Councillor-Elect Jon Burnside will address the Leaside Property Owners Association at its annual meeting on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the William Lea Room at Leaside Memorial Arena. The LPOA notes there will be the election of directors. Premier Kathleen Wynne and MP John Carmichael have been invited to attend
Mystery writer Peter Robinson to visit Sleuth of Baker Street
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The popular mystery writer Peter Robinson will visit the Sleuth of Baker Street on Millwood Road tomorrow (Thursday November 6, 2014) to launch his 22nd Inspector Alan Banks mystery. He will be there between 6 and 7.30 p.m. The novel is intriguingly titled Abattoir Blues. Sleuth owners Miriam and J.D. are inviting all to come by and let Peter tell you about the latest entry in his best-selling series. If you cannot attend, but would like a signed or personalized copy, call to arrange one. The Sleuth of Baker Street is in the Millwood Mall at 907 Millwood Rd. at Sutherland Drive. (416) 483-3111. Dr. Robinson lives in Toronto and has an interesting history. He was born in England in 1950 and emigrated to Canada in 1974. He took his MA in English and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor, with Joyce Carol Oates as his tutor, then a PhD in English at York University in Toronto. He is best known for the Inspector Banks series which is set in the fictional Yorkshire town of Eastvale. His work has been translated into fifteen languages.
Republicans win both the U.S. Senate and House
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The U.S. mid-term elections have seen the Republican Party overturn the long-standing supremacy of the Democrats in the 100-member Senate. With voter feeling for the Democrats running lukewarm in most parts of the country, the Republicans were able to snatch away Democratic-held Senate seats in Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota and West Virginia taking them to the necessary 51-seat majority needed to control the U.S. upper house. They were also soundly re-elected in the lower assembly, the House of Representatives. The victory in the Senate means the defeat of a critical power broker, Harry Reid of Nevada, as Senate leader. The new leader will be Mitch McConnell, Republican leader in the Senate. The full meaning of the Republican win across the legislative branch is unknown but it could be profound. An enormous inventory of issues ranging from the Keystone Pipeline to the Mexican border to the threat of the so-called Islamic State will be given new life. It opens the way for the Congress to pass a budget, something it is required to do each each year by law but has failed at because of divided politics. Leaside Wildcats are championship runners-up
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This picture of the Leaside Wildcat Atom A team comes courtesy of a tweet from Birnie Electric CurrentSAFE congratulating the team. The Wildcats lost out by a goal in the final against Kingston at the Clarington Applefest Tournament. It was a very close game ending 2-1 and it could have gone either way.
GOP controls the U.S. Legislative branch
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Fairness Commissioner limousine expense $3,400
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The PCs are complaining that she spent $3,400 for limousines last year. Hamilton Spectator
Janice Rubin leads CBC probe of Ghomeshi affair
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Employment lawyer Janice Rubin will lead the outside investigation into the background of the Jian Ghomeshi situation at the CBC. Ms. Rubin is a founder of the Toronto firm of Rubin Tomlinson where her partner is Christine Tomlinson. The parameters of the probe were not published but the executive vice-president of the CBC, Heather Conway, wrote to staff saying Rubin would begin her work immediately. Conway urged anyone who worked on “Q” or an earlier Ghomeshi show — “Play” — to contact Rubin with any complaints, concerns or experiences involving harassment, discrimination, violence or other inappropriate workplace conduct.
Street “vault lids” stolen presumably for scrap
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Toronto Police say several “vault lids” have been stolen from the City’s roadways in an apparent attempt to sell them for scrap. Police say the value of such lids is “minimal.” This item used to be known as a manhole cover. Below are the locations of the thefts. Police are concerned that such mischief is going to cause an accident involving a vehicle or a pedestrian. They thefts occurred between Saturday, September 13, 2014, and Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Midland Avenue and McNicoll Avenue, Finch Avenue East and Bayview Avenue, McNicoll Avenue and Morningside Avenue, Fisherville Road and Carpenter Road. Bishop Avenue and Willowdale Avenue, McLevin Avenue and Markham Road
Jail for girl, 18, who pimped pals as young as 13
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The astonishing story of an 18-year-old girl who ran an underage sex ring has unfolded in an Ottawa court. The teen, who was 15 when she committed these crimes, was sentenced to 6 and a half years. The girl sold three others for sex in the spring of 2012, the youngest of whom was 13. Court heard she thought she was going to a sleepover. Instead she was brought to five johns. Another girl was raped. “Her crimes were heinous, premeditated and well-organized,” Judge Diane Lahaie said. “Money over everything. That was the ultimate driver. She let nothing stand in her way. “She answered to no one.” The judge said that calculated exploitation and a “bleak” prospect for rehabilitation justified an adult sentence. “The conduct is despicable,” Lahaie said. With credit for time served in pre-sentence custody, the girl has a little less than three years to serve.
No Prince concert scheduled for Toronto tonight
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Who can explain it? We certainly can’t. But there’s no concert. Go home.
Kids Costumes on Mt. Pleasant closing this month
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Denise Flys, owner of Kids Costumes at 539 Mt Pleasant near Belsize has announced the shop will be closing at the end of November. It has come as a sad surprise to many local shoppers. There is a sale underway this morning (Tuesday, November 4, 2014) and a discount of 50 percent on most everything. (416) 484-1940
Visa, MasterCard to charge retailers 10% less
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Visa and MasterCard have agreed to cut the fees they charge to Canadian retailers for credit transactions by about ten percent. The government had been pressing for this type of concession and said on Tuesday it now sees no need to regulate fees set by credit card networks. Bloomberg