Premier Doug Ford’s government is promising to strike a new tone in the Ontario Legislature as it resumed Monday, vowing to dial down behaviour that has often sparked nasty political fights. Progressive Conservative House Leader Paul Calandra said the government wants to move away from partisan squabbles and regular standing ovations – a fixture in the legislature during the Tories first year in power. “I know a lot of people look at (the debate) and think these are … a bunch of kids,” Calandra said last week. “I don’t think removing the passion from the place is the right way to go. I think we can strike a better balance by working closely with the opposition members.”

Burger King, Popeyes boost profit at Tim’s owner

Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported its third-quarter profit grew compared with a year ago, as strong results at Burger King and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen offset a challenging period at Tim Hortons. The Toronto-based company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, reported a profit attributable to common shareholders of US$201 million or 75 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from a profit attributable to common shareholders of $134 million or 53 cents per share a year ago — Canadian Press

Once there was a deceased banker and businessman who was briefly glimpsed every now and then among the dusty images of the US Founding Fathers. Then, someone wrote a musical. Now the late Alexander Hamilton is as big as Drake. And from what we know about him, Alex would have been pleased to cash in on his new celebrity.

A man, 46, has been gravely injured when his motorcycle and a tractor-trailer collided at the corner of Warden Ave. and Continental Place north of Ellesmere Ave Sunday at the dinner hour. The truck was southbound turning left into Continental as it met the northbound motorcycle. The latest report from the hospital is that the rider is fighting for his life. Continental is a cul de sac of industrial malls. Warden is a through-street at Continental.

Grinder Coffee at 1021 Gerrard St. east in Leslieville will close shortly citing a common reason — the fatal upward creep of rent. Also, the Weston Flea Market, housed for decades at 404 Old Weston Rd., shut down for the last time Sunday.

Bayview extension southbound at Brickworks at 9.30 Sunday morning

A flood warning is in effect across the Greater Toronto Area until Monday morning. Locally, the flood watch is on after a night of furious rainfall. Remarkably, the lower Bayview Ave. extension is open Sunday as shown by traffic camera pictures taken at shortly after 9.30 a.m. Some 40 mm is said to have fallen and another 15 mm is expected on Sunday,

Mississauga flooding submerges vehicles

Three people had to be rescued after two vehicles became trapped under floodwaters on Torbram Road just south of Highway 407 after a significant rainfall overnight.

Torbram Road/Ryan Belgrave City News

No winning ticket was sold for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Oct. 30 will be approximately $9 million.

141 Davisville Ave at Pailton Crescent

A man and a woman were found suffering fatal injuries Saturday in an apartment unit at 141 Davisville Ave. at Pailton Crescent. Officers responded to an “unknown trouble” call just before 1 p.m. Circumstances are unclear.

New evacuations were ordered Saturday for at least 50,000 people near a huge wildfire and millions of Californians will have their power cut again as the state’s largest utility said it would shut off electricity for the third time in as many weeks because of looming strong winds and high fire danger. Pacific Gas & Electric said it would begin blackouts in the afternoon for about 940,000 homes and businesses in 36 counties for 48 hours or longer throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, wine country and Sierra foothills. That’s about 90,000 more customers affected than previously predicted.

Beamish Vinage Pram Group

A group of British women, older moms, have defeated loneliness and depression by finding companionship in their love of baby dolls. Next, the CBC has profiled an entertaining interactive Dr Suess exhibit at Square One Shopping Centre. Below that, Adrian Ghobrial of City News digs into the government’s efforts to protect kids from vaping. Interesting. Finally, Felicity Huffman is released from prison after 11 days of her 14-day sentence for bribes paid to inflate her daughter’s SAT scores. What’s next for her?

Corgi at COBS fit for a regal owner

An hour for a table at Eggstatic

Pumpkin tart at Rehier but maybe not for breakfast

Haha

Starbucks (name your poison)

South Bayview Ave. is well known as The Bulldog’s favorite high street and Saturday was no different as sunny sidewalks thronged with shoppers, diners and coffee drinkers. A fine-looking Corgi awaited a treat (maybe) from COBS. We asked and found that the wait for a table at Eggstatic was about an hour and the lineup at Sophie’s was out the door.

But the rain will come

No winning ticket was sold for the $15 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Oct. 29 will be approximately $20 million.