A group of individuals and organizations speaking as advocates for the homeless has issued a public letter calling for the legalization of park encampments. The authors, numbering more than 70, demand the repeal of bylaws “criminalizing people” who reside in parks (presumably any park) until “they leave on their own terms to permanent housing they deem safe and accessible”. The letter also demands the immediate resignation of the mayor for efforts to clear the encampments.
Wife Elly on CBC to tell Olympic cyclist “I love you sweetie”
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It’s a long way from home but Canadian Micheal Woods in Tokyo got heartfelt good wishes from his wife Elly in Ottawa after finishing fifth in the men’s road race. “I love you sweetie” beats a gold medal every time.
Canada expected to win four gold medals
A global data company is projecting that Canada will walk away from the Tokyo Olympic games with 21 medals. In a virtual medal table, Gracenote projects that Canada will win four gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals, coming in 15th place. Gracenote is a data and technology company that provides sports, music and video metadata to entertainment services and companies.
Maggie MacNeil felt no pressure
Canadian gold medal winner Maggie McNeil has told CTV that she felt very little pressure as she swam her way to victory in the women’s 100-metre butterfly at the Tokyo Olympics.
Girl, 1, pulled from backyard pool still in critical condition
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A one-year-old girl has been pulled from a backyard pool in Burlington and is said to be in critical condition in hospital. The call came Sunday afternoon to a home on Kevin Cres.
Lost medicine harmful if ingested
Toronto Police have issued an alert about a quantity of lost medication near Kennedy Rd. and Eglinton Avenue East. The medication is described as Clonazepan (0.5mg/30 pills) and Lyrica-pregabalin (150mg/80 pills). The medication could be harmful or fatal if ingested, especially to children.
Margaret MacNeil wins gold for Canada in 100m butterfly
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Canada’s Margaret MacNeil won an Olympic gold medal on Monday in the women’s 100m butterfly, finishing in a time of 55.59. The silver medal went to China’s Zhang Yufei and Australia’s Emma McKeon took the bronze.
With the 3rd fastest time (55.59 seconds) ever for the event, Maggie MacNeil has won the 100 metre butterfly and joins Anne Ottenbrite (1984 Los Angeles) & Penny Oleksiak (2016 Rio De Janeiro) as the only women to win a #GoldMedal for #Canada in an #Olympics swimming competition pic.twitter.com/ZFIm24SY5E
— StatsCentre (@StatsCentre) July 26, 2021
East York’s Penny anchors Canada to Tokyo silver medal
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City to see rain Saturday, SW Ontario under tornado threat
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The Weather Network is predicting rain for Toronto on Saturday and stormy conditions across the province’s southwest. It says a front will slide into the Great Lakes region ahead of which will be “upper-level energy”. As a result, there will be a widespread storm threat to much of the southern region. It offers the possibility of tornado conditions.
Saturday: Odd Games, Red Moose and Cleveland Guardians
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The Tokyo Olympics have opened under stringent pandemic rules and protests of unknown purpose in the Japanese capital. Very odd.
Visiting the Olympic Village
The CBC visits with athletes far from home who take selfies for mom and day with Canada’s red moose mascot.
Indians no more, Cleveland Guardians take the field
Guardians? Well, if you say so.
XYZ Storage has acquired commercial site at 33 Laird Drive
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XYZ Storage, 1 Laird Drive, has purchased the commercial site known as 33 Laird Drive, sources confirm. The property is the location of a long-promised retail development that would have included, among other tenants, an Organic Garage grocery store. But the project has languished since it was first made public six years ago. The Bulldog has reached out to XYZ for comment.
Extended frontage on Laird
The purchase of 33 Laird by XYZ creates a long frontage on the east side of the street stretching from Canvarco Rd. to the railway tracks. It raises reasonable speculation about the possible re-making of the intersection of Millwood Rd. and Laird Drive from a three-way to a four-way intersection.
“Don’t run from a coyote” best advice as pet hurt in tangle
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Scarborough resident Lucy Kwan, 10, is seen in home security video fleeing from a coyote she and her pet dog Macy encountered near Warden Ave and St. Clair East on Tuesday. She told CTV that she knew it was wrong to run but she panicked. Macy however had an animal instinct that made her turn and confront the coyote. She’s a bit the worse for wear in pet hospital.
Woman critically hurt in rear end crash into truck on 400
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A woman of about 40 has been critically injured in the rear-end collision of this BMW SUV on southbound Highway 400 near Finch Ave early Friday. Toronto Fire Service said she was extracted from the vehicle. Comments on the OPP Tweet from a “crashologist” notes that this collision “demonstrates that minor crush may exist at bumper level while major structural intrusion occurs above”.
35-floor tower proposed at corner of Avenue and Davenport
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The development site Urban Toronto says that Tribute Communities and Greybrook Realty Partners are proposing a 35-storey condo tower on the northwest corner of Avenue Rd. and Davenport Rd. Urban Toronto
F18 jet fighter takeoff over Midtown prompts wide interest
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