Lots of fun at Esandar Dr

No access no how at Lea Ave.

Sewer repairs under Laird Drive between Stickney Ave and Kenrae Rd has snarled traffic on the street and created obstacles for pedestrians. The old sewer is 30-feet down and work was urgently needed as bricks began to collapse, according to workmen.

Millwood Station at 640 Millwood Rd just west of Bayview Ave.

An Ontario Hydro subcontractor has warned residents and shoppers to keep their cars away from the old Hydro station at 640 Millwood Rd. starting Wednesday as work goes on to decommission the station. The High Voltage Utility Solutions Group says work removing cumbersome equipment from the station will carry on through next Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Elon Musk, the curious billionaire and tech tinkerer who spearheaded the electric car movement, will host Saturday Night Live.

“Hell or High Water” demand caused Bell to shun Shaw deal

BNN Bloomberg is saying that BCE decided to walk away from a deal to buy Shaw Communications after Shaw insisted that Bell assume a “Hell or High Water” undertaking to assume all the regulatory risks that the CRTC might think up if it approved the deal. BNN

Canadians split or indecisive on Freeland budget

Canine strikes Kangaroo pose during dog play at Beaches

Colin Mcconnell, the Leslieville area photographer, has posted new shots to his Dogs in the Hood series. Lots of fun.

A Newmarket resident is credited with rescuing two children from a house fire on Warby Trail near Leslie St early Monday. Police said they arrived at the scene shortly after 5 a.m. and found that the kids had been rescued by the use of a handy ladder. No one was seriously hurt.

Patient fleeing disastrous fire at Baghdad hospital

At least 82 people died in a hospital fire Saturday night in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Sunday. Another 110 people were injured in the blaze at Ibn al-Khatib Hospital, according to ministry spokesman Major General Khaled Al-Muhanna. The fire started after oxygen tanks exploded, two health officials at the hospital told CNN. This video seems to show the moment panic struck among staff

Metrolinx has posted a video of one hour and 44 minutes in length of the April 15 virtual public meeting to discuss the recently announced Ontario Line Maintenance and Service Facility to be built in Thorncliffe Park. The meeting begins at about 30 minutes into the video. Some 500 people were online for the meeting. Also Mertrolinx summary

Two winning tickets were sold in Ontario for Friday night’s $10 million Lotto Max jackpot. Each is worth $5 million. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Apr. 27 will be an estimated $10 million.

Premier Ford has apologized for the government’s decision to authorize, however briefly, stopping people and vehicles randomly to see if pandemic legislation was being followed.

Leaside Memorial Gardens is reporting on its Facebook page Thursday that George Turrell has died.

Toronto has vaccinated close to a million people as of Wednesday night. A release Thursday says 977,888 C-19 vaccine doses have been administered. Meantime, the AstraZeneca vaccine is said by epidemiologist Isaac Bogoch to be “flying off the shelves” at Ontario pharmacies since being offered to people 40 and over starting Tuesday. And the City continues to target neighbourhoods where the virus has flourished. Below is a report from the clinic in Downsview.