CNN reports that the United Kingdom has followed the United States in preventing passengers on flights from some countries in the Middle East and Africa from carrying devices such as laptops and tablets in the cabin. Their restriction will affect 14 airlines, six of which are based in the U.K. The affected airlines are: British Airways, EasyJet, Jet2.com, Monarch, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airways, Atlas-Global Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Egyptair, Royal Jordanian, Tunis Air and Saudia. The U.S. and U.K. regulations will affect different points of departure. The new restrictions on direct flights to the U.K. include flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. It is said Canada is deciding what to do in this regard.

Source:  stpatrickstoronto.com

The Toronto St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins on the corner of Bloor Street and St. George Street (near St. George subway station) and heads east on Bloor Street, turns south on Yonge Street and finally turns west on Queen Street, finishing at the parade reviewing stand at Nathan Phillips Square.

The parade starts at 12 noon and the line of march lasts one and a half hours at any given point along the route. Access from the TTC subway can be made at the following stations: St. George, Bloor, Wellesley, College, Dundas and Queen.

We’ll see you on South Bayview where you will be sure to find a green beer or two. Lá fhéile Pádraig sona duit!

Happy #StPatricksDay to everyone in Toronto and around the world! See you at the parade on Sunday!!

— St Patricks Toronto (@StPatricksTo) March 17, 2017

In their first interview since their children hilariously hi-jacked a live BBC segment on Korean affairs, college professor Robert Kelly and his wife Kim Jung-A spoke to The Wall Street Journal about the circumstances, the chaos, and the global reaction to the now-legendary slapstick video. Photo: Miho Inada/The Wall Street Journal. See the original

Natural Gas Leak – Bayview Avenue @ Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto (4 Trucks)

— Toronto Fire (@tofire) March 14, 2017

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Amber alert issued this morning has been cancelled.  Police say that a 4-year-old child has been found safe in the running car which was stolen from the driveway of her home on Romanway Crescent near Jane Street and Lawrence Avenue at around 6 a.m. The vehicle was “in the Division” which is 12 Division.

If you’re having trouble with your Rogers email account Thursday evening, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Rogers technical support writes, “We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with the email servers. Our technical team is aware of the issue though and working on having that resolved ASAP”.

Frank and Nora, proprietors of Rosie’s Kitchen, the friendly breakfast and lunch spot at 1549 Bayview Ave. will retire at the end of June. The congenial couple has spent the years since their arrival in Canada in 2004 from the Republic of Korea toiling at the making of omelettes, schnitzel, soup and salads. Their warmth and consistency made Rosie’s seem indispensable to the legions of customers who eat there. The couple worked seven days a week until June 2015 when they decided to take it easy, and close the cafe on Mondays, leaving them with a lighter 6 day work week. Now, it seems, we will all have to do without their cheery welcome and wholesome food. They say it is time to put their feet up or perhaps do some travelling.

Today is The Queen’s Sapphire Jubilee marking 65 years on the throne. A 62 round gun salute by the Honourable Artillery Company is being fired at the Tower of London. The bells at Westminster Abbey will ring for 45 minutes from 1pm, GMT.

The last two weeks have been a roller coaster ride here at the South Bayview Bulldog. Due to server issues, the site has been up and down more often than we can count on our fingers and toes. We have taken steps to commence the migration of all of our articles over to a new home. We hope there will not be any down time, but if it happens, rest assured, we’ll be back up and running soon! For up-to-the-minute updates you can always check our Facebook and Twitter newsfeeds. Our new host, Bluehost, is rated among the most reliable of web servers and is the official WordPress recommended provider. We believe service will be more reliable and faster when the changeover is complete. We thank all our friends and followers in Leaside, Thorncliffe, Davisville, Sherwood Park, Moore Park, Deer Park, Rosedale, Lawrence Park and throughout Toronto for their kind understanding. — Publishers.