Monday’s forecast high of 18º Celsius will miss by one degree as the high is now expected to be 17º.

Laura Fernandez and friends at Northlea United Jazz Vespers Sunday

Yonge and Roxborough

Learn to Curl

Job Fair

Easter is coming

The popular series of Jazz Vespers at Northlea United church featured Canadian pianist and singer Laura Fernandez Sunday. She was joined by Tony Quarrington, guitar, Howard Baer, bass and Marito Marques, drums. Some of her music. Upper right, the name on your sign should say it all about your business. This modest variety store run by Grandma is at Yonge St. and Roxborough Ave. Below that, Leaside Curling Club’s two-weekend Learn-to-Curl program has seen good interest. LCC is a friendly place. At bottom, make sure those young people looking for work get over Rob Oliphant’s job fair April 24. Finally, Andy Elder has got the Easter dinner you want. Have a look

Rainmaking gear drop shower on kids “walking to school”

President;s Choice pubic service commercial

Towels on standby

President’s Choice Children’s Charity was shooting a public service commercial at the corner of Rumsey Rd. and Heath Rd. Sunday using rainmaking gear seldom seen, even in the rich Leaside movie-shoot experience. The PC charity funds school-based nutrition, especially breakfast, for children who need it. The commercial contains a scene of a girl in a bright yellow slicker walking to school. The isolated rain comes from a tanker truck. Water is piped to a towering rain-making crane and then sprayed wherever the director says. Staff and actors were lodged in the Trace Manes field house during the long shoot.

Winning tickets were sold in each of BC and the Prairies for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. That’s $2.5 million apiece. Also, the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on April 10 will once again be approximately $5 million.

Poles went down like dominos

There’s fascinating video from Seattle where for no apparent reason 15 utility poles collapsed causing havoc and near disaster. They’re trying to figure it out. Meanwhile there wasn’t much to like down under the Gardiner Friday on either side of the fence. “Bubble diners” ate fancy meals under glass domes (really?) while poverty warriors called it a plot to crush the underclass. More like a waste of money.  A lone voice of sanity in this CityNews report is City of Toronto spokesperson Brad Ross. Then, Shazam the movie. It is said to be an off-beat and funny recreation of the dark world of heroes fighting villains. Finally, the eternal Celine Dion is back. If she’s your cup of tea, a tour is imminent.

Ryan Poehling notched a hat trick and then added the shootout winner in his NHL debut as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday. Canadian Press

Ryan Poehling victory pass in four goal game

Fifty years after breaking into his play-by-play dream job with a chance opportunity to call a game on radio, beloved commentator Bob Cole will call his last NHL game Saturday night. Calling games for Hockey Night in Canada was his reason for living. Over the years Cole’s grasp of the game, excitement and special Bob Cole lingo made him an institution. No one before Cole ever said “Oh Baby” and made it sound cool. But Oh Baby, he did. It’s tonight at seven with the Leafs in Montreal.

Corner of Yonge and Wedgewood

Police are appealing for witnesses and surveillance or dash cam video taken at or near the corner of Yonge St. and Wedgewood Dr. north of Cummer Ave. in Willowdale Friday night. They say that at about 11:45 p.m. a man on his bicycle was attacked for reasons unknown by an unidentified man. Police said later Saturday that the weapon used was a golf club. The assualt critically injured the bike rider causing him to fall to the ground. The suspect then fled on foot in an unknown direction He is described only as wearing dark clothing.

The winning $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max was sold in Oshawa. $55 million Lotto Max prize winner somewhere in Ontario

Blue Radish at Manor Road United, Jazz at Northlea United

Agnes Fodore

There’s music Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at local churches this weekend. See the posters for details. That’s Agnes Fodore, mainstay of the MRUC choir, belting out Oh Happy Day at last year’s Blue Radish.

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Serious accident Saturday at Victoria Park and Finch/traffic camera

Toronto Police say a woman has died in a three-vehicle crash at Victoria Park Ave and Finch Ave. Saturday morning. Two others have been injured. The roads were closed in all directions at noon hour. More as available. TPS Operations

BREAKING: Man has just been extricated from his vehicle following a seriously 3 car collision at Finch.Vic Park. Multiple people to hospital. More updates to come. @680NEWStraffic @CityNews pic.twitter.com/KR6XgpfgvR

— Ken Townsend (@KenTownsend) April 6, 2019