A ticket holder in Ontario has won Friday night’s whopping $70 million Lotto Max jackpot. Nine of the draw’s Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each were also won, with one of those prizes being split between two lottery players. Winning Maxmillion tickets were sold in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and the Prairies.

An alert nanny, Jillian Mendoza, is being credited with saving her two wards from serious injury by pushing their stroller to safety as an SUV suddenly leaped onto the sidewalk on St. Clair Ave West at Boon Ave Wednesday. Mendoza was seriously wounded when the vehicle pinned her against the wall of a store. She is said to be in stable condition in hospital after three operations. She had her employer’s two children, two and five, out for a walk when the accident occurred. Police say a man of 82 reversed onto the sidewalk as he was about to leave a parking space.

Original’s Ale House at 1660 South Bayview Ave., a gathering place for nearly 40 years, has been put on sale by the owner for $499,000. Leasing details and other particulars

Canadian Press says Health Canada has approved the C-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca. It will become the third vaccine to be used in this country. Canada pre-ordered 20 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was co-developed by researchers at the University of Oxford. It will also receive up to 1.9 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the global vaccine-sharing initiative known as COVAX by the end of June. Two vaccines, those from Pfizer and Moderna, are already being given to patients and there is a fourth (Johnson and Johnson) and a fifth (Novavax) awaiting approval.

OPP have charged an inspector, Steve Grosjean, 62, with breach-of-trust in connection to the discovery of systematic preferential treatment of certain two truck operators. Three officers are already charged. They are PC Bindo Showan, 57, PC Simon Bridle, 53, and PC Mohammed Ali Hussain, 52. There has been a two-year investigation into alleged crimes in the tow-truck industry. Shocking towing kickback charges laid against OPP officers

It looks like a slushy but warm Saturday with Sunday warm enough to make the crocuses bloom. It’ll hit 9° Celsius. There are more chilly days still ahead in March or should we call it vaccination month?

This woman and her fiancé just parked on St Clair near Boon Ave. when the SUV went up on the curb and struck a woman pushing a double-stroller. Katrina describes how her fiancé’s dentist is a hero for running out to help. @680NEWS pic.twitter.com/3ZyCgbJW8J

— Mark Douglas (@DouglasCityNews) February 24, 2021

Organizers of the Canadian National Exhibition are planning on opening this August if the vaccine stars are aligned to immunize all those who want a protective injection against C-19. Few things would declare a return to the old normal better or be more welcome. The Ex was cancelled in 2020 and organizers concede that might happen again, but they’re counting on the vaccine stars to conjure up a better outcome. Let’s hope so.

But City forces closure of many events in May, June

But the City of Toronto issued a news release Wednesday extending its cancellation of in-person major events until at least July 1. This will include Canada Day events. The decision was made in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health and others. Here are a few events that will be impacted. It seems like there will be many others, including the East York Canada Day Parade.

• Toronto Marathon, half Marathon, 5k, 10k and relay (will be a virtual event)
• Sporting Life 10k (will be a virtual event)
• Canadian Music Week (will be a virtual event)
• Doors Open Toronto (cancelled)
• Juno Awards (will be a virtual event)
• Ride for Heart (will be a virtual event)
• NXNE Music Festival (will be a virtual event)
• Luminato (virtual option to be determined)
• The Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer (will be a virtual event)
• TD Toronto Jazz Festival (virtual option to be determined)
• Indigenous Arts Festival (will be a virtual event)
• Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival (will be a virtual event)
• Trans March, Dyke March & Pride Parade (will be a virtual event)
• Scarborough Canada Day Parade & Celebration (cancelled)
• Canada Day Celebrations at Mel Lastman Square (cancelled)

Ontario will begin vaccinating some 600,000 citizens who are 80 and over in the third week of March, the government has announced. General Rick Hillier, the administrator of the vaccination program, announced that appointments will be taken for these vaccinations as of Monday, March 15. Hillier said the province expects to begin vaccinating those over the age of 75 starting on April 15 and people over 70 one month later. The target date for vaccinating people over the age of 65 is June 1, Hillier said. The news conference below was held Wednesday morning.

Leaside United Church has tweeted pictures of nearly-completed renovations at the church. New pew cushions are said to be vibrant blue and very comfy. The blue complements the stained glass windows. With vaccinations near, the prospects of gathering in person seem real again.

Golf star Tiger Woods suffered leg injuries Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in suburban Los Angeles and was undergoing surgery, authorities and his manager said. His condition wasn’t yet clear. Woods was alone in the SUV and had to be extricated from it, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. No other cars were involved in the wreck that injured the golfer — CBC

Halton police have ticketed a driver after what appears to have been a family meeting by face-time between mom and dad with the kids aboard. Each parent was in a separate vehicle. A tweet from PC Marc Taraso tells of this chancy activity. No doubt it entertained the kids. The incident was discovered when PC Taraso looked into one of the vehicles at a stoplight.