$14.2 million 649 jackpot winner bought ticket in Brampton

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The OLG says that the weekend’s $14.2 million Lotto 649 ticket was sold in Brampton. An additional $1 million prize was also won by a ticket sold in Oakville. Stay tuned.

UK forces thwart hijacking of oil tanker in English Channel

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British special forces have ended an apparent hijacking scheme by seven stowaways off the Isle of Wight.  Authorities seem uncertain about the ultimate purpose of the hijacking.

$14.2 million 649 winner in Ontario among Sunday news

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A ticket holder in Ontario has won Saturday night’s $14.2 million Lotto 649 jackpot. The draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize also went to a lottery player in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on October 28 will be approximately $5 million.

NDP win a majority in British Columbia

John Horgan’s NDP has won a majority in British Columbia. Horgan is now free to run the province without the support of the Green Party.  The victory may factor into BC’s position on the Trans Mountain Pipeline to the Pacific. The Green splinter members regularly threatened to bring down the government. With more than 80 percent of the polls reporting results, the NDP had won enough seats to form a majority government. The final count won’t be available for three weeks due to the record number of ballots cast by mail, which have not been counted. The New Democrats won 53 seats, the Liberals 27 seats and the Greens three. Four ridings were too close to call.

Lee Kun-Hee, driving force behind Samsung’s rise, dies at 78

Korean electronics magnate took Samsung from a two-bit firm to the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones.  Euronews

 

Farm Boy, Staples to open in Art Shoppe Lofts on Yonge St

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Farm Boy opening soon at Art Shoppe Lofts and Condominiums

Signs have gone up at 2131 Yonge St where Empire Inc grocery franchise Farm Boy will share the street-level commercial space with a new Staples store. This is the Art Shoppe Lofts and Condominiums between Soudan Ave and Hillsdale Ave. The Sobey’s Urban Fresh location at 710 Mt. Pleasant in the Briton House building has closed. Sobey’s is also owned by Empire Inc and it appears staff will transfer to the new Farm Boy. Speculation among Davisville residents is that the retirement home won’t have a hard time finding a new tenant.

Mid-October cold front brings hail to Georgian Bay region

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Dramatic photo of the cold front about to swallow Goderich on Lake Huron posted by Mark Robinson, a “storm hunter” for the Weather Network

A mid-October cold front brought gusty rain and hail to communities from Lake Huron to Georgian Bay, Orillia  and northern Simcoe County late Friday. There was a tornado warning, since cancelled, for Barrie, Collingwood, Hillsdale, Midland, Coldwater and Orr Lake. Large hail smacked cars and homes. Listen to the drumming on Nathan Howes car roof. Among the most dramatic scenes occurred in Lake Huron communities such as Goderich (above) where the front appeared like a vision of doom.



Blinking lights at Bayview and Moore blinking again Friday

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Blinking lights at Bayview and Moore blinking again. This is southbound on Bayview about 3.45 p.m./Bulldog

The traffic lights at Bayview Ave. and Moore Ave were blinking red again Friday, bringing traffic to a crawl in all directions. Cars on Moore were backed up to Welland Ave as drivers 850 meters away carefully tried to follow the flashing red protocols. Stop, wait, figure out what that guy turning left is doing, make a timid advance in case you’ve lost track of the dozen or so cars on the corner. Blinking lights. Guild electric made another of their regular visits and had things working again in about two hours.

Crosslinx ropes off yards as Thursfield residents await rain

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Daniel Unruh and his neighbours on Thursfield Cres. in north Leaside are holding their breath Friday as Crosslinx engineers check out the extent of the jeopardy to their property following Wednesday’s landslide beside Eglinton Ave. E. Mr Unruh says the LRT construction consortium has roped off backyards where fences are teetering on the edge of a steep cliff caused by the landslide. “We’ve requested (as have our neighbours) all documentation and engineer reports related to the collapse and mitigation going forward to stabilize the hill behind our homes,” says Unruh. “We have noticed the movement of our property sliding down the hill — only a couple of inches — but it is visible. We’re holding our breath that the rain tonight doesn’t make things worse.”

1927 heritage status Regent Theatre for sale at $7,400,000

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Regent Theatre today
When the Belsize/Regent was the Crest
Belsize (later Regent) Theatre/Toronto archives

The heritage-status Regent Theatre at 551 Mt. Pleasant has been put on the market for $7,400,000. It’s a hefty price for the historic old movie house. The place can’t be legally torn down so any new owner has to think of a commercial purpose that fits. The former Bayview Playhouse was rescued twice by owners when it was renovated by Bruno’s Fine Foods and later by Shoppers Drug Mart. Worse things could happen to the Regent and to the Mount Pleasant Village BIA. Listing

Built as the Belsize

The Regent Theatre has had three incarnations. The large “B” in permanent stone on the front of the theatre is a clue that it was built as the Belsize Theatre to match the pleasant residential street beside it. Both were named after fashionable Belsize Park in the London suburb of Camden. Later the Regent had an exciting period as a live entertainment venue when it was known as the Crest.

Lucky break helped police confirm Calvin Hoover was killer

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This CBC report reveals that police were able to confirm the guilt of Calvin Hoover in the death of Christine Jessop because there was a sample of his blood on file from the investigation of his suicide in 2015. Hoover’s name was painstakingly brought to the surface by genetic genealogy work. In most such cases, it then requires police to obtain a sample from the suspect to confirm their suspicions. This is often done surreptitiously by digging around in his garbage.

Run with the big dogs, Leaside yurts and a Midtown Jollibee

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Big guys gallop along beach/Colin Mcconnell

Here’s another roundup of things seen locally through Bulldog eyes. Colin Mcconnell continues his entertaining Dogs in the Hood series with three of the larger breeds galloping down the beach. They’re too fast for a Bulldog.

Boho bubble is sold at Alaska on Yonge St/Yonge and Roxborough News
Dining Yurt/Amsterdam Barrel House

Above, C-19 dining has never been more fashionable. At left is a “Boho” bubble available from Alaska at 1066 Yonge St. They now go for $1750. At right is a shot of a Mongolian-style yurt posted by Matt Peacock, general manager of the Amsterdam Barrel House on Laird Dr. You and your bubble-gang can sneak into one of these at this local beer hall.

Jollibee for Midtown/Bulldog

Finally, the sign in the window at Yonge St. and Broadway Ave. says there will soon be a Jollibee on this corner. It was previously home to a South Street Burger outlet. Jollibee is a Filipino firm which is typically welcomed each time it opens by mobs of folks who remember the yummy fare from back home.

NDP support Liberals to avoid an election over WE scandal

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Eglinton closed between Redpath and Mt Pleasant by fire

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Toronto Fire extinguished a two-alarm fire in the kitchen of a penthouse apartment on Eglinton Ave. near Redpath Ave. Wednesday. There were no injuries. The high-populated midtown spectacle was well recorded on many cell phones.