This is terrifying scene through the windshield as one family fled Fort McMurray

Thousands of residents of the northern Alberta town of Fort McMurray have fled through flames leaping at them across the only highway out of town as a wildfire seemed set to destroy the community. The local hospital was said to be on fire and many homes and camp grounds have been wiped out. Brian Jean, the member of the Legislature for the area, said flames were encroaching on the city centre and the city’s evacuated hospital was on fire. “Our hospital is on fire, where my children were born,” a sombre Jean told The Canadian Press in an interview. “My home of the last 10 years and the home I had for 15 years before that are both destroyed. “I’m just hoping that the home I grew up in isn’t, but I’m afraid it probably is.”He said businesses that have been in his family for three generations have been destroyed. “It is a devastating impact but I’m hoping that we’ve had no loss of life,” he said. Spectator Global

York Regional Police have identified the owner of a car seen speeding the wrong way in Markham but they are still uncertain it seems as to who was behind the wheel. The car,  a beige Toyota Corolla,was hurting along 16th Avenue, just east of Markham Road, in front of St. Brother Andre Catholic High School. Based on the video of the car an informant told cops the  vehicle plate number. On Wednesday, police located both the vehicle and the owner of the vehicle but they say they are still looking to identify the person who was behind the wheel.

According to web tracker Net Market Share Google Chrome garnered 41.6% of all desktop browser traffic in April, up from 39% in March. Internet Explorer’s share of the market dropped to 41.3%, down from 43.4% This is the first time Chrome has surged ahead of its rival for the top spot says Net Market Share. Firefox follows behind at third with 9.7%, then Safari with 4.9% and Opera commanding a tiny 1.89% share. This accomplishment has no doubt been aided by Google’s ever-present influence in our search for everything but it is still very impressive considering that IE comes bundled on all Windows machines. Those who prefer Chrome have to download it.

Wreckage at Oakwood and Glenhurst — Tony Smythe Twitter

A motorcyclist estimated to be in his 40s was seriously injured early Tuesday in a crash with a pickup truck on Oakwood Ave. at Glenhurst Ave. north of St. Clair Ave West. It happened about 6 a.m. Oakwood will be closed from St. Clair Avenue West to Conway Avenue for “an extended period”.for accident reconstruction.

Drake has been accused of using a song written by a young singer and presenting it as his own on the new album Views. Singer Keayana Coke says she wrote the song Too Good and that she sent it to Drake’s father, musician Dennis Graham, in a direct message on Instagram.com in February asking for his opinion.

Judith McErval

Judith McErvel, the accomplished archivist, real estate agent and friend to many, has died suddenly in Toronto on Sunday. April 24, 2016. The engrossing synopsis of Ms. McErval’s life is published at the Humphrey funeral home site.  A service and reception will be held Friday, May 6th at 1:00 p.m. at the Humphrey Funeral Home A.W.Miles – Newbigging Chapel 1403 Bayview Ave. Ms. McErval was a graduate of Havergal College, University College at U of T in Philosophy and History with honours and a member of the Alpha Gamma Sorority. She attended graduate studies at the University of London and then toured post-war Europe in a red MG convertible with three girlfriends.

EATON’S ARCHIVIST

She worked in advertising and sales before becoming the archivist for the T. Eaton Company from 1961-98. She collected and catalogued documents and objects related to the company’s history, an undertaking that produced invaluable insights into Canada’s social evolution. She lectured widely on the topic and was the co-author of A Shopper’s View of Canada’s Past: Pages from the Eaton’s Catalogues, 1886-1930 (1969).  Later she was archivist at Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall. She was involved with the establishment of the University of Toronto Art Centre, and, in 2005, she led a team to bring order to the much-neglected University College Archives. Her love of Toronto history led her to become a Member of the Toronto Historical Board and her much-beloved Town of York Historical Society. An avid bridge player, cryptic crossword devotee and voracious reader, she was also a great theatre and classical concert-goer.

Bank of Nova Scotia has announced it will take an after-tax charge of about $275-million when it reports its second-quarter financial results later this month in a move that suggests the bank intends to cut jobs. In a release, Scotiabank said that the restructuring charge was part of its “strategic efforts to enhance customer experience, drive a digital transformation and improve its productivity.” BNN

The beautiful and historic Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sava in Manhattan has been gutted in a spectacular fire an hour or two after sacred Easter services finished Sunday night. Some 700 parishioners had celebrated the holiest holiday on the Christian calendar only to hear of the catastrophic fire shortly after.  Officials say they suspect a candle fell or burned too close to flammable material.