Vaccination clinics will begin Tuesday at the Scarborough Civic Centre in the rotunda as health officials work to stop the spread of hepatitis A discovered at a Kingston Rd.. restaurant. Toronto Public Health advises anyone who recently consumed food or beverages at the Cliffside Bistro located at 2277 Kingston on July 21, July 25 to 29, and August 2 and 4, that they may have been exposed to hepatitis A. An employee of the restaurant has a confirmed case of hepatitis A. While the risk of getting the infection is low, individuals who visited this restaurant during these dates should watch for signs and symptoms and practise thorough hand washing. Vaccination Clinics will be held at the Scarborough Civic Centre rotunda on Tuesday, August 15 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, August 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Full release

These bits of video embedded from the 680 News YouTube account show Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland addressing the media on Canada’s goals in the forthcoming NAFTA talks with the US and Mexico. It’s not unfair to the minister to say no one would have much expectation of her ability to tell us very much. The future is unclear. She makes pro forma nods to job creation, shredding red tape, the national interest and a mystery challenge, the intention to be progressive. What was more tangible was the minister’s style. It was generally rather rushed and with limited feeling for her words.

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Premier Wynne, speaking at the Pakistan Consulate on the country’s 70th anniversary, no doubt said all the right things with a command of her prepared remarks becoming of any politician. Her theme of how our Mid-Atlantic morality for peace among diverse communities continues to be shaken was cause for hope and sadness. Pakistan is the creation of an iron-willed man, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who would not brook the inclusion of his followers inside a diverse integrated sub-continent.

Findings of a new study confirm the danger to the bee population from the enonics family of pesticides, a fear raised three years ago by Ontario beekeepers.  The evidence indicates that queen bumblebees exposed to the common insecticide may never lay eggs or start colonies, which would lead to their extinction, researchers say. Two years ago, Ontario reduced the amount of the pesticide, thiamethoxam, based on an assumption made among beekeepers. The information published Monday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, found exposure to thiamethoxam can substantially affect how many eggs are laid by queen bees. CBC Beekeepers, farmers at war as Liberals restrict pesticide

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A coalition of 15 business groups warns that as many as 185,000 jobs will be jeopardized by a proposed bundle of employment changes including the $15 minimum wage on January 1, 2019.  The Keep Ontario Working Coalition, which includes groups such as the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Council of Canada, says unintended job losses will affect youth and women hardest. The proposed legislation also stipulates equal pay for part-time workers and expanded personal emergency leave. Keep Ontario Working

Sought in bomb threat

Police have released a surveillance picture of a man wanted in connection with a bomb threat at the Bloor-Yonge subway station on Sunday. Witnesses say a man was on the southbound Yonge line train when he announced that he had a bomb and would blow up the train. This forced the evacuation of the train in an unsafe manner. The suspect was last seen leaving the station in the crowd

A petition has been started by Leaside resident Judy Weiss in an effort to persuade City Council to restore the 60 km/h speed limit to the Bayview Extension south of Pottery Road to the end of the extension. Weiss asks members of Leaside Community to sign the petition, which will be sent to Ward 22 Councillor Josh Matlow. Weiss says that she has never initiated a petition before but hopes that it is done correctly. The petition is here.

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The post has started a lively discussion on the Facebook account Leaside Community with many residents saying they have signed. Others don’t agree. One woman who said she didn’t drive but asked why the limit needed to be increased was told “If you don’t drive then keep scrolling and don’t worry about it.” She replied: “I’m not worried, just nosey. Give an old woman a break.” There are dozens of responses in less than two days.  Leaside Community

Canadian home prices rose two percent in July from the month before as prices in Toronto continued to climb, though there were signs parts of the city’s market were starting to cool, data showed on Monday. BNN

Earlier this summer we were told that Kookoo’s Kitchen burger and quick food place was moving into the former Wisey’s storefront at 874 Eglinton East at Laird. But Kookoo’s backed out and now we find the address all dressed up with the livery of a restaurant called UrBun Eats Company. Its website says UrBun Eats is opening soon.

Maybe it takes Toronto Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat or Dr. Who to figure out why Canada’s first-of-its-kind Diverging Diamond Interchange is better than any other. The DDI has just gone into service in Calgary at the corner of McLeod Trail and 162 Ave. It comes complete with a YouTube video explanation of how it works from the City government. See if you can follow just why the DDI is so much better than any other four-way interchange with overpass and with stop lights.

Alexander Zverev has won the Rogers Cup. The young German also extended a winning streak with his 6-3, 6-4 victory over Swiss ace Roger Federer.. Zverev, 20, was the winner last week in Washington. This was his 10th straight match victory and it ended the 36-year-old Federer’s winning streak at 16. The German also equalled Federer with a fifth tournament victory this year. Fourth-seeded Zverev won $894,585 US (about C$1,134,800) while second-seeded Federer got $438,635.  SportsNet CBC

Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim has spoken a few words of English on his first day back in Canada from imprisonment in North Korea. Speaking at the Light Presbyterian Church in Mississauga, Pastor Lin said he is proud to be a Canadian and happy to be with his wife. It is not clear just how much of his remarks were in English because the reporter for the CBC recounts observations about imprisonment but these may be been spoken in Korean. CBC 

Jack Dowkes has died in Toronto at age 102 with his two daughters, two sons and eight grandchildren nearby.  He was a Blue Jays fan to the end. Friends of Mr. Dowkes are invited to attend a service at Humphrey’s on Bayview Ave. on Thursday, August 17 at 11 a.m. Obituary