Streetcar service remains suspended along Queen Street Thursday after the TTC found damage on 25 of its low-floor vehicles overnight.
No survivors reported in crash of Piper 6-seater at Kingston
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Mass of emergency vehicles near scene of small plane crash at Kingston/Dominic Christian Owens Twitter
Piper PA 32 was manufactured between 1965 and 2007
Several people, seemingly all on board, are said to have died in the crash of a Piper PA-32 single-engine plane in a wooded area north of Kingston Wednesday. The aircraft is capable of carrying six. No survivors are reported. Police and other agencies are securing the scene. The Transportation Safety Board tells Canadian Press that it “will deploy a team of investigators tomorrow morning.”
New Bombardier cars yanked because of damaged brakes
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The Toronto Transit Commission has yanked all Bombardier low-floor streetcars out of service on Queen St. because of widespread damaged brakes. “We’ve found damage to the brake system on seven streetcars on these routes,” the TTC said Wednesday afternoon. “This is in an abundance of caution.” Routes 501, 501L and 508 have been replaced with buses, the TTC said. The TTC said they suspect damaged tracks may have made contact with the streetcars’ brake systems. For reasons that are unclear, there are still streetcars running west of Roncesvalles Avenue via The Queensway and Lake Shore Boulevard.
Opoku said to understand charges as case put over 2 weeks
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A few furious teachers beset Lecce with screams, bellowing
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A small number of visibly furious elementary school teachers assailed Education Minister Stephen Lecce Wednesday as he left Ogden Junior Public School on Phoebe St. near Spadina Ave in Chinatown. He had attended a meeting about bullying. The teachers put on quite a spectacle although it is difficult to hear just what they are saying.
$21.5 million home on Roxborough Dr labours to find buyer
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Overlooks Belt Line Trail
Suitable for large receptions
National Post writer Joseph Brean reports on the challenges of selling Integral House, a private residence at 194 Roxborough Drive. Its name comes from the mathematical function of the curves of its exterior glass walls. It is for sale for $21.5 million, some $10.5 million less than it cost to build earlier this century.
Other news Wednesday
Rain Wednesday and colder temperatures, snow on Sunday
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Winter is closing in and there’s nothing to be done but face it. Weather Network. Wednesday’s all-day rain recalls a fanciful Hollywood take on precipitation.
Much cynicism in FB thread as 30 km signs go up in Leaside
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Signs being installed/Chris Luka Facebook
Signs showing a 30 km limit are being erected on Leaside streets. There is much cynism by the many people commenting about just how effective this will be at changing anything. FB
Lindsay Dunn (and you too?) miffed as US media shun Raps
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Sleek Annex Summerhill is chock full of favorite delicacies
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Sleek design of Bathurst store done by Pencil Design
Shelves full
Airy effect includes skylights
Produce both loose and packaged
Countless prepared dishes
Summerhill Market’s newly-opened store at 1014 Bathurst St. in the Annex is full of countless delicacies, fresh produce and household products that have become the byword of the firm. The first ten days of business at Bathurst St. have seen local shoppers crowd the store. They have been welcomed by both staff and full shelves. The critical logistics of all this is much on the mind of co-owner Brad McMullin. Trucks run all-day from Summerhill Market’s commissary on Railside Drive. They deliver much-loved prepared dishes ranging from Poached Salmon to Original Potato Salad to Osso Bucco. The new store’s sleek glass, electric light and skylight appeal is the work of Pencil Design, of Toronto. Pencil worked with the McMullen family to create an exciting but friendly place to shop.
CN Rail settles with Teamsters, trains roll again Wednesday
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Canada’s largest railway and Teamsters Canada have reached a tentative deal to renew a collective agreement for more than 3,000 workers, ending a strike that triggered layoffs, disrupted industries and halted bulk and container shipments. Normal operations at Canadian National Railway Co. will resume Wednesday at 6 a.m. local time across Canada, the union said.
ETFO work to rule
The Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario has begun the work-to-rule campaign threatened earlier in the month. The contract issues as described by Sam Hammond of the ETFO are “more supports for students with special needs, addressing violence in schools and preserving full-day kindergarten”. Education Minister Lecce said Tuesday that the action “hurts children most.”
Constitutional right to be invisible in traffic?
A strange outcry has occurred among so-called pedestrian rights advocates. They object to seniors (or anyone else presumably) wearing reflective or more visible clothing at night as a matter of their constitutional right. If you wish to be bothered
Kingsway area fine homes targeted in weekend burglaries
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Pleasant and affluent Kingsway neighbourhood/Google
Police are warning residents of the fashionable Kingsway area north of Bloor St. West about a spate of overnight residential break and enters while the homeowners were home. They say the burglaries occurred through unlocked doors and windows on Saturday and Sunday. The perpetrator is described as a white man, in his 30s who was wearing a tracksuit The warning asks that the public to be vigilant and ensure that all doors and windows are locked before bed. Good advice in South Bayview too.