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One car flipped, after 3 collide at Mt. Pleasant and Merton

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

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

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.

Flyby over Leaside Pub Saturday to mark first air mail flight

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=3CAdejD6qbQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoT4CC0O-Xk

McDonald’s winks at Seinfeld, adds muffin top to US menu

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.




Bayview’s new banners encourage shoppers to “Get It On”

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


https://twitter.com/thomasschenck/status/1008752491981344768

Thunderstorms moving through Ontario leave some in dark

Celebrating 70 yrs of Veterans’ care at Sunnybrook Hospital

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

Fire investigation at Davisville Stn disrupts subway service

Kim letter “very nice” says Trump but adds he hasn’t read it