Professor Melody Torcolacci won’t be teaching Health 102 at Queen’s University any more according to the university’s provost, Alan Harrison. Ms. Torcolacci has sought and been granted leave from the university. Provost Harrison issued a report in which he said he could not state unequivocally that Torcolacci’s sole intention was to present the case against vaccination but he nonetheless had to say that such a conclusion was reasonable based on the material presented in her slides. It seems like a considerable embarrassment for Queen’s. The Kingston medical officer of health Ian Gemmill had complained about the thrust of Torcolacci’s work in 2011. Nothing came of it. Toronto Star
Aurora Borealis dazzles in skies of England
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The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights have been dazzling stargazers in the skies of Northern England and parts of Scotland. The spectacular sight is caused by the interaction of charged particles and the Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere. Photographer Ian Glendinning captured these remarkable pictures in north-east England. The narration here is not as clear as it might be. Northumberland nameplaces are elusive although the show has been good at Holy Stone and well recorded at the Kielder Observatory.
Premier’s aide broke law says electoral officer
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Bayview Ave is under repair at Millwood, Moore
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Our beloved South Bayview is singing the winter blues. At the “downtown” intersection of Millwood and Bayview (above) Hydro is up to its old tricks. Nothing to do with the weather, they say. But it’s cold all the same. There’s enough cable on that reel to stretch to Muskoka. It is even slower down at Bayview and Moore Ave as once again Father Frigid Finger has broken the traffic lights. With no lights and parked trucks it is very tricky getting in and out of any of the businesses there. Police are on duty.
HEARTBREAK: Boy 3 dies in bitter Toronto cold
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Elijah Marsh, 3, has died in the most tragic way, lost on the street of a bitterly cold City and unable to help himself. The lad was seen on security video around 4 a.m. leaving his grandmother’s apartment on Neptune Drive. He was clad in very light clothes and was not found until after 9 a.m., despite the furious efforts of police. He was finally discovered in the snow about two blocks from his home. The address is in the Bathurst and Highway 401 area. The temperature overnight was about -19C, but strong winds made it feel closer to -30. The police search was desperate as cops scrambled over garbage bins and through garages in an attempt to locate the boy.
Pipe break hits Eglinton and Brentcliffe Staples
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They’ve got lots of things at Staples on Eglinton Ave. East at Brentcliffe Rd. including a one-time (we hope) broken pipe yesterday. Firefighters from McRae Drive arrive to take a look.
Poll finds 4 out of 5 Canadians support terror bill
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Niagara MOH says expect more cases of mealses
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The Niagara medical officer of health Dr. Valerie Jaeger says she fully expects there will more cases of measles before the current outbreak runs its course. There are 17 known cases in Ontario, six in Niagara and 11 in the GTA. People are being urged to have children vaccinated as soon as possible, especially if they may have been exposed to others with the disease. Four schools are targeted for such work in Niagara: Saint Michael Catholic High School, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary School, the Boys and Girls Club, and Lighthouse Church of God. Four of the confirmed cases in Niagara are said to be in one family but Dr. Jaeger said her duty as a doctor permitted her to say only that the patients are closely linked. She revealed that one of the Niagara patients had traveled to Toronto when the first cases surfaced there, and that testing reveals the strain of measles in Niagara and Toronto are in the same family.
Beagle Miss P. fetching winner of the Westminster
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Miss P. is about the most adorable beagle ever to be seen and is the Canadian (BC) winner of the snooty Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in Manhattan. Miss P beat out 2,700 competitors at the 139th Westminster show. Miss P’s full name is Miss Payton.
First Nations girl, 17, okay, abductor sought
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Local pub on Laird advertising job openings
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It may not be your perfect career goal but there are jobs to be had in Leaside. The Leaside “Local” is asking restaurant-minded people to send in their resumes. The Local will be located in the old CIBC building at 180 Laird at McRae Drive and seems very close to opening. Mail