The Weather Network is saying Wednesday may well be the hottest day of the year with a high of 33º Celsius. It will be just as hot Thursday too. Stay cool in all ways. There’s a risk of a severe thunderstorm across parts of southern Ontario. Weather Network
President Biden has rebuffed appeals from G7 leaders to stay in Kabul, the Afghan capital, long enough to get refugees out of the newly conquered country. His answer: “The sooner we can finish the better.” He said that “each day brings added risk to our troops” and warned of the growing threat of an attack from ISIS-K — ISIS in Afghanistan — on the Kabul airport. All of this is what has the world deeply concerned for further suppression of personal freedoms, the abuse of women and the creation of a simmering new centre for terrorist plotting. Will coming months see horrors even worse than those of 9-11? It isn’t silly to worry about another convulsion of young men on a mission to kill for God.
Metrolinx has issued an alert that a new traffic configuration will be implemented at Yonge St and Eglinton Ave possibly as early at Monday. Traffic on Yonge will be shifted to the west side and traffic on Eglinton will remain on the south. The east-west crosswalk on the south side of Eglinton Avenue will close, and the crosswalk on the north side will be relocated slightly south. This configuration will be in place for approximately two weeks. Release
Toronto Fire Service has extinguished a midday fire on a balcony at a condo building on Merton St. The location was between Pailton Cres and Al Green Lane. There are no reports of injuries. David Garcia tweeted three pictures
Polls, polls, polls. Here are stories on two recent soundings — Ipsos and Nanos. They appear to show a tighter race but CPC leader O’Toole continues to trail Prime MInister Trudeau in personal popularity. And then there’s Toronto. Polls here suggest that the Liberals will easily win the City. Proof again that the Ontario capital is not Canada. Some say it’s not like anything they’ve ever seen.
Dr. David Fisman has resigned from the Ontario Government’s advisory body known as the Science Table alleging political interference in the kind of information the board is making public. He also says there is a “grim” forecast circulating among Science Table doctors. Others deny that and Dr. Fisman doesn’t say just what he means by grim. Most laymen will find political interest in what the doctors are doing to be understandable. It’s an enormous issue of public importance. And very few people like the shutdown, even those who understand why it’s necessary. The most critical issue is Dr. Fisman’s “grim” alarm bell. What’s it mean? CBC
Nature photographer par excellence Colin Mcconnell of Leslieville has posted new photos at the neighbourhood Facebook page. This one catches a honey bee looking right into the lens as it goes about its important work. More photos
Good Lorde, here are more faces with the stories they tell. The Kiwi child phenomenon Lorde (real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor) confesses to City News storyteller Lindsay Dunn that she was rather full of herself when she broke in as a tweener. It happens. Then at centre is Rachael Bale, head of the Animals Desk at National Geographic. She tells ABC News about the nasty trade in cheetahs among wealthy people in the Persian Gulf. The little cat-like creatures are said to live miserable lives as pets. At right is Canada’s first and only bicycle detective Rob Brunt, of Vancouver. He appears in this CBC report and recounts how bikes worth maybe $6,000 will trade for $200 in drugs.
OPP have discovered three stolen Lexus vehicles in the back of a transport truck that was stopped for unstated violations of the highway traffic act. The Tweet is here and is accompanied by a number of grumpy comments from motorists who suspect the HTA was used to stop the truck so the back could be opened. Other comments applaud the OPP.
Motorcyclist loses control on DVP exit, dies in crash
There’s been another distressing motorcycle fatality on the exit from the Don Valley Park to Highway 401. The young biker was just 22. It appears he simply lost control on the curving road. Toronto.com
Toronto Police were going door-to-door on the streets immediately west of Bayview Ave between Manor Rd. and Belsize Drive Friday looking for leads on an apparent drunk driver. Witnesses said that the man, who seemed to be very intoxicated, slammed into more than one vehicle just off Manor on Cleveland Ave possibly in an attempt to park. All of this occurred sometime before 9 a.m. By shortly after nine there were police checkpoints at most corners west of Bayview over to Thurston between Manor and Belsize.
Canada’s inflation rate jumped to 3.7 percent in July, as the cost of shelter and durable goods went up at a fast enough pace to push the cost of living up to its highest level since 2011. Some are saying the cost of living may influence how the current election will be decided. Provincial rates of inflation range from a staggering 6.1 percent in PEI to merely 2.3 percent in Saskatchewan. Ontario’s rate is 3.5 percent but you can bet it is higher than that in fat Toronto.
Supermarket prices starting to sting
No chicken even though there’s lots of chicken
Many Britons are without chicken as shops like Nandos and Kentucky Fried Chicken close up. Why? It’s because of Brexit. Cheap labour from Eastern Europe has gone home and the chicken joints can’t find staff. Amazing.
