They’re saying that just plain folks will soon be able to afford to take a private rocket into orbit for a few minutes of space fun. But for now it’s the playground of billionaires like Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.

Football fans in the United Kingdom are flying this weekend in anticipation of the England-Italy game Sunday for the European championship. It is the first time England has contested the title in 55 years. Italy won the tournament in 1968 but lost two finals in 2000 and 2001

TTC buses meet schedule but get tickets too

CTV rolls out this story with breathless surprise but those who have seen the 88 Leaside pound down St. Clair Ave won’t be surprised that City vehicles are getting caught by the new automatic traffic cameras.

Flying over and into Forest Hill LRT station

Metrolinx has released another of its interesting films. This time the drones take us over and into Forest Hill station at Eglinton Ave and Bathurst St.

Ontario will return to indoor dining and much more relaxed business and entertainment rules effective Friday, July 16. But some doctors don’t seem to agree. It is a well-known phenomenon of this pandemic ordeal and remains the reason the public is foggy about all sorts of things, like how bad really, are the variants. Here’s Dr. Peter Juni, a government advisor, who seems quite opposed to Step Three right now.

MTCC COVID 19 Vaccination Clinic /Bulldog photo

Walk-in clinics open Saturday July 10th, 2021 /Bulldog photo

The City is starting walk-in vaccinations at four immunization clinics beginning Saturday at noon. These are the Toronto Congress Centre clinic that opened to walk-ins yesterday, Cloverdale Mall, The Hangar and the Metro Toronto Convention Centre clinics. The clinics open at noon and will receive those 18 and over. Release

The Gardiner Expressway will be closed all weekend for repairs. Find another way or stay home.

White kid ran away from residential school, got sent back

Ron Gosbee recalls his time as a white kid whose parents sent him to St. Anne’s residential school in northern Ontario. He and his sister sneaked out and went home but mom and dad sent them back. Gosbee tells a compelling story of another time.

Queen visits Coronation Street cast to mark 60 years on air

Bustin moves on the beach/Colin Mcconnell

Some Friday dog news in the form of this feisty fellow captured by Leslieville photographer Colin Mcconnell.

Boxer dog in cemetery incident is found

The City animal control service is asking that posters showing the owner of a Boxer dog in Davisville be taken down. The dog and its owner are known. Poodle killed by Boxer dog in cemetery, posters up says FB

Mike Eppel assays the market plunge early Thursday. How far will it go down? Always remember that free enterprise will bring it back someday soon.

Proof again that you can’t live in Midtown Toronto without the Eglinton LRT living right there with you. The ever-present and seemingly endless project prompted a cranky social media post from someone at Netflix who complained “you could watch literally every movie on Netflix ever and Eglinton constriction still won’t be done.” But the tweet, posted on the Netflix Canada account, was quickly taken down, apparently a little too political for the streaming giant.

Joy in Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning won the Stanley Cup Wednesday night with a 1-0 win over the Canadiens in Game 5.

A ticket holder in Ontario is $65 million richer, with one winning ticket sold in Tuesday’s Lotto Max jackpot. Five of the 14 available Maxmillion prizes of $1 million were also claimed by three tickets sold in British Columbia, one in the Prairie provinces and one in Ontario. The jackpot for the next draw on July 9 will be at an estimated $21 million.