There’s seems to be something fishy with the “contest” to name the dreamed-of park under the Gardiner Expressway. This lovely spot would be built in a time yet to come but Waterfront Toronto held a naming contest anyway. The sudden emergence of one of the multiple choices at the last minute has caused concern that the vote was rigged. CBC readers gave a collective snort of derision to the faux crisis as a silly first-world problem. Another reader cited the honest victory of the name Boaty McBoatface for a new British supply ship and suggested Parky McParkface would fix everything. CBC

Premier Notley tried to be positive today as she toured the badly damaged City of Fort McMurray. She said a total of 2,400 structures have burned — just more than 10 per cent of the city — but major infrastructure like the hospital, municipal buildings and all the schools have been saved. Of the 88,000 people evacuated, more than 40,000 are in Edmonton, 5,000 in Calgary and another 2,000 in Lac La Biche with 25,000 who have registered but haven’t said where they are staying.

Latest on the Fort McMurray fire: 2,400 buildings lost, 25,000 saved https://t.co/5ySn9j7yba #ymmfire

— CTV News (@CTVNews) May 9, 2016

April Luckese of Mississauga has been sentenced to six years in prison for the death of a 14-month-old child who, the court found, had shaken the child in frustration and failed to obtain medical care. Ms.Luckese operated an illegal daycare at the time of the death of Duy-an Nguyen in 2011. The child was found unconscious at Luckese’s daycare died in hospital two days later after suffering a fractured skull. Luckese previously said that she tripped while holding the girl, who then hit her head on a bannister. The Crown argued that Luckese had become frustrated with the child and shook her. During sentencing Monday, Justice Gordon Lemon said he believed that Luckese’s behaviour was “entirely out of character for her.” “I have no doubt that Ms. Luckese is remorseful,” Judge Lemon said. “I have no doubt that Ms. Luckese is a good person who has done a bad thing. I have the utmost sympathy for her and for her family. What has occurred is a tragedy.”

Mayor Tory has declared a need to control the illegal pot dispensaries that are popping up in Toronto like dandelions in the Spring. The consulting firm Canadian cannabis brands says there are 100 stores as of today and there are 21 more moments away from opening. It produced the interactive map above. None of them are legal. Many have rib-tickling names and all offer brain soothing smoking material. Mr. Medicinal, Sticky Stems, Green Wagon, HempClub and who knows what else. They populate streets where they might never have been expected, even if legal. Avenue Road, Mt. Pleasant, Lawrence and the Allen, The Danforth — they are everywhere. Speaking with reporters Monday, Tory said the appearance of marijuana dispensaries with heavy concentrations is some neighbourhoods is like a crisis. “This can’t continue on this basis,” Tory said regarding the budding of the new businesses. City News says Vancouver councillor Kerry Jang is calling on Toronto to adapt his city’s dispensary licensing system. The bylaw, which was approved last June, is about “taking back our storefronts, controlling the situation that saw businesses selling and promoting marijuana sales to kids and stores opening near schools,” Jang says.

The third edition of the City’s Cultural Hotspot program will be launched by Councillor Jon Burnside (Ward 26) and the City’s Arts Advocate, Councillor John Filion (Ward 23) with Hotspot partners on Wednesday, May 11 at 3:30, remarks at 4:30 p.m.  All this to take place at the Aga Khan Museum and Park at 77 Wynford Dr. More information is available at here

The Toronto Life daily newsmail (also known as 12.36) writes Monday of the strange Toronto Star front page on Saturday. Missed it again. But this time it was worth a look for the odd composition of Don Tapscott, described as an “in-house innovator” by 12.36. Who knows. Remember the Star feature that invited readers to pose “semi-nude.”  @1236

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Queen Street West between Bathurst Street and Spadina Avenue should be avoided this summer as the City does water main replacement and road reconstruction. Parking meters will be shut down and anyone parking will be towed. Queen Street is expected to be given back to drivers and others in October.

Rita Morena raps the commencement address at a Boston area college (Berklee) which is well-received. Actually, rap seldom sounded better although the genre has many low points. The 84-year-old actress said she had been inspired by the off-Broadway musical Hamilton about the U.S. father of the republic Alexander Hamilton.

Leaside Walk 2 celebrate Jane Jacob's 100 Birthday.Lead walkers Jane Farrow+Joe Lobko @Kathleen_Wynne @farrowjane pic.twitter.com/S0QN4btahr

— Afie Mardukhi (@AfieM) May 8, 2016