A ticket holder in Ontario won Saturday night’s $8.7 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize also went to a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on January 13 will be approximately $5 million.

The Quebec curfew law has gone into effect. The rules will see most residents face police questions or fines of up to $6,000 if they’re out between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. for the next four weeks. There are exceptions for essential workers, people walking the dog near their homes and those who have medical reasons to be out, such as a doctor’s appointment.

New location of Your Clothes Friend/Bulldog

Long-time women’s wear retailer Your Clothes Friend has moved north to a new location at 1633 Bayview Ave. beside Pagnello Antiques. For many decades Your Clothes Friend was located at 1575 Bayview.

Donald Trump has conceded the election but didn’t mention his successor Joe Biden by name. Amid mounting calls for his removal from office, Trump finally denounced Wednesday’s violence that left five people dead, including a police officer. In a video released on Thursday evening, the Republican president also promised a smooth and orderly transition of power later this month, although he stopped short of abandoning his claims of fraud. He’s also said he won’t attend the inauguration ceremony, a time-honored custom that acknowledges the importance of democracy.

Canadian prison inmates vaccinated

CTV says that starting Friday, hundreds of federal inmates will begin to receive COVID-19 vaccines as part of a pilot project. Its source is the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers (UCCO). This interesting act of love and equality has sparked debate among federal and provincial politicians about who is being prioritized in the early stages of the mass vaccination campaign. As part of the initial vaccine rollout, 1,200 doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered to prisons across the country. In all, 600 inmates will receive vaccinations, with each inmate getting the required two doses over a few weeks. The Moderna vaccine will be used for this immunization effort.

Hyundai to build an e-car with Apple?

Hyundai and Apple have announced a partnership to make the Apple car, aka Project Titan. Specifically, it’s said that Hyundai will be leading the battery design for the electric vehicle.

Bell Media has fired seven vice-presidents as the pandemic slashes advertising and cord-cutting by households preferring streaming continues unabated. Revenue was down 16 percent in 2020. The firm is now expected to push harder on behalf of its own streaming service Crave among other strategies. High-ranking executives Mike Cosentino, president of content and programming, and Tracey Pearce, president of distribution and pay, are leaving the company. Other departures include Corrie Coe, senior vice-president of original programming; Nanci MacLean, vice-president of Bell Media Studios; Mark Finney, vice-president of strategic sales; and Paul Solymos, vice-president of content sales and distribution. Kevin Goldstein, vice-president of regulatory affairs, has also been let go. Bell Media is the owner of the CTV Network. Google News search

Mob attacks the US Capitol Wednesday

In what appears to be a constitutional crisis unseen since the US civil war, mobs supporting the continuation of the Trump presidency have vandalized the Capitol building and forced members of the government to hide in their offices. Late Wednesday, Trump issued an appeal to his supporters to go home. Congress later confirmed Joe Biden as president. Trump maintains he defeated Biden and won the election. There is widespread bipartisan opposition to this belief. The ten living former secretaries of defense representing both Republican and Democratic governments have published a letter telling Trump to stand down. They warned military officers that their allegiance was to the constitution, not the president. Vice President Pence has said that his only constitutional option is to approve the Electoral College decision to make Biden president. A republic, if you can keep it.

Metrolinx has announced that as early as Wednesday crews at Mt Pleasant Station will resume the final excavation and chipping works at the Main Entrance site. This work is expected to take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for approximately one week. During this time, nearby properties may experience noise and vibration. Noise and vibration can be expected as well as truck entry and egress from the Main Entrance site on the northwest corner of Mt. Pleasant and Eglinton. No changes to the current traffic configuration and pedestrian routes are expected as a result of this work. Chipping is described elsewhere as the process of removing hard or dried material such as rock or concrete from a surface.

Fire in a home under renovation/Sabina Hooper

Residents near Mortimer and Woodycrest Aves were up early when a two-alarm fire broke out in a home under renovation. The tweet with pictures (below) from Breakfast Television producer Sabina Hooper was sent at (ugh) 3 a.m. Maybe just in time to go to work.

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The City has installed large electric signs at the corner of Bayview Ave. and Moore Ave. to tell drivers when the risky flood-prone Bayview extension is impassable. Shawn Dartsch, Supervisor of Traffic Operations confirmed the purpose of the large oblong signs which face north, west and east. The signs are destined to sit in darkness for most of the time but they should help everyone avoid problems when flash flooding occurs.