Citizens in general, motorists, pedestrians and committed TTC riders alike, can only wonder what material result will be had from the installation of photo radar cameras. No doubt speeders, or anyone driving over the speed limit, will pay a price. But only time will tell if these devices reduce fatalities in a real way.
The UK will go to the polls on Thursday for the country’s third general election in less than five years. The contest, the first to be held in December in nearly 100 years, follows those in 2015 and 2017. Polling stations in 650 constituencies across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland open at 07:00 GMT. Boris Johnson warns vote ‘could not be tighter’
China, Huawei viewed with suspicion by majority of Canadians
A new survey says Canadian public opinion is solidly against allowing Huawei as a supplier for the new generation of ultra-fast wireless networks that are being built by the country’s telecommunications companies. An Angus Reid Institute online poll published Wednesday says 69 percent of respondents were against the federal government allowing the Chinese telecom equipment maker from being involved in Canada’s fifth-generation wireless networks. The survey also found that 66 percent of respondents had a negative view of China, up from 51 percent in 2018.
One motorist has died in a series of truck and passenger vehicle collisions caused by treacherous whiteouts on 401 near Brockville Wednesday. Many motorists were stuck in winter weather all day. Detour routes sent convoys of tractor-trailers rumbling through Brockville. The OPP said as many as 25 vehicles were involved in a crash at Maitland.
Many taxpayers may be wondering just what kind of City they really want. A 10.5 percent tax increase has been unanimously approved by City Executive in the wake of a review by an eminent accounting firm that says the City’s capital plan seems unaffordable based on current revenues. Mayor Tory’s plan to jump taxes is aimed at paying for splendid transit and housing dreams. The scheme must now go to Council as a whole for approval. It calls for increases that will add annual hits to residential bills totalling 10.5 percent by 2025. But hang on. The increased taxes are just a way of persuading lenders to let Toronto borrow an additional $6.6 billion to put towards affordable housing and TTC repairs. The proposal comes as Ernst and Young concludes that the City’s capital plan may be unaffordable.
Police are pursuing their careful reconstruction of last Friday’s collision at Eglinton Ave. E and Brentcliffe Rd. One woman, Jocelyn Misener-denomme has said on Facebook that she “saw the whole thing” when a man in a motorized wheelchair crossing Eglinton was struck by a car heading west. She says the wheelchair victim was crossing on the east side of Brentcliffe where such pedestrian crossings are forbidden because of LRT-construction requirements. Another person who was on the scene, Debra William, says she was told that the wheelchair man was crossing against the light. As police ask for dashcam and surveillance video, their goal will be to see if the man got caught by changing signals because he was slow to cross or whether he simply barged out into the intersection against a red.
Victim and wheelchair thrown 80 feet
As always, the speed of the vehicle will be of interest to cops. Ms. Misener-denomme’s account says the man and his wheelchair were hurled an estimated 80 feet along Eglinton. She says two doctors tended to the man as they waited for the ambulance. Here is the condensed police request published Monday:
A 49-year-old man was driving a red Kia Forte sedan westbound on Eglinton Avenue East
A 58-year-old man in his motorized wheelchair was crossing Eglinton Avenue East, from the south to north curb when he was struck by the Kia
The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing by members of Traffic Services.
Police are asking local residents, businesses, and drivers, who may have security or dash camera footage of the area or incident, to contact investigators.
A man has died when his car slammed into the rear of a stopped Mississauga transit but overnight. Who knows what went on there. Then, Vanna White, 62, takes over Wheel of Fortune while Pat Sajak recuperates from surgery for a blocked intestine. Below that stories of our changing police service. Openly trans officer Miles Glazier, 26, has come aboard and 29 auxiliary police officers of mixed background have graduated from their tough entry courses.
Secondary school teachers are on their second one-day strike to force contract demands Wednesday as the government warns the cost of a settlement on the union’s terms could run to an estimated $7 billion. Education Minister Stephen Lecce claims that demands by Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (OSSTF) members would cost $1.6 billion over the life of a three-year contract. If the same costs spread to all provincial education workers, the cost would hit almost $3 billion in the third year of contracts and the total cost of all contracts could be in the ballpark of $7 billion, the government estimates.
Nathan Downer, long-time CP24 newscaster and reporter, has been appointed co-anchor of the CTV Toronto News with Michelle Dube. Ken Shaw announced his retirement from the position last week.
Farm Boy to open five more Toronto stores
Farm Boy has announced plans to open nine new stores across Ontario in the next two years, including five in Toronto. The grocer with the cute name is owned by Empire Inc of Nova Scotia. It will locate at 777 Bay St. in College Park, Yonge and Soudan, Front and Bathurst, Dundas and Aukland in Etobicoke and 740 Dupont St between Shaw and Christie Sts.
Three trucks, trailer and two people plunge through Lake Winnipeg ice.
Experienced fishermen are shaking their heads after three trucks, a trailer and two people went through the ice near Balsam Harbour, Manitoba while ice fishing Sunday afternoon. Dean Stockmann, who has been ice fishing for nearly 30 years, happened to be on scene shortly after the vehicles were submerged because he was meeting a buddy near the lake. The trucks and trailer were already underwater when he got there, and the people who went in the water were making their way to shore, he said. CBC
The official portrait of former Premier Kathleen Wynne has been unveiled at the Legislature by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell and Premier Doug Ford Monday afternoon. Wynne, the member for Don Valley West, spoke of her hope that the painting, and her career as Ontario’s only women premier, will inspire young women to seek high office in politics. The portrayal is by artist Linda Kooluris-Dobbs. It shows a pair of track shoes on the then-premier’s desk, a symbolic reminder of her athleticism. A crowd of dignitaries including politicians from across the political spectrum, supporters and family members attended the unveiling ceremony, an honour bestowed on all past premiers.
Police are now asking for video showing last Friday’s collision between a motorized wheelchair and a Kia sedan at Eglinton Ave. E and Brentciffe Rd. It occurred around 6 p.m. as a man, 58, in the wheelchair crossed Eglinton from south to north. He was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene. Eglinton re-opened after collision closure near Brentcliffe
