Moore Avenue westbound closed with a nasty rear-ender

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A nasty rear-end collision on the westbound lane of Moore Ave opposite Bennington Heights over the noon hour has snarled traffic in the area. We forget how much we rely on this lonely south-end link between Moore Park and points west and Leaside until it is all crunched up. No one seriously hurt in this one..

Thumbs up from Don Cherry at Leaside’s Petsmart

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Don Cherry with the staff of the Petsmart in the Leaside Centre this morning.  They are celebrating partnership between Petsmart and the Don Cherry Pet Rescue Foundation.

 

Burnside, Cherry promote rescue plan at Petsmart

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Don Cherry will be at the Petsmart in the Leaside Centre at Eglinton Ave. East and Laird Drive this morning at 10.30. He will be promoting his pet rescue foundation and perhaps showing some Petsmart products. Always fun. John Burnside has tweeted that he will there too.

Billionaire Andrew Getty, 47, dead amidst incredible riches

This is a very complete and well-done report on the unusual death of Andrew Getty at the age of 47, his estranged girlfriend and his famous father and grandfather. Tells a great story.

Agents paid others to hold their spot in line at Art Shoppe

Bloomberg News on the frenzy by agents to get in on selling units at the Art Shoppe Condos when built. Bloomberg 

Police find Vietnamese speaking man safe and well

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The problem with Aeroplan is not enough airline seats

John Lennon’s first wife Cynthia dead at age 75 from cancer

John Lennon’s first wife Cynthia died today aged 75 at her home in Spain following a short battle with cancer. A message on her son Julian’s website said he was at her beside throughout, and the family ‘are thankful for your prayers’. Cynthia Lennon, nee Powell, married Lennon in 1962 and stayed with him as he rose to global stardom with The Beatles until the couple divorced in 1968.

Crazy Aussie April Fool’s tricks enjoyable and obscure

The big jar of Vegemite doesn’t quite rank for gullible “you’re kidding” rights with changing the name of the national airline. Take a look. Mashable

West Jet April Fool’s joke: #SmartSeat all the way

West Jet April Fool’s joke tells customers they can go straight from the airport concourse to the aircraft sitting on their #SmartSeat all the way. Very funny.

Parking lot swallows car near Todd Bayliss Blvd.

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Thanks for the parking!

A car has been swallowed up by a sinkhole in a parking lot in the city’s west end. It happened off Todd Bayliss Boulevard near Black Creek Drive and Eglinton Avenue West early today (Wednesday, April 1, 2015). Metrolinx has looked into the big hole in case it was caused by the Crosstown LRT digging. But they say it was not.

Reuters says Toronto market to move higher Wednesday

Stock futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada’s main stock index on Wednesday, with June futures on the S&P TSX index SXFc1 up 0.51 percent at 7.15 a.m. ET.