Kate says she will deliver her baby “mid to late April”
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Starbucks in U.S. invites staff to discuss race with customers
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The initiative is intended to start a national conversation — presumably a good one — about race. From what one sees in television there aren’t too many nice ones. But the owner of Starbucks, Howard Schultz, is a very activist man. He calls his idea Race Together.The idea has been met with support, ridicule and consternation. Someone noted most of the Starbucks are in white neighborhoods. Anyway, it doesn’t apply in Canada. according to reports. All leads #racetogether
VIA Rail jury reaches partial verdict, gets sent back
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Jury has a partial verdict for one accused and a full verdict for the second. Which accused is which is not known. Each man faced multiple charges. The judge has exhorted the panel to go back and keep trying.. That’s where it stands nearing 6 p.m. Toronto Sun
Historic hotel in Unionville struck by noon-hour fire
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Markham residents are lamenting the fire damage done today to one of the town’s historic sites, the Queen’s Hotel at Main St. and Carlton Road. A blaze which is now under control broke out about 12.30 p.m. Firefighters were at the scene within seconds and have fought the blaze through the day to limit damage. Many on the street have voiced the hope that the hotel can be restored. Photos on the right were tweeted. The top photo was snapped by Dave Tucci just as the fire department turned on the water. Numerous units attended the scene. Six pumpers, two aerial units, two command units and an air-light unit were called out. Around 36 firefighters were on the scene to deal with the blaze. “They’re having difficulty because it’s concealed spaces, it’s an older building,” Chief Phillip Alexander told the Toronto Star. Some people were inside the building when the fire broke out, Alexander said. But everyone was able to get out, and no one was injured.The Queen’s Hotel was built in 1871 when railways first reached the village. It was a major social centre in the area for decades, before eventually being converted to retail and executive offices. It is surrounded by several historic buildings, including the sites of the former post office and general store.
Sunnybrook has patient in isolation checking for Ebola
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Sunnybrook hospital has announced it has a patient under investigation for Ebola. Sunnybrook says the patient is isolated in its facility for such work. The patient was admitted today (Wednesday, March 18, 2015) with fever and nausea and had recently travelled to West Africa. “The patient is currently being assessed in a negative pressure room by a small team of our most qualified staff,” the statement said. Sunnybrook is one of several hospitals designated by the province to take responsibility for treating Ebola and Ebola-symptom cases when they appear.
Never Grow Up readying to open at 1725 Bayview
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Never Grow Up, the Oakville Children’s wear store, says its new location at 1725 Bayview is coming along nicely. The FaceBook page is here with word Never Grow Up hopes to see Bayview customers soon. Hope so too. An opening date is not yet available but it is coming soon, they say.
Walking the walk! Ron White Shoes to take 1553 Bayview
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The BIA has tweeted that Ron White Shoes will be the new tenant at 1553 Bayview Ave. Looks really nice. See the website here. Ron White Shoes has four other locations. The company has a store in downtown Oakville and in three malls — Bayview Village, Sherway Gardens and the Manulife Centre.
Tractor trailer tangle a terrifying sight for any 401 driver
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Highway 401 near Trenton continues to be closed Wednesday as police and highways officials begin to haul away the enormous pile of wrecked vehicles. There is said to be an “emergency response plan” in effect apparently because of some of the cargo. OPP say the crashes involve between 30 to 40 tractor-trailers, as well as other vehicles. The photo tweeted by Simon Ostler, assignment editor of CTV News, is quite breathtaking. He draws the attention of readers to the tractor trailer that went zooming off into the woods. The OPP confirms that all eastbound lanes of the 401 are closed along a 30-kilometre stretch of the highway from Brighton to west of Belleville. All but one westbound lane is closed as well. Officials with the Ministry of Environment are on scene for a leak of some kind. Reports from the scene indicate one of the tractor-trailers was carrying more than 40,000 litres of oil. Police said the crashes caused by whiteouts just after midnight. Four people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
Microsoft will phase out Explorer to create new browser
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Microsoft has announced that Internet Explorer, its long-time and once-dominant-web browser is to be phased out and replaced by a new browser. Explorer is nearly 20 years old and was born out of the sudden realization at Microsoft that it had almost “missed the Internet.” At the time, the computer revolution was about the PC, not the Internet. Then a 23-year-old wizard named Marc Andreessen created Netscape, the first Internet browser. It’s popularity is said to have stunned Microsoft. Netscape was set to conquer the world until Microsoft made use of Explorer mandatory by embedding it in Windows. Now Explorer is on its way out and Microsoft will try to regain browser preeminence with a new web interface under the working name Project Spartan.
Now Joe Mimran pops up fresh at CBC’s Dragon’s Den
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Joe Mimran, the creator of Joe Fresh and just retired from the Loblaws-owned firm, will be a “dragon” on the popular CBC entertainment and business program Dragon’s Den. He is here with Heather Hiscox
Pre-election polls very wrong as Netanyahu glides to win
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Rahier particpating in Macaron Day, Friday March 20
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Rahier at 1586 Bayview Ave. will be participating with many other patisseries around town in Macaron Day this Friday, March 20, 2015. The annual charitable giveaway is in aid of the Red Door Shelter in Leslieville. Macarons are a butter-cream or ganache filled meringue cookie. Typically, participating bakeries donate a macaron in exchange for the sale of others. Twenty-five per cent of the proceeds from all additional macarons purchased on this day is donated to the Red Door. Nice idea.