The secret spy service file on Pierre Trudeau came close to eluding destruction 30 years ago, newly disclosed memos reveal. However, a late October 1988 recommendation that the dossier on the former prime minister be preserved for at least another decade was nixed just days later, sealing its fate. The Canadian Press reported last month that the Canadian Security Intelligence Service scrapped the Cold War file on Trudeau in 1989 instead of sending it to the national archives. Mr. Trdueau became prime minister in 1968 following an election that saw a giddy electorate give him a resounding mandate. His time in office saw profound changes to the government and way of life that echo today. Though the contents of the Trudeau file are a mystery, the RCMP might have noted the future prime minister’s support of striking asbestos miners in Quebec or his exotic travels, including a visit to the Soviet Union in the early 1950s.

Those wondering what the Toronto Star leak about the route of the Ontario Line really means may look to Mayor Tory. He said Tuesday it’s not clear. He’ll spend a while figuring out whether he likes it. The easiest early take is that the Ontario Line (Doug Ford) and the Relief Line (City Council) now share only a short portion of the full route. The overlap seems to occur between Pape and Gerrard stops and then again downtown between Moss Park and Osgoode. The colour-coding for the two lines (blue and blue) is surely designed to confuse.

Leaside Community Facebook carries a post Tuesday describing an extraordinary act of kindness done by a Leaside woman for the ragged homeless man mentioned here Monday. She tells of a friendly exchange with the man near the TD Bank at 1860 Bayview Ave. north of Broadway Ave. She offers a poignant account of how this desperately needy man refused to accept any of the items she had brought for him. This response will be known to anyone who has tried to help such people. Their reasoning is muddled up by fear of taking anything, carrying it around with them and possibly a damaged sense of self-worth. Quite sad.

Odds seem good for identification

Roaming around

Peel Regional Police have released this security video of a suspect in a series of break and enters that happened earlier this month in Mississauga. He is said to be in his 20s with a slim build with facial hair. An early arrest seems likely.

Durham Police say a woman, 39, simply made a mistake — a big one — when she drove an ATV off a steep cliff at Clarington Saturday and landed on the shore of Lake Ontario. Rescuers rappelled down to the cliff to rescue the woman, who luckily fell clear of the ATV. The four-wheel machine landed about 25 feet into the lake and sank. DRPS says alcohol was not an issue.

Ornge helicopter waits over cliff as woman is raised to top/Colin Williamson Twitter

Bring your container

1617 Bayview Ave.

Rowe Farms at 1617 Bayview Ave. is accepting your container from home to package meat, thus cutting waste. It involves some effort on the part of consumers but it is an interesting idea.

A long thread at Leaside Community deals with a down-and-out man and probable ravine dweller who is seen frequently on the streets of Leaside and Davisville Village. The concern is mostly for his welfare but there is also an instinctive question in the minds of some about unknown behavior. He is a forlorn spectacle. Mike Ball has posted a photo.

Toronto Police are asking the public to watch for possible arson fires in the residential area southwest of Yonge St. and Sheppard Ave. This following two such fires during the late night and early morning hours of July 13 and July 20.

Elana Kampouris, 21, a celebrated US actress, visited Loblaws on Moore Ave. Sunday with her dad, Alexander, and demonstrated her fluency in Mandarin by singing a Chinese folk song with two employees selling mushrooms. Ms. Kampouris is in Toronto until November shooting scenes for a Nexflix series called Zeus. It is scheduled for the 2020-21 season. She explained that she learned the difficult language beginning about two years ago by chatting with Chinese grocer friends near her home. Her accomplishment seems quite breathtaking. This tune extols the charms of small-town life. Instagram IMDb

Elana Kampouris

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The Toronto Triathalon has closed eastbound lanes of the Gardiner Expressway from the Humber River to the Don Valley Parkway until noon on Sunday as well as northbound lanes of the Don Valley Parkway from the Gardiner Expressway to Eglinton Avenue for the same period.

A ticket holder somewhere in Ontario claimed Saturday night’s $9.1 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize also went to an Ontario player. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on July 24 will be approximately $5 million.