Toronto Raptors trailed all night but found fourth quarter grit to claw their back to a 100-94 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Saturday and advance to the NBA finals against the Golden State Warriors. As usual, Kawhi Leonard led the way with 27 points and 17 rebounds. Game 1 will mark the first NBA Finals game ever played on Canadian soil.

Rescuer with Amanda Eller

Robert F Smith

Dr. Tina Chada

Faces of joy, generosity and remorse this Sunday morning. At left is Amanda Eller, 36, in a photo taken with a rescuer just moments after she was discovered in the thick forests of Maui Island in Hawaii. She had been there for two weeks and official searches had ended. The men who found Amanda were hired by her family. At centre is billionaire Robert F. Smith, the wealthiest black man in the US. Late last week he stunned faculty and students at Morehouse College in Atlanta by adding a word or two to his commencement address. He said he was going to pay off all student loans at Morehouse, a sum estimated at $40 million. Finally, at right, Toronto psychiatrist Jasjot (Tina) Chadda has been suspended for six months by the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Chadda was also given a public scolding by the college for her predatory business practices. She expressed remorse. Michele Mandel of the Toronto Sun.

Fire service retrieves body/Jeremy Cohn Twitter

41 metres

“Riskiest selfie spot”

A man, 24, is dead in a fall Friday night off of Dundas Peak at Tews Falls where the Spencer Creek plummets some 41 metres over the Niagara Escarpment. The uneven ledge has been described as Hamilton’s riskiest selfie spot. Police say they were called to the area shortly before 11 p.m. for a man who fell off the cliff. He was with a friend on the trails when he stood up, lost his balance and fell, say police. Hamilton Emergency crews searched the area and the man was located at the bottom of the cliff. He was pronounced dead on scene.

Door knocking Saturday/Matthew Bingley Twitter

Asks PC MPPs to object to cuts/CP24

$343 billion and rising

Mayor Tory went door-to-door in Ward 8 (Eglinton-Larence) Saturday, braving the rain to ask residents to complain to the government about cuts to City services. The door-knocking brought a response from Premier Ford later in the day saying that the Mayor and City Council want the public to believe the only way to address the cuts is to raise taxes or reduce services. Savings can be found in Toronto’s bureaucracy, he insists. Behind it all, the crushing provincial debt ($343 billion). It requires a stunning $11 billion in interest each year. And despite the insistence of the City and Queen’s Park that there is a better way to address the debt, that solution is not clear. Stories by CTV and CBC Saturday do not touch on alternatives (if any exist) to the present deep cuts being made to health care. There may be another way, but it is not apparent. Or, does a debt of $343 billion matter?

Seal Tartare/: Erin Yunes/Abbott Imaging

581 Mt. Pleasant

Ku-kum, the Indigenous restaurant known and frequently attacked for serving seal tartare, has been closed because of $20,000 in outstanding rent. Ku-kum’s somewhat obscure signage at 581 Mt. Pleasant Rd. did not prevent the restaurant and its owner, Joseph Shawana, from being dragged into a campaign against such dishes and “colonial” non-Indigenous diners generally.

A Leaside mom is telling of an incident in which a man in a hoodie tried to get into a car driven by her teen daughter as it was stopped for the light on Fleming Cres at Bayview Ave. Creepy. Here’s the story as told by the mom: “Our 19-year-old daughter was in our car (Wednesday) around 10:15 p.m. and was stopped at the light at Fleming and Bayview waiting to make a left. She noticed a man in a dark green hoodie sitting on the bench that is in front of the bike store beside the corner variety store. She took notice but kept calm. He then walked around the back of the car and tried to aggressively open the passenger side door. Thank God the car was locked!! My daughter immediately made a right turn and left him there. He either wanted money,  the car, to do her harm or both. She did report it. The man is white, medium build. She could not see his face as the hoodie was purposely pulled down low to cover his face. Be safe everyone.” Facebook

Several members of the Durham Regional Police force have successfully complained about what they call corrupt practices employed by high-ranking officers. Their allegations, still unspecified, extend to Chief Paul Martin. Late Friday it was revealed that the government has imposed “an administrator” on the DPRS. He is retired Toronto Police Deputy Chief Mike Federico. Marion Isabeau Ringuette, the solicitor general’s press secretary, confirmed that an administrator has been appointed but noted that “no one has been relieved of their duties.” “Concerns were brought to the attention of the solicitor general regarding the Durham Regional Police Service and Durham Regional Police Services Board. As a result, the solicitor general requested that the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) investigate these allegations,” the statement read.

Saturday morning

Sanctuary full of rummage goodies/MRUC

The Manor Road United Church rummage sale opens at 10 a.m. Saturday. The church is loaded with rummage goodies. MURC is located at 240 Manor at Forman Ave. Facebook

When a squirrel touches two wires and doesn’t fall off/City News

Most people have a lot to learn about how squirrels can cause a blackout like the one that hit many homes in Leslieville and the east lakeshore Thursday. Andrew M. Smith is the go-to man it seems on how this occurs. On Facebook he has made a number of posts Friday explaining how sometimes a squirrel merely causes the lights to blink, but sometimes, total outage. He says “usually the squirrel gets fried and jumps/falls off the wires, so all you get is a quick power off/power back on thing. It’s when the squirrel short circuits the wires and stays in place that causes the bigger, longer blackouts. The squirrel causes a major short circuit and will continue to do so until it is removed. In 2018, Toronto had had about 60 major squirrel outages.” Another post reads ” I’m sorry, but I started chuckling as soon as I read EE’s lead ‘freaking squirrel’. Now I can’t stop, having read others following up. Poor squirrel. But they really are not that bright.” . 

The Cody Spring Fair will move inside the school Saturday because of forecast rain. Doors Open Toronto is on this weekend. Here is the list of sites open.

Fire station 227

Historic Don Jail

Jarvis St. Baptist Church

Team Canada: Gillian, Lila, Leah and Julia are heading to Singapore to compete in Kids’ Lit Quiz/Bulldog photo

In a few short weeks it will be time for Team Canada — Gillian, Lila, Leah and Julia — to climb on a jet and head to Singapore for the world finals of the Kids’ Lit Quiz competition. These book-loving girls from Hodgson Middle School are the certified True North champions of this worldwide challenge based on knowledge of English-language authors. Amazing. To help cover travel costs for Team Canada, dozens of local merchants and businesses have donated goods and services in an auction that begins on the evening of May 23. One stunning prize is a week at the Kemur Girls Equestrian Camp valued at $1,300. Names like Amsterdam Brewery, Aroma Espresso Bar, Canada’s Wonderland, Davisville Eye Care, Eggstatic, McSorley’s Saloon, Tall Ship Cruises and Ten Spot Leaside are but a few. See all of them and make a bid here.

Auction offering of a week at Kemur Girls Equestrian Camp near Cambridge

Lap pool

77 Hazelton

House is 17 feet wide

This elaborately-finished semi-detached home at 77 Hazelton Ave. has sold for $4,900,000, just below the listed price of $5 million. It is narrow (17 feet) and despite its complete makeover some at least will find the price surprisingly high. The lap pool in the open garden is given some credit for the price but the new owner would have to have highly specialized swimming needs, especially in this climate. Here’s a video.