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Canadian home prices up 1.2% in April, lifted by Toronto

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Canadian home prices rose in April, data showed on Friday, lifted once again by hefty price gains in the hot Toronto market, which some fear is becoming overheated. The Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, which measures changes for repeat sales of single-family homes, showed prices rose 1.2 per cent last month, making for the fifteenth consecutive month national prices have increased. BNN

Meridian CU Mom’s Day Match and Win takes to street

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Awesome Sale Friday afternoon and Saturday morning

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Mayor Tory welcomes cricket star Shahid Afridi to City Hall

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Afridi welcomed by Mayor/CBC
City of Toronto

Cricket star Shahid Afridi was welcomed to Toronto by Mayor John Tory and Councillor Neethan Shan Thursday prior to his appearance next Tuesday at the Go Green Cricket and Sports Field on Overlea Blvd. “This is my fourth trip to Toronto. Such a beautiful country, such a beautiful city,” Alfrid said. Afridi is known as Boom Boom for his aggressive batting style. He became at 16 the youngest player to score 100 runs or more in a one-day international match. Go Green Cricket to have visit from Boom Boom Afridi

Banff Rd. Street Sale Saturday has 15 homes particpating

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Reader Monica Franklin writes with a reminder about the annual Banff Rd Street Sale. There are as many as 15 homes participating this year and it goes Saturday May 13 from 9 a.m to 2 p.m. Rain date is Sunday.

Meat Loaf on Yonge St. Monday to launch “Bat” ticket sales

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Meat Loaf then and now
Andrew Polec and Christina Bennington star as teen lovers Strat and Raven

As tickets go on sale for the Toronto performances of Bat Out of Hell The Musical, it has been announced that Meat Loaf will stage a free concert on Yonge Street on Monday, May 15 to promote the Toronto premiere in October. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, May 24. The work is based on the album of the same name released on October, 1977. Yonge will be closed to traffic between Dundas and Shuter streets for the concert which will run from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Mayor Tory will be begin the show with a parade of Harley Davidson motorcycles along Yonge. Cast members Christina Bennington and Andrew Polec will perform four songs from the musical at Monday’s street event and Meat Loaf will talk about the making of the album and the show.

Firefighter pilfered $1,000, jewellery from woman’s home

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A Winnipeg firefighter has been convicted of stealing from a dead senior while he was on duty. Darren Fedyck, who faced a trial earlier this year, was found guilty Wednesday of stealing nearly $1,000 and two necklaces from a woman who had died in her north-end apartment.

CAS driver picks up Jack from school — but which Jack?

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The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) will require its drivers to ask for kids by their first and last name from now on after one driver took the wrong boy from from school for several hours. It’s a problem as old as time to neighbouring families with children of the same name. Usually the become Jack A and Jack B.  This case happened on May 2 when  a volunteer driver arrived at the office of Walter Perry Public School in Scarborough where the place was in being manned by students. He asked for the six-year-old he was looking for by first name only. The Toronto District School Board called it “a horrible case of mistaken identity.”

Toronto Police 53 Division open house Saturday, May 13

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53 Division Open House
Auxilliary officers
Saturday’s blotter
Markus of Treehouse TV will perform

St. Cuthbert’s concert will feature music of Ubertelli

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A dinner and concert will be held at St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church on Saturday, May 27, featuring the music of Canadian composer Francis P. Ubertelli. The works will be performed by the St. Cuthbert’s Parish Choir, Megan Symon mezzo-soprano and a string trio of  Gwyneth Thomson, Bryan Lu and Maxine Despax. Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. with the concert starting at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Ubertelli will be present and will speak about his music. Tickets for the dinner and concert are $40, for the concert only, $15  Call the St. Cuthbert’s  office at 416-485-0329. St. Cuthbert’s is at 1399 Bayview at St. Cuthbert’s Road.

 

Flooded “Lake Leaside” to be drained, receive fence repair

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Lake Leaside with poor fencing

The flooded excavation site between Wicksteed and Vanderhoof Aves. east of Laird Drive will be drained by the owner, the City has said. The large body of water has been referred to as Lake Leaside. Efforts by the office of Jon Burnside (Ward 26) to secure the site and remove the water resulted in an agreement with the owner, SmartREIT, to do this. But word Thursday says that confirmation to transfer water to the City’s catch basin may be delayed somewhat by last week’s heavy rain. Fencing on the site has been repaired on Vaughan Street at the east end of the site. It had fallen down but was fixed by April 13. Slavisa Mijatovic of the Councillor’s office said the property management had been very responsive and had immediately opened a tender to get a fencing contractor to secure the site completely. Work started this week after a delay for delivery of materials.

Application for site plan approval for new Davisville school

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An application for Site Plan Approval has put the wheels in motion for the replacement of Davisville Jr. Public School and Spectrum Alternative School on Millwood Rd. near Yonge St.  Urban Toronto  Also: Self-indulgent mid-century “launch pad” or simply stupid?