Here was see the 1924 Park Avenue Hotel imploded as the final clearing for the the site of a stadium for the Detroit Red Wings takes place. The Park Avenue was the place to be seen when Detroit was the fabled automotive centre of the world.
Germans want a trustee to sell off Greek assets
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German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble has spoken of five-year Greek exit from the euro zone as an option for helping the long-running debt crisis. The newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine contains leaked extracts of finance ministry paper that offers a way out (Grexit) as one of two options. The Germans reportedly view the latest proposals from Athens as failing to address “central, important reform areas to modernize the country and bring sustainable development”. The German are bitter about what they see as Greek off-hand approach to paying their debt. Another newspaper headline above reads: “(Greek Premier) Tsipras laughs and we pay, pay, pay.” The German paper see Greece, with parliamentary support, hand over assets worth €50 billion to a trustee fund which would sell them and set off the proceeds against Greek debt. The second Berlin proposal involves the EU agreeing a temporary Grexit of at least five years to allow Athens restructure its debts. The country would remain a full EU member and would be given technical and financial support for measures to boost growth and address humanitarian needs.
Faded Genes play Seven44 Mt. Pleasant in aid of CAMH
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Harper to double size of Scarborough’s Rouge National Park
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Canadian synchronized swimmers win gold medal
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Canadian women’s kayak four win Pan Am gold
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Canadian women have won the K-4 500 metre paddle to open the scoring for Canada at the Pan Am Games. Cuba won the silver medal and Argentina the bronze. Globe and Mail
Pan Am Games fireworks offer exciting show off CN Tower
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This ESPN story is cleverly written. It describes the Games impact on Toronto like the dumping of a load of children’s toys on the living room floor. Unique Experience that is the Pan Am Games
Grateful Leaside thanks Howard Birnie for “50-75”
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Howard Birnie, the man who has supported community baseball and generally made things right in that regard, is celebrating 50 years of such service this weekend along with his 75th birthday. To thank him a group of friends has made a video wishing Mr. Birnie (Howie) “happy 50-75”. To which The South Bayview Bulldog adds it own congratulations. Modest Birnie tells CP24 he was never very good at baseball Photo Toronto Star archives
HOWARD BIRNIE THE CLEVER COACH
Above is a picture of the Richardson’s Junior Team from 1962 with Coach Howard Birnie at the left rear. It recalls but one episode in Birnie’s career. In a game against Christie Pits, Birnie had his pitchers in and out like a revolving door, tailoring them to the Pits batters. It was a bravura performance and Richardson won.
Naproxen medicines like Aleve get new look in the U.S.
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Rebuffed twice, Fiat Chrysler still loves General Motors
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The boss of Fiat Chrysler Sergio Marchionne said in Toronto Friday that possible merger partners other than rival General Motors Co. exist as a way for the auto maker to lower costs by boosting production. But that’s about all he said. Fiat Chrysler has approached GM twice since 2012 about a partnership. GM has rebuffed each overture. Mr. Marchionne believes the auto sector needs to consolidate to absorb rising costs the industry faces from increased fuel-economy regulations, stringent automobile safety mandates and the prospect of new competition from the self-driving cars being developed by Apple Inc. and Google Inc. But GM has argued it already has sufficient scale to absorb these costs and aims to achieve returns on invested capital of more than 20%. Cynics will also wonder if Mr. Marchionne’s preferred solution is just a way to stay in business.
Two sets of identical twins mixed at birth in Bogota hospital
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It is just an amazing tale. Two sets of identical twins are mixed up at birth. One twin from each set is mistakenly sent home with the other and is reared to maturity thinking that he and his brother are fraternal twins, not identical. Before you watch this enjoyable video look at the pictures above and see if you tell the correct sets of identical twins. To keep you on track, Carlos and Wilber are identical twin bothers, as are Jorge and William. But they grew up thinking they were brothers Carlos and Jorge and William and Wilber. Hear how they figured out who they were really.
Loblaws, Metro Inc. settle with Toronto area employees
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Both Loblaws and Metro Inc.have avoided strikes at their Ontario stores. Local 414 of the grandly-named Union for Canada (Unifor) representing 4,000 workers at Metro grocery stores in Ontario has reached a tentative contract agreement. The proposed contract covers 28 stores in the Toronto area owned by Metro Inc.. A strike had been set for Sunday. At Loblaws different union has also settled. Local 1000A of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFWC) ratified a contract this week avoiding a strike that could have started this weekend. Shop easy everyone. .