Salmon snapped by Bob Arsenault of Bayview Ave as he and his wife walked near Pottery Road in 2015

It’s the time of year when salmon are lunging up the Don River to spawn. Many people are posting on Twitter and this story from the CBC is worth a look for weekend planners. Bob Arsenault snaps salmon in Don north of Pottery Rd.

Pupils, parents and teachers are trying to adjust to that new contortion of the C-19 period known as hybrid schools. That’s where the teacher flips back and forth from kids in class to those online. Then, it’s the Nick Nurse story. An improbable hero of the NBA has written his story. Below that, the heartbreaking story of a grandfather who lost his grip on his granddaughter, dropping the child to her death off of a cruise ship. So sad. Finally, this Global News report suggests that some snowbirds will trade Florida for British Columbia this winter. Not as warm but maybe more interesting than the flat, windy US state.

The City will do maintenance on the Allen Road this weekend from Friday at 11 p.m. until Monday at 5 a.m. The closure will extend the entire length of the roadway from Sheppard Ave. to Eglinton Ave.

The Ministry of Health reports 783 new cases of C-19 cases Thursday for the 24-hour period ending at midnight. There were 239 new cases in Toronto, 136 new cases in Peel, 127 in York Region and 89 in Ottawa. Ontario reported 721 cases on Wednesday, 746 on Tuesday and 807 on Thanksgiving Monday. Health care staff processed 39,961 test results in the same period. Thursday’s count puts the four average of cases at 764

St. Mary Catholic Secondary School in Pickering is demanding students return their yearbooks after it was learned that someone replaced a graduation message with a racial slur. The school says it is intent on finding out who did this. Durham Police are said to be investigating what happened. The target of the phony message, Joshua Telemaque, 18, has been honoured by friends and given a scholarship by the Pinball Clemons Foundation.

Fire personnel catch a breath at scene of basement apartment fire/Bulldog

Burned out basement unit at St. Clair and Mt. Pleasant/Bulldog

It’s garage day and this truck has to back down St. Clair from Welland Ave. because of fire/Bulldog

Traffic on Glenrose Ave/Bulldog

fire trucks across Mt. Pleasant Rd/Bulldog

A single-alarm fire has gutted a basement apartment in the old Mount Pleasant Apartments on the southeast corner of Mt. Pleasant Rd. and St. Clair Ave. Wednesday afternoon. No one was injured in the fire and investigators are probing the cause. Traffic in Moore Park was snarled for more than an hour.

Mayor Tory has posted Instagram news about a plan to use a driverless shuttle called Olli to ferry residents of the remote West Rouge neighbourhood in Scarborough to the GO Transit station. The post says the scheme is a trial planned for Spring 2021. The little shuttle has been in service in the US for a while.

Sanctuary updates underway

New floor, ceiling in gym

New kitchen was overdue

Leaside United Church is a lively 90 years old but the need for a general fix-up has been apparent for a while. It’s underway now and the “renovation team” has provided an update. Among the additions are new front steps and a new gym floor. Graham Lute of the team says the upgrades are substantial. They include landscaping, new gathering and welcome areas, AV sound systems, lighting for concerts and not one but two new kitchens.

Evidence of fierce fire on Dalewood Drive, Malton/Global News

Seven people were treated Tuesday after a fierce fire ripped through the second floor of a home on Daslewood Drive in Malton. It appears that everyone survived. A spokesperson for Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services said when crews arrived at the scene, there was a “substantial amount of fire” and a “very distraught” person hanging out of a second-floor window. Global News

Mississauga Fire Platoon Chief Daniel Boyer giving an update to media. A total of 2 occupants, 4 police officers and one firefighter were transported to hospital as a precautionary measure. One occupant is listed in serious but stable condition. pic.twitter.com/e5PUk58AoN

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A group of students from Carleton University in Ottawa has won a competition to design a zero-emissions car. Wow. How’s that work? Then, a Utah man manages to frighten off a panther stalking him to protect her cubs. Below that, it’s the iPhone 12. Is it all just looks? Lastly, the touching reunion of a Canadian woman and her fiance separated by C-19 travels bans.