Solitary death Easter Sunday/Brandon Gonez@brandongonez

Early morning call to Regent Park

A man has died from injuries from a fire in his rental unit in Regent Park early Sunday. The man, said to be middle-aged, lived alone. No cause is yet known. The Toronto Community Housing Corporation said that the fire alarm system inside the building was functioning properly. The spokesperson said that staff with the TCHC will be in the building Sunday “to support tenants and assist with the response to the fire.”

Out for a stroll and some crime in what appears to be Davisville Village. Is one a woman?

Police say two brazen burglars broke into a home near Bayview and Eglinton Ave. when no one answered the bell but then encountered the owner inside. They fled and no further harm was done. This occurred Friday, April 5 about 7.20 p.m. Suspect #1 is described as white, 5’11”, 28 – 30, medium build, brown hair, with a brown goatee/beard. He was wearing a blue hooded sweater with white writing, black pants, and white running shoes.

IS ONE A WOMAN?

Suspect #2 is described as male or female, slim build, with an unknown complexion. This suspect was wearing a black jacket, black hat, brown leather backpack, blue pants, black/grey sneakers. It’s notable perhaps that the suspect appears to be wearing heeled boots.

Both the South Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association and the Moore Park Residents Association will hold their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday April 30. Ward 11 Councillor Mike Layton will give an address titled Big City, Small Council to the MPRA.

Toronto Police have issued a public notice Saturday about events at Scotiabank Arena Sunday. Traffic will be further restricted and security enhanced for the 3 p.m. playoff Game Six between the Leafs and Bruins. At 7 p.m. a tailgate party will begin in Jurassic Park outside the arena in advance of the Raptors and Orlando Magic game. Road closures and restrictions will begin at noon and remain in effect until approximately 11 p.m.:

York Street closed between Lake Shore Boulevard and Front Street
Bremner Boulevard closed east of Grand Trunk Crescent
Area for accessibility pick-up and drop-off on Bay Street near Gate 1
Area for accessibility for residents/business located on York Street north of Lake Shore Boulevard

Area residents and businesses have been provided security passes. Police, in partnership with the Scotiabank Arena, as well as the City of Toronto are encouraging people to use public transit or other carpool options.

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For reasons well known it is hard to get ahead of the rain in April. There’s some clearing seen toward the end of next week and Saturday looks nice. But it will rain again on Sunday the 28th.

A look at national gasoline prices at Gasbuddy.com Saturday revealed the stunning penalty being paid by Vancouver residents. At 44 cents a litre it represents more than $25 a fill up for most mid-sized SUVs. The conventional response for this is “tight supply” and there’s a grain of reason in that but what’s the cause? The NDP government is just barely in power with the support of minority Green members who may think it’s all fine. Do Green Party members drive gasoline-fuelled cars? All the misery on the west coast may remind Federal Liberals that the provincial Liberals are the only known political alternative in BC. Conservatives haven’t ruled BC under that name since 1933.

No winning ticket was sold for the $25.5 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on April 26 will grow to approximately $35 million

18 people injured when deck carrying as many as 40 collapsed

Home in Langley BC

RCMP say 18 people were injured after a deck collapsed at a home in Langley, BC during a wedding-related celebration early Friday evening. The injured ranged in age from children to the elderly. Most suffered broken legs. About 100 people were attending a reception at a private home. Langley is about 30 km. southeast of Vancouver.

Leaf Joy in Boston as Auston Matthews scores first in third period

Auston Matthews snapped a scoreless tie in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Boston Bruins 2-1 on Friday to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarter-final. CBC

The traditional Way of the Cross spectacle once again marked Good Friday activities in Toronto. It is a focus for the devout on this most holy day in the Christian calendar.

Strangest family defies understanding.

A court has handed a suburban Los Angeles couple, David and Louise Turpin, a 25 year sentence for child abuse. Their crimes are difficult to comprehend on many levels. The couple forced their 13 children, ranging in age from 2 to 29, into a life of malnutrition, imprisonment, filth and ignorance. The daughter who escaped from the ordinary-looking home in 2018 did not even know the name of the street she lived on. Many will surely ask how grown sons would not rebel at such tyranny. How did Turpin, reputedly a retired aeronautical engineer, conceive such an existence for his family? The report on the left is by CBC Friday while the video to the right is CNN breaking the story a year ago.