Environment Canada has issued a special alert as severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, up to nickel size hail roll across southern Ontario. The Weather Network says we could be in for the same thing Sunday. Radar
People who live in the midst of the concentrated construction frenzy we know as Midtown Yonge and Eglinton may lose track of how unique (not to say miserable) their lives are because of it. Just as Toronto has more construction cranes at work than any other City in North America, Yonge-Eglinton is the crucible of this furious activity. Here we see a crane awaiting erection (top) on Broadway Ave. while another comes down (below) at nearly finished rental Tower, The Parker, at Broadway and Redpath Ave. More cranes in Toronto than any other City on the continent
Did dad tell you men are from Mars and women from Venus? Looks like he was right again as polling numbers reveal a large split in sentiment between the sexes.
Crosstown cars roll daily on Eglinton East
Metrolinx is warning people to watch out for heavy LRT cars rumbling along Eglinton Ave E these days as daily testing of the new line continues.
Chopper-cows-in-Switzerland time again
The annual airlift of cows down from their summer alpine vacation is underway in Switzerland. Not surprisingly, some cows are left lame from their rocky summer.
Carlos Murudumbay happily took a moment from his run on Wednesday in Serena Gundy Park to snap these lovely residents. FB
The board of governors of Ryerson University has voted to change the name of the school because of so-called connections to the residential school system, as reported here by City News. There’s a good deal of skepticism in the comments section about the wisdom of what the governors say will be a bright new world of education at Rye High. One suggestion for the new name is Schooly McSchool-Face.
A widespread outage in Twitter service struck the northeast US and southern Ontario Friday morning. By shortly after 10 a.m. however, it appears that service has resumed. See the pattern of complaints at Downdetector
Police have found the beaten body of a Caledon woman in a suitcase on Keele St. near Hillary Ave in northwest Toronto. The victim is identified as Varsha Gajula, 41. Anyone who may have seen Varsha Gajula, have heard, or witnessed anything suspicious, is urged to contact Homicide detectives.
Women’s minister Maryam Monsef has dropped a clanger as she appealed to the Taliban to respect women’s rights. She called the Taliban brothers. A lot of people are trying to spit out that bad taste Thursday. Pitooey
Toronto woman crochets her way to good business
Then there’s Toronto woman Jess Papp who appears to be on the road to business success with her crochet creations at her firm, HotPot Variety. Holt Renfrew liked her work and gave Jess a call. She’s building a new Shopify site and has a chance to make a real success. It would never have happened in Kabul. Instagram
Tomato capital creates food bank
City News hoofer Audra Brown reports from Leamington, Canada’s Tomato Capital, on how irregularly shaped veggies are providing perfectly good food
Eating a hot dog could cost you 36 minutes of healthy life, while choosing to eat a serving of nuts instead could help you gain 26 minutes of extra healthy life, according to a doubtful study at the University of Michigan. Yeah. That would be 36 minutes from what? Here’s the whole thing, scholarly mustard and all.
The City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario have agreed on a plan to incorporate the old Dominion Foundry buildings on Eastern Ave into any new residential development on the site. The property is owned by the province and was the subject of intense community resistance to demolishing the historic factories. No proposal has yet been made for the site. Images released this week from CORE Architects Inc. depict a structure in which the exteriors walls of the building form the first floor of a development. Another image (below) depicts a public space inside a former industrial structure. Urban Toronto
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.
