Police are asking for public assistance identifying two men wanted in an on-going investigation into break-ins in the Banbury Road and York Mills Road area These have occurred within ten days. Both suspects were wearing hooded jackets, long pants, and coverings over their faces.  Residents in the area are asked to safeguard their homes by keeping an exterior light on after dark, ensuring that all windows and doors are locked and ensuring that video surveillance equipment and alarms are turned on and functional  Police are also asking residents to report any suspicious vehicles or persons in the area as well as check existing video surveillance footage and report any suspicious behaviour captured.

Star reporters Michele Henry and Kevin Donovan have reported on the breakup of former radio host Mike Bullard and Cynthia Mulligan of CityNews. Several charges of harassment have been laid against Bullard which may be about unwanted phone calls and email. It is reported that he was fired from NewsTalk 1010 because of this. Bullard tells the Star he is having a hard time getting over Mulligan and does indeed seem quite down. He appeared in court on these charges recently. Toronto Star

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Police say a man, 76, was struck by a hit-and-run driver Monday about 8:15 a.m. as he tried to cross Aragon Ave at Sheppard Ave. They say a truck approaching Sheppard struck the pedestrian. The driver stopped and then left the scene. The corner is controlled by traffic lights but police make no mention of what they showed at the time of the hit and run.The man is said to have life-threatening injuries.

Posters that shouted out a salutation to “White Person” were glued up in public places overnight in East York and Leaside according to police. Twitter user @LiveLeaside said there was one posted on the bus stop at Bayview and Sutherland Drive. The posters specify complaints about political correctness and collective guilt. It ventures into things like unspecified “garbage” on television and concern for a family’s future. Some of the posters were found in Stan Wadlow Park.

Porter Airlines says it suspects it was a drone flying at the altitude of aircraft — 9,000 — that imperiled one of its flights arriving at Billy Bishop Airport on Monday morning. The Transportation Safety Board is on the job with an account from the pilots that their flight was on a collision course with the object before they went into a dive to avoid it. This occurred about 7:30 a.m  “A Porter aircraft was on its initial approach to Billy Bishop airport for landing. It was at an altitude of approximately 9,000 feet over Lake Ontario near Pickering when the pilots noticed an object in the distance,” Porter spokesman Brad Cicero said. “As they approached the object, they realized it was very close to their flight path and decided to take appropriate evasive action. There was no contact between the aircraft and object.” Cicero said the pilots initially thought the object was a balloon, but the airline says it could have been a drone. Two flight attendants received minor injuries as the aircraft performed evasive manoeuvres, but none of the 54 passengers were hurt.

Digging in the middle of Eglinton outside Sunnybrook Plaza was causing huge backups of afternoon traffic Monday as traffic westbound was reduced to a single lane. Don’t fret. Someday you will able to get to the Rouge River by LRT in mere seconds. There’s something to tell your children.

Meat Pies baked&donated by UnitedChurchWomen of Presteign-Woodbine were so popular they SOLD OUT online in 24hrs! https://t.co/nSP402HYOC

— Leaside United Church (@LeasideUnited) November 14, 2016

Pictures of cows stranded on a tiny piece of what was their pasture after the New Zealand earthquakes have stunned rescuers. “That is amazing,” said a chopper pilot as he flew over the cattle perched on their earthen tower at Kaikoura near Christchurch. Also in your World, a summary by Euronews of the Donald Trump transition. It is informative. And in Perth, Australia, the Wildcats basketball team and 11,000 fans have participated in a huge performance of the “mannequin challenge” craze. Hey, whatever works for you.

A driver for Beck Taxi is in hospital with serious injuries after he apparently ran into a parked car while westbound on Queen St. West at Ossington Ave. early Monday. Why this happened is still not established. Police are working on it.

Rollover – Queen is closed Dovercourt to Ossington. Taxi driver to trauma centre. Only one injured. @CBCTrafficTO pic.twitter.com/dw6TqVyJLV

— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) November 14, 2016

Yes the moon is a blessing, lovely to look at and an inspiration to men and women in the ways of making love, music and madness. But is the moon a single bit different today and tomorrow (November 13 and 14, 2016) in its Supermoon get-up than it is on any other occasion at its fullness? According to some reports we have NASA saying things like the moon will be the closest to earth this time than it has been since 1948. But then again, in other reports, maybe it will only “the brightest” since 1948. Or maybe it will only be the biggest-looking. Are you beginning to wonder about this stuff?

HOW CLOSE IS CLOSE?

Dr. Kelly Lepo at the McGill Space Institute is certainly throwing cold water on the experience. He says you probably won’t notice much difference. But is the moon really closer to earth than it has been in decades? How would that work? Even for laymen who know that the moon orbits around earth elliptically it seems a stretch. And then there’s Leaside gadfly and man of many parts Rudy Limeback who was using colourful language on Twitter to dismiss the idea that the moon will be “closer” than normal.

oh, please!!! the moon gets that close EVERY MONTH!!!
it's just not always 100% full when that happens@SPACEdotcom #space

— Rudy Limeback (@rudydotca) November 12, 2016