The 28th Annual Community Corn Roast held Sunday carried on despite rain at Trace Manes Park. Above we see part of the egg and spoon race. The judges had to check the video of this heat.
The CBC reports Sunday that the Canadian movie and drama series carrier Super Channel has filed a lawsuit against four Canadian retailers for allegedly selling android box “pirate devices” and educating customers on how to use them to watch TV without paying for it. In a court document filed in Federal Court this week, Super Channel accuses Best Buy, Staples, Canada Computers and London Drugs of copyright infringement, claiming their employees are “urging” customers to pirate online content using streaming devices that are sold in store. The four retailers “are advertently contributing to the creation of a culture of widespread infringement and theft,” Super Channel alleges in the document. “Their actions are high-handed and unfair to their customers and causing damage to the plaintiff.” Also listed as defendants in the lawsuit are customers who bought the “pirate devices” and received accompanying advice in store. They’re currently listed as “John Doe customers” because Super Channel doesn’t have their names, although it plans to pursue this information. Super Channel is owned by Edmonton-based Allarco Entertainment. CBC
Cadillac Fairview (CF) and First Gulf have announced that CF will acquire 100 percent ownership of Toronto’s East Harbour project, the historic 38-acre industrial area south of Eastern Ave and east of the Don River. The announcement Friday speaks of the completion of a plan “to create a vibrant destination and new eastern commercial core.” The transaction is expected to close on September 25, 2019.
Proud Canadians from all over are expected to gather at Mississauga Celebration Square at 300 City Centre Drive Sunday afternoon to honour Bianca Andreescu. Here are the details:
The City of Mississauga is proud to be welcoming home-grown tennis star, Bianca Andreescu with a She The North rally at Mississauga Celebration Square on Sunday, September 15. The rally will celebrate the recent accomplishments of Bianca Andreescu who became the first Canadian to win a grand slam singles title after winning the U.S. Open last weekend. Andreescu has been a resident, student and athlete in the City of Mississauga and began her career at Mississauga’s Ontario Racquet Club.
Schedule:
4:30pm to 5:00pm
Pre-Show Entertainment
DJ Andre 905 and Tej Hunjan World Percussionist Live will entertain the crowd
Hosted by Selena Singh and Mariah Sousa-Sampson5:00pm to 6:00pm
Official Event
Introduction of Bianca Andreescu
Key to the City Presentation
The unveiling of “Andreescu Way” street sign
Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot worth $27 million jackpot will go unclaimed. The jackpot for the next draw on September 17 will be about $32 million.
Neighbors tell fire officials that at least one man was seen running from two recently-built homes on Westbourne Ave. in Scarborough moments before they erupted in flames and were gutted. The call came in about 4 a.m. to the site near Victoria Park and St. Clair Ave. The homes were unoccupied and had no power connected. They stood on a lot which until recently held a brick bungalow at 57 Westbourne.
Jeff Bezos’ subway tabloid The Express has bid a bitter farewell to Washington commuters with a headline reading “Hope you enjoy your stinkin’ phones.” Circulation had dropped from nearly 200,000 in recent years to about 130,000 copies a day prompting the paper’s corporate owner, The Washington Post, to stop publication of the tab. Of course, there will be no tag days for Mr. Bezos, owner of that scary Amazon thing which is currently eating the world.
Roots stock falls as store traffic light
Roots Corp. saw its stock fall as much as 17 percent this week as the Canadian retailer lowered its end-of-year sales target following slow traffic and distribution issues that left some shelves empty. The retailer reported a net loss of $9.7 million in the second quarter of 2019 on Wednesday, while comparable sales – a key metric in the retail industry – were down 2.9 percent.
Farm Boy helping Empire find its way back
Earnings by Empire Co. Ltd., the parent of the Sobeys, Farm Boy and Safeway grocery chains, jumped by more than a third in the first quarter as improved sales and cost-cutting efficiencies took hold while the company expands. The popularity of organic grocer Farm Boy is said to have helped. Its new store in Leslieville has proven popular. Adjusted net earnings for the three months to August 3 rose by 34 percent to $133.9 million or 49 cents a share compared with $100.2 million or 37 cents a share during the same period last year, the company said in a statement. Same-store sales excluding fuel increased by 2.4
Rowe Farms, the specialty grocery store at 1617 Bayview Ave., is closed for renovations, according to a sign on the door of the now-closed shop. There is no mention of when it might re-open. September marks slightly more than five years since Rowe Farms opened on Bayview. Next door at 1613, work has begun on changes to accommodate a new restaurant. The premises has been leased and waiting for other work to be done. Earlier this month a gas line was extended (below) from the west side of the street to the 1613 location, apparently to serve the restaurant stove.
Police spent Thursday afternoon rallying up at least a dozen horses and a couple of donkeys who had briefly blocked a roadway in the Township of King https://t.co/ziwIcTfzJm pic.twitter.com/j2A9ixsjxb
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