Police are said to be directing students at Northern Secondary School over to nearby North Toronto Collegiate as they continue to investigate what is being called a security threat at the Mt. Pleasant Road high school. “Early this morning, Toronto Police Services received a threat against our school. As a precaution, officers are now on site and are searching the school and grounds. The school is now in evacuation mode,” the school’s principal Ron Felsen said in an email letter to parents. In a tweet, police said they were “responding to a possible security threat” at the school. Principal’s Twitter account. 

Northern Secondary evacuated as safety precaution for @torontopolice investigation. Students/staff safe + redirected to North Toronto CI.

— Toronto District School Board (@tdsb) May 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/TPSOperations/status/731093177080381440

NSS shot and sent via Twitter Friday morning by Cam Dufour

Maurice Cody School Spring Fair is coming up on Saturday, May 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at 364 Belsize Drive. See you there.

Metrolinx will hold a public meeting next Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Leaside Gardens on LRT station construction. The awful truth about station construction is that at least some of it will require open-cut excavation of the streets. Some parts may be dug out underground but not all. As outlined by Metrolinx the meeting will discuss local construction, why it needs to happen, how it may impact you, who to contact if you have questions and concerns and when construction is happening. The meeting begins at 6 p.m.

Times Sq. hugger who allegedly punched woman has history of arrests in similar attacks: NYPD https://t.co/xqPWijP8Cv pic.twitter.com/vodA9JRQ27

— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) May 12, 2016

A Canadian tourist has been punched in the eye because she would not tip a Times Square man who was offering “Free Hugs”. The Ottawa woman, 22, was taking a picture when the Hug Guy leaped into the frame, hugged her and then demanded $5. She refused to pay and got a fist in the eye. She is going to be okay and the free hugs man is under arrest.

Mayor Tory says he will use “whatever enforcement mechanisms” are available to stop the growing number of marijuana dispensaries. In his remarks Thursday,the mayor said these shops are “operating unlawfully”. Tory said he will ask the licensing and standards committee to support a “review of the current operations of marijuana dispensaries” but in the meantime he want staff to apply current laws to stop such openings.  “We can’t just have medical marijuana dispensaries popping up on every street corner in a completely unregulated manner pending a change in the law,” Tory told reporters. “The law has not changed yet and I recognize the fact and in fact support that it is going to change. But in the meantime we can’t have the wild west of medical marijuana distribution.” Illegal marijuana stores are blooming like dandelions 

Further update. Loblaws says its stores are all open, but checkouts may be slower than usual, after corrupt file download overnight.

— Sandy Smith (@SandySmithCBC) May 12, 2016

Loblaws experienced some failure of the cash out system at some stores across central and eastern Canada Thursday. The problem appears to have been solved by mid-afternoon at the South Bayview stores were open and operating normally.

An interesting story about a plan to make the high heel shoe more stable. Either that, or stop wearing them.

This is a parking peril that seems to go well beyond a $60 ticket. Note the charming churchyard cemetery beside it.

Joe Fresh has recalled certain baby shoes because of a fear of a child choking  on material which may come loose from the shoe. No injuries have been reported. Joe Fresh says its pre-walker ‘footlets’ in pink, navy and grey with the style code ‘BG26GW2045 and BBS6FW2039 are included in the recall.