Big-wheeled Glacier Bus

Wreck of bus below tourist road

Three people have died and many others are critically hurt in the rollover of a specially designed Glacier Bus designed to travel safely across the terrain of the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park in Alberta. The cause of the Saturday afternoon accident is not given but some people who saw it occur at a distance suggest there was a rock slide. There were 27 people aboard the bus.

Dashcam reveals scary moment on the Gardiner Expressway

Video obtained by City News shows a worst-nightmare moment on the Gardiner Expressway as a driver speeds into traffic going the wrong way. Video is timed to start at 23 seconds just before the close call.

A hot weather alert has been issued for Toronto through at least Sunday as the City’s sweltering July continues. It is forecast to reach a scorching 33º Celsius before noon. Alert highlights:

Daytime high temperatures: 31 to 34 degrees Celsius
Overnight low temperatures: 20 to 24 degrees Celsius
Humidex values: high 30s today increasing to low 40s Sunday

Hot and humid air can also bring deteriorating air quality and can result in the Air Quality Health Index approaching the high-risk category.

On Welland Ave. Saturday

Ripping up garden

Scootering away

Surveillance video has captured a grainy sequence on Welland Ave. in Moore Park early Saturday It shows what appears to be a young man with a scooter willfully ripping up plants in a garden on the east side of the street. FB comments are growing.

From a statement Saturday by Immigration Minister Mario Mendicino

The federal government has vetoed a plan that would have permitted the Blue Jays to play league games at Rogers Centre this summer. One of the biggest issues was the amount of cross-border travel required to and from US ballparks where COVID-19 is raging.

The Ministry of Health reports 166 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, a leap up from Friday’s 111. It’s the kind of bump that gives authorities a second-wave chill as many parts of society try to get back to normal. As reported by CP24, cases continue to come mainly from the GTA and Windsor-Essex. Daily summaries

DVP on-ramp from Dundas St. East

Police now say that a woman senior citizen found dead on the on-ramp to the Don Valley Parkway northbound at Dundas St. was not struck by a vehicle. The cause of death remains under investigation. They continue to appeal for help in identifying her. She has white hair and was wearing a blue and white t-shirt, blue shorts and white flip flops. Call (416) 808-1900.

Broadview Danforth BIA asks patrons to excuse the mess

City announcement

The introduction of a bicycle lanes pilot on Danforth Ave between Broadview Ave. and  Dawes Rd. has inspired a lot of comment on Facebook. The decision was taken by City Council during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown this Spring.  The scheme is called a “pilot project” but those opposed are skeptical. Some people find the virus crisis has been used as an excuse to hurry the lanes into place. Others are happy. A bitter atmosphere between merchants and cycling supporters continues to taint the (now permanent) bike lanes on Bloor St. West. Read the comment on Leslieville FB

Jim Richards

Wynne Parry

Love letters written by RCAF Flying Officer Jim Richards, of Lashburn Saskatchewan, to his sweetheart Wynne Parry in Leeds, England, have been discovered secreted in the wall of an old home in the prairie province. Jim is now gone but Wynne, who became his wife, has been reunited with the precious messages. She is 96. Global News

There’s hopeful news Friday that Oxford University and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in the UK have developed a kind of super-vaccine that will potentially kill off COVID-19. A statement coming Monday, July 20, will indicate whether the vaccine can offer long-term protection against the virus.

Other News

• Canadians overwhelmingly want to keep US border closed