The Globe and Mail says Saturday that Rogers Communications saw a dramatic power struggle that ended with the abrupt departure of chief financial officer (CFO) Tony Staffieri after a board meeting in September. It says that chairperson Edward Rogers tried unsuccessfully to unseat CEO Joe Natale. His choice was apparently Mr Staffieri. The board meeting in question saw substantial support for Mr. Natale led by Mr. Rogers sister, Melinda, who is deputy chair. The Globe and Mail requires a subscription but an account of this conflict is published by MobileSyrup (below).

• Internal Rogers power struggle failed to oust CEO Joe Natale: report
• Rogers deal to dispose of Joe Natale’s Telus non-compete

Thanksgiving wishes in the pandemic twilight here from Leaside United Church choir members. See their tweet here

What happened? Christinaaa @christinaabrii

Authorities have launched an investigation after a man survived a nine-floor plunge from a New Jersey high rise Thursday. According to the New York Post, the terrifying incident took place at around 10:30 a.m. at 26 Journal Square in Jersey City. Onlooker Christina Smith told the Post the man managed to stand up after the fall, before asking others “What happened?” He landed on a BMW convertible. The slang “soft top” seems apt. Watch the incredible video tweeted by a witness (below)

Drone 360 degree video of demolished mansion on Old Colony Rd/Matthew Pegg

Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg has tweeted video showing an aerial 360 of the recently burned-out mansion on Old Colony Rd.

Parking enforcement will be suspended over the statutory holiday of Thanksgiving as usual in Toronto. The release below was issued Friday.

The Toronto Police Service Parking Enforcement Unit will not be enforcing the following on-street parking bylaws during the Thanksgiving public holiday on Monday, October 11, 2021: Pay-and-display/metered areas, rush hour routes and posted signs indicating Monday to Friday regulations. All other areas and parking offences will continue to be enforced

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Education Minister Stephen Lecce is scheduled to speak Friday morning on a plan to distribute six million free menstrual products per year to school boards over the next three years. Ontario will become one of four provinces that provide free menstrual products to students through an arrangement with Shoppers Drug Mart. The news conference may be seen here when it begins.

Boji the Instanbul transit canine

Cat Art Show

Budi and Sekali are expecting at the Toronto Zoo

The animal faces in this trio of tales mean the news is all good. It starts with the fascinating video story of Boji, the Instanbul transit hound, who has become a well-behaved and celebrated national figure as he makes his daily commute through the timeless City. Then at centre a glimpse of the stunning art created at the annual Los Angeles Cat Art Show. No dogs allowed. Lastly we have an orangutan hook-up of historic proportions at the Toronto Zoo where endangered species Budi and Sekali are expecting.

One injured in multi-car tangle at 401 and Brock St/Kevin Misner 680 News

Police say there is at least one injury in a tangle of vehicles on Highway 401 near Brock St. at Whitby Thursday. The injured party was airlifted to hospital via Ornge air ambulance (photo below).

Old Colony three-alarm at home under construction/Assistant Chief Jim Jessop TFS

The Toronto Fire Service is still cleaning up from an all-night three-alarm fire at a mansion under construction on exclusive Old Colony Rd in North York. More than 50 units were required at the site of the fire which was spotted about 10 p.m. Tuesday.

Kept fire staff busy all night/Kyle Hocking 680 News

Teacher Nicholas Mills

Jeremiah Perry

A Toronto court has found that teacher Nicholas Mills is not guilty in connection with the drowning of a teenage student Jeremiah Perry during a canoe trip at Algonquin Park in 2017. The charge was criminal negligence causing death. In her decision, Superior Court Justice Maureen Forestell said the conduct of Nicholas Mills, a C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute teacher who was in charge of the school trip, did not “reach the level of moral blameworthiness necessary for criminal liability.” CTV

Would any teacher have said no?

Here’s what The Bulldog wrote in 2017: Others might have done the same. Rather than deny Perry the broadening experience and inclusion that the trip represented, they would have found the risk/reward odds favoured letting the boy go. That would have been against the rules and wrong. But it is easy to understand.

Glen Stewart Ravine by Cami Mendes bellatrixphotography.com

Residents are invited to explore Toronto’s ravine network during a City-sponsored ten-day period called Ravine Days. It’s well underway but lasts until October 10.