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Charges have been laid in the traffic death of Lawrence Park resident Ann Anderson on Buckingham  Ave near Dinnick Crescent in July. Gary Robertson, also resident of Lawrence Park, is charged with careless driving and with failing to yield to a pedestrian. The after-dark accident occurred while Ms. Anderson was apparently taking a walk near her home. The court appearances are taking place in courtroom C at Old City Hall. Obituary of Ann Anderson appearing in the Star Wednesday

Andrea Mariano

An 18-year-old Thornhill girl has died at Queen’s University after she suffered a fatal allergic reaction to a smoothie that she purchased either at or somewhere near the school. Andrea Mariano had just finished classes on her second day of her first year at the university when she bought the smoothie. She drank it and suffered a reaction almost immediately. She apparently did not have her epinephrine kit with her. She died Friday in Kingston General Hospital. Nothing has been reported about the smoothie but her family says Andrea was allergic to peanuts and dairy products. The news of the girl’s sudden death has shaken the campus where students struggle with their feelings and sense of what to do about such unseen perils. A suggestion of where Andrea bought the smoothie came from the university which said it could not comment on the death. Queens Hospitably Services is said to have signage about products with nuts. Visitations for Andrea Mariano will take place at Fratelli Vescio Funeral Homes, 8101 Weston Road in Woodbridge on Thursday and Friday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Funeral service will occur at St. Joseph the Worker, 191 Wade Gate in Concord on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Interment is to follow at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, 8361 Yonge St. in Thornhill

CBC report wraps up this distressing act of violence and our inability to get along on the road.

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The speculation about the future of Rexall drugstores in Canada is hot. Four months after the Globe and Mail pondered the prospects for takeover of the Canadian owned chain, the Financial Post is doing the same. Quoting an analyst, the Post says Empire Co Ltd., owners of Sobey’s, might be a buyer. This may make sense in  light of Loblaws ownership of Shoppers Drug Mart. But the Post also suggests there is a chance both Loblaws and Jean Coutu might try for Rexall. That possibility would surely set up a lively anti-competition review since both firms already own a lot of drugstores. Rexall boss Schreiber seen as agent of possible takeover 

Abdul Aldabous, the Scarborough teen arrested on a peace bond last week, has been required to turn over his passport and stop Internet activity with known ISIS supporters in Canada. Specifically, Mr. Aldabous must not talk to a  Winnipeg man and Muslim convert, Aaron Driver, 24, who is also under a bond to keep the peace. Aldabous was arrested by the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team on Thursday in connection with his apparent ISIS sympathies.  The 18-year-old was released after posting a $15,000 surety and agreeing to abide by a dozen conditions. This case is one of a few in which people have been served with a bond in the context of terrorism concerns. Previous story. 

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The Quebec-based corner store mammoth Alimentation Couche-Tard (Power Night Owl) will phase out the name Mac’s and replace it in Canada with the  U.S. brand name Circle K. This will begin in 2017 according to a news release from the Laval headquarters of the firm Tuesday. Circle K is already Couche-Tard’s most widely used store banner, primarily in the United States plus 12 other countries. The announcement was made ahead of Couche-Tard’s annual meeting for shareholders.