Three hurt in explosive crash on Etobicoke’s Atomic Avenue
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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.
Mary Simon, an Inuit leader and former Canadian diplomat, has been named as Canada’s next governor general – the first Indigenous person to serve in the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau across the river from Ottawa Tuesday and said Queen Elizabeth approved the appointment. Simon, who was born in Kangiqsualujjuaq, in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec, is the former president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, a national advocacy organization for Inuit — CP Global
Montreal Canadians won a 3-2 squeaker in overtime at the Bell Centre in old Hochelaga, as Indigenous Huron people called it. The win fulfills a wish made right out loud by Tampa Bay Mayor Jane Castor that she hoped the Habs would win so the Lightning could capture the Stanley Cup at home. Uh-huh. Remember the Leafs?
HABS STAY ALIVE!!!
Canadiens win Game 4 on a GWG in OT by Josh Anderson! The Stanley Cup is heading back to Tampa for a Game 5! #GoHabsGo #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/5cviDvIikD
— Bench Bros Sports (@benchbrossports) July 6, 2021
Work has begun on renovations to the Mt. Pleasant Library with completion expected by December. Councillor Robinson has listed work at the branch as follows: relocation and expansion of the children’s area; revitalization of the main floor adult area; increased seating options and space for quiet study and renovation to ensure the branch is fully accessible.
The celebrated Toronto author and academic Helena Moncrieff will speak at the Leaside Garden Society’s Zoom meeting on September 9 at 7 p.m. Her book The Fruitful City (ECW Press, 2018), looks at the contribution of fruit trees to communities. It received a 2019 Heritage Toronto Book Award and was short-listed for a Rakuten Kobo Prize. New members are welcomed by the LGS. To prepare for the Zoom meeting visit the garden society.
Two people have been injured and several residents have been displaced after a fire at an Oshawa apartment complex. Fire crews were called to 1420 Ritson Road South around 8 a.m. Saturday morning to a working fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found two victims who were taken to the hospital by paramedics. One person has since been released while the other is in critical, but stable condition — with City News
Fire this morning Ritson Road South, Oshawa. pic.twitter.com/OFpRcHRGbm
— Vanessa (@radiovanessaxo) July 3, 2021
Oshawa Fire Services is on the scene for a large apartment fire at 1420 Ritson Rd S, in Oshawa.
The road is shutdown at Ritson and Madawaska while firefighters
continue to battle the blaze.All residents have been evaluated.
.@OshawaFire @DRPS @DurhamParamedic pic.twitter.com/D9YetahRmr
— Colin Williamson (@ColinWxchaser) July 3, 2021
East end resident Diane Walton has posted dramatic shots of the angry sky about 4 p.m. Friday as a cell swept across the City at Cherry Beach. FB
The off-on hydro fluctuations continued in South Bayview Friday evening. As the evening waned a circular blackout area in Davisville could be seen on the Hydro Outage Map. It seemed to stretch east to west from Cleveland St to Forman Ave and from maybe Hillsdale Ave in the north to slightly south of Millwood Ave. FB
Metrolinx says it has shifted slightly the proposed route of the Ontario Line through Thorncliffe Park to ensure the safety of the historic stone entrance sign to the neighborhood. Release