Take a moment and watch the astonishing agility of these Taiwanese kids as they show off the skill that has won them eleven gold medals at the sport of Stacking. Yes, such a thing exists and it is a wonder to witness the championship reflexes at work. At a training session on Sunday, athletes of the Taiwan branch of the World Sport Stacking Association practicing included 15-year-old Yang Chu-chun, who took home four medals in Germany and is the fastest female in her age group. Reuters
Catastrophe has been averted after a drone struck a British Airways jetliner arriving from Geneva at Heathrow Airport. By luck, the drone bounced off the plane’s nose cone but a few inches higher, or to the side, might have sent it into cockpit or one of the engines. Aviation authorities say such an incident could easily lead to circumstances that would cause the plane to crash.
Police say a four-year-old Aurora girl was inside her father’s van when it rolled over near Pembroke Monday morning. The man and his daughter have been the subject of a province-wide search since he abducted her from her mother’s home in York Region overnight The circumstances are uncertain and the child’s condition is not known. York Region Police Twitter
This fine bunch of guys won bronze at the Ontario Volleyball Association finals over the weekend. Nice going.
Boston Rex Sox ran into some superb pitching from Blue Jays right hander Aaron Sanchez Sunday as he shut down the Red Sox offense with a 5-3 Jays victory. Sanchez, 23, held Boston hitless through 4 2/3 innings and allowed just one run on two hits overall in seven innings. Two hits came off closer Jay’s Roberto Osuna. MassLive
The cuisine at the Captain’s Boil is said to be rooted in the style of Asian Fishermen who migrated to the US Gulf Coast and adopted the local Creole recipes for crawfish boil but with an additional kick. They added Asian aromatics to the boil — lemon grass, ginger — serving it with garlic butter and a blend of Asian spices. Captain’s Boil says it is unique and diners on Bayview will have the chance to test the Captain’s Boil soon. The website says much of the food comes in plastic bags, presumably to control waste and keep things tasty. Warning: There are no forks or chops sticks — just fingers. Oh yeah, rubber gloves too. Maybe if you ask for a fork they take pity. Maybe not. Anyway, the sign is up on the premises at 1620 and we expect to see the door open soon. Their boast is that they “serve it messy to let you enjoy it in a fun and unique way.” Okay.
Sandy Luong
The heart-breaking news for a Markham family came last night (Saturday, April 16, 2016) when someone found the body of 23-year-old Sandy Luong near Bathurst St and Steeles Ave in G. Ross Lord Park in Nlorth York. Detectives say they do not believe her death is a result of foul play. There was an extensive search for Ms Luong starting Tuesday when she walked away from home without her identification and other personal items.
It’s hard to imagine for many how Starbucks aficionados can become so worked up about a rewards program. It’s not like a million dollar Lotto ticket. But the reaction has been mean and nasty to the coffee chain’s decision to base rewards on how much one spends. It used to be a reward per transaction, no matter how small the amount. Locally, Starbucks watchers say the company stubbed its toe in closing the bright and airy shop at :Laird Drive and Kenrae Road. Yes, it was small, but so much nicer than the dark cave on Wicksteed. CBC
Police have told media that 20-year-old Abdullah Farah was the target of a drive-by shooter at 1.30 a.m.Sunday at the corner of Danforth and Coxwell. CP24 quotes Detective Leslie Dunkley as saying the assailants “fired several rounds from a moving vehicle” and that this was a white, four-door sedan heading east on Danforth. Mr. Farah was declared dead at hospital.
Crime scene photo by Jeremy Cohn of Global TV via Twitter
A woman has scaled a high fence at the Toronto Zoo tiger compound to retrieve a hat. The hat fell between two fences and the woman escaped injury but the video shows a highly excited tiger clearly ready to attack if only it got a chance. The outside fence is high, maybe seven feet, and it beggars the imagination how the hat got over it. It seems as if it could hardly have been an accident. The woman, whose name is not known, is strong and agile as she claws her way back up the fence to get out. But then a rather nasty confrontation occurs in which people scream at her. It is not clear whether they know her or are merely indignant bystanders. All of this apparently about 3 p.m. Saturday.
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The Cineplex theatre and the food court at the Scarborough Town Centre were evacuated Saturday night when customers were in contact with what seems to some sort of pepper spray. Many people were coughing and one person was treated for a respiratory irritation by an EMS crew. Police and paramedics think the pepper spray was released in a washroom by someone for purposes not known.
