Police report that a 23 year old man was approached by three others at Bay St. and Davenport Rd. after midnight Friday. Two of the suspects punched the victim and demanded his backpack and mobile telephone. He complied. The victim sustained minor injuries. And three youths 16, 17 and 18 were robbed Saturday morning at Yonge Street and Isabella Street. They were approached by a man wearing a disguise. He produced a handgun and forced the victims into an underground parking lot. He took a headphone, a quantity of cellular phones and cash from the victims.
“None of the above” was not worth the effort
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As might be expected, that electoral flavour-of-the-day called “none of the above” was the choice of a larger number of voters in the June election than ever before. Those who refused their ballots numbered 31,399. Well la-dee-dah. Hope all you voters who posed in front of the scrutineers giving them back your ballot are well-satisfied with that zero-grade accomplishment. Your charade was among the most idle and self-involved acts of citizenry to be imagined. We’re told that something called Democracy Watch threatened to take action against Elections Ontario to make it publicize the option. Fine. But it’s Democracy Watch that should be challenged for its foolishness. It panders to the most simple minded do-nothing tendency on the part of voters to tell them not voting will change things.
Germany defeats Argentina to win World Cup
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Ontario budget to be presented Monday
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We won, we want to and we will damn well do it. The Ontario budget that shocked many fiscal conservatives and sparked the last election will come back with a vengeance tomorrow (Monday, July 14, 2014). As writer Maria Babbage notes, the finance minister Mr. Sousa is gung ho. The government will “implement things and expedite them more quickly” than it had previously intended because of its majority election victory he says. Canadian Press
Germany vs Argentina: as it happened
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Spoof pits North Korea against Portugal for Cup
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So you think the World Cup final today will be between Argentina and Germany eh? Well, according to a spoof video on YouTube the big finale will pit soccer powerhouse North Korea against Portugal for the silverware. Someone is having a little fun with the well- known tendency of the North Koreans to re-shape reality on the evening news. Wow, look at that scoreboard. Independent
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YouTube loads 12 Ottawa implosion videos
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The implosion of the Sir John Carling Building in Ottawa this morning has proceeded quickly Sunday morning. By mid-morning there were at least 12 videos on YouTube showing the event here
Tinto Bar de Tapas looks good in yellow and red
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The sign is up and the yellow and red (tinto) atmosphere of Tinto Bar de Tapas is very inviting. It is located at 1581 Bayview next door to Badali’s and will be open soon. The owner is Otta Zapotocky, restaurateur and sommelier who is already established on Bayview at the French bistro L’Avenue. As we wrote a week or two ago announcing this new spot, Otta will no doubt provide the same genial presence and sommelier skills at his Spanish bar. Hours of business of the new bar will be somewhat different from L’Avenue. Guests are expected to linger into the evening a little longer at Tinto Bar Tapas although it will also be open for brunch. It is a welcome addition to Bayview Ave. and will bring additional life to the east side of the street. These pictures were taken Saturday night by The Bayview South Bulldog and we’re betting you can have a splash of wine there within hours. Mt Pleasant right of way cost $98,921 in 1915
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There is a brief and entertaining thumbnail history of Mount Pleasant Rd. linked here. A most amusing tidbit tells of the acquisition of the land needed for the City to cross Mt. Pleasant Cemetery which had opened in 1876. The story goes that in 1912 the cemetery operators were approached for a right-of-way. The City didn’t like the offer and refused it. As a result, the City passed by-law 7311 in 1915 permitting expropriation of the property for a stunningly high price at the time. The agreed amount was $98,921.88. The construction of the road began next spring. All the streets located on the north and south ends of the cemetery were absorbed into the new north-west thoroughfare of Mt. Pleasant. It did not go south of St. Clair of course or north of Blythwood Rd. The muddy road was opened for traffic in 1919.
Etobicoke burglar came through unlocked doors
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Frightening home break-ins to be sure. But it is just jaw-dropping information that the burglar was apparently able to enter three houses through an unlocked door. Are we leaving our doors unlocked at 2 a.m. in South Bayview? If so, please get a grip on things. Locked doors may or may not stop a burglar, but they will sure slow him down. Smashing windows and forcing doors also make a lot of noise. The Etobicoke break-ins occurred around 2 a.m, in the Enfield and Gort Aves in the area near Brown’s Line and Lake Shore Blvd. One terrified woman found a man in mask standing over her bed. she screamed and he fled, leaping over fences ‘like a gazelle” This is clearly a young man who is quite athletic. At one point, officers chased the suspect in a foot pursuit, but he got away. People out there are rightly alarmed but who knew that people in Toronto actually left their doors unlocked in the dead of night?
Unhappy ending as Brazil loses to Netherlands
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Saturday morning tree-planting on Bayview Ave.
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Realtor Richard Byford snapped this picture of Saturday morning tree-planting on our favorite high street. Saturday, July 12, 2014