a new water park. #onstorm pic.twitter.com/Ypqn2Ltvb9
— Spencer Turcotte (@SpencerCTV) June 13, 2018
Aftermath. Monarch park, Craven rd., Parkmount ave. Eastend TO #onstorm pic.twitter.com/YB5pJ4BgCi
— Lorena Elke (@LorenaElke) June 13, 2018
Police Constables pay a visit to Grilltime on Laird Drive
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•Don’t worry, it was a friendly visit! TPS PC Clint Stibbe and PC Caroline De Kloet are seen here in an Instagram photo posing with Andy Elder, proprietor of Grilltime Meat Shop on Laird Drive, in Leaside.
Celebrating 70 yrs of Veterans’ care at Sunnybrook Hospital
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•Happy birthday Sunnybrook Hospital! “Sunnybrook evolved from its origin as Canada’s largest veterans hospital into an internationally recognized health sciences centre, fully affiliated with the University of Toronto as a teaching hospital.” Located at 2075 Bayview Avenue, the official opening ceremonies for Sunnybrook Hospital took place on June 12, 1948 at 3:30pm, officiated by the Right Honourable W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada. Sunnybrook Hospital
Today, we're celebrating 70 years of Sunnybrook. Learn about our origins as a hospital for Canadian veterans, and see how we evolved into an internationally recognized health sciences centre, fully affiliated with the @UofT as a teaching hospital: https://t.co/nqsHr6Ixd1 pic.twitter.com/so98ffYKvp
— Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (@Sunnybrook) June 12, 2018
Sunnybrook hospital celebrates 70 years of veterans’ care https://t.co/DpcQYYMKaU
— The Globe and Mail (@globeandmail) June 11, 2018
Fire investigation at Davisville Stn disrupts subway service
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•Trains turning back at Bloor and Eglinton Stn due to a Toronto Fire Investigation at Davisville Station. #TTC
— TTC Service Alerts (@TTCnotices) June 12, 2018
Fire (subway) [Toronto]Chaplin Crescent
b/w Yonge Street / Duplex Avenue
Dispatched: 12/06/18 @ 09:54 EDT
[Stn: 134] Aerial-135 DistChief-13 DistChief-32 DistChief-33 Air-Light-333 Pumper-132 Pumper-311 Pumper-321ca Rescue-321 Squad-313
General Area: https://t.co/0E8PTnlATg— Toronto Fire (@tofire) June 12, 2018
Car Wash for Adult Education at Bob Rumball Centre
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•Kim letter “very nice” says Trump but adds he hasn’t read it
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•Pres. Trump says letter from Kim Jong Un was "very nice."
"Oh, would you like to see what was in that letter…It was a very interesting letter." https://t.co/vmOMhCEz0S pic.twitter.com/VAdatK26Ay
— ABC News (@ABC) June 1, 2018
Moments after saying he received "a very nice" and "very interesting letter" from Kim Jong Un, Trump said he hadn't actually opened the letter. pic.twitter.com/gIRbRbNGcV
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) June 1, 2018