A mindless scuffle between a pickup truck driver and a cyclist at Dufferin and College Sts. was recorded. The date is unclear but it seems to be recent. It sees the cyclist stab at the truck tire as the incident appears to be ending. That sparks a running shoving match between the two men which is finally ended by a policeman.
Computer criminals have attacked and shut down the digital communication system at Humber River Hospital. The hospital says it is restoring computers and hospital staff is carrying on. Such attacks are usually accompanied by demands for a Bitcoin ransom but nothing has so far been mentioned by the hospital about this. Cyberattacks at a hospital have the potential to kill a patient or patients. Humber River says the hospital’s information technology system was impacted around 2 a.m. Monday. In a statement posted online Tuesday afternoon, the hospital said “no confidential information was released” and the attack was “discovered almost immediately.” All of its IT systems were shut down, including the one for patient health records.
Fire has destroyed Del’s Bakery at 344 Bering Ave in Etobicoke Tuesday evening. The spectacular blaze created a shocking spectacle for high-rise dwellers nearby as seen below. The fire started in an oven. No one was injured.
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It seems that Leaside’s Christina Hotton makes the most astounding cakes including a graduation stunner that impressed this young lady. See the video on Facebook. Upper right, Conspiracy Pizza is open at the former Shoeless Joe’s location at 856 Eglinton East. These poetic pizza makers say that like sunflowers, pepperoni follows the sun as it travels through the sky. Hey, all good by the Bulldog. At centre right is the St. Cuthbert’s stone fence as snapped by Rudy Limeback in commemoration of Indigenous dead. Lower left, MP Rob Oliphant posted this shot of the Pride Toronto team with gift bags for Bayview Ave shoppers. At bottom right is the great Leaside Pub with a reminder that the patio is open.
A player somewhere in Ontario is holding the winning ticket the weekend Lotto 649 $9.4 million jackpot. The winning ticket for the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was also sold in Ontario – as was the ticket for the $250,000 runner-up prize. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on June 16 will be an estimated $5 million.
Shirley Breen, a much-liked and active personality in the Mt. Pleasant Rd. business community, has joined the Bank of Montreal as manager at the King St. E and Church St. branch. Shirley was manager of the Meridian Trust outlet at 690 Mt. Pleasant when it opened in 2017. She was transferred in 2019 to another Meridian branch but continued to be active on the volunteer board of the Mount Pleasant Village BIA until her appointment to BMO.
The OLG calls winning a simple million dollars a “life-changing” occurrence. No kidding. Saturday night’s Lotto Max draw yielded such happy wins in North York, Whitby, London and elsewhere. Congratulations all. OrilliaMatters
The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is underway this weekend, and it is being held outside for the first time in its 145-year history. The locale is the Lyndhurst Estate in Tarrytown, New York, where, unlike previous shows, there will be no stands full of spectators. Here is live action Saturday evening.
Patios were alive with friends Friday and it appears many of them were easily accessible without lineups. The weekend will see much more of these happy times as recorded at the Local on Laird Drive and McRae Drive.
Yes, Ontario is on its way back to normal but it was a long way from there on the first day of non-essential stores reopening. Here’s the long lineups at Marshalls and Winners. They are always a fun visit but there was no whizzing in and out for a quick look on Friday
