The chat around the shops is that Pharma Plus is running television ads which give Shoppers Drug Mart the needle about cosmetic merchandising. The gist of the PP spots is that if you want a drugstore that cares more about your health than your appearance come to the Rexall Pharma Plus. The grumbling among many customers has been that Shoppers manipulates them into the cosmetic department. But, it must be said it’s handy to grab a jar of salsa or a frozen meal at Shoppers.
Scenic on Eglinton at street level
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On the east side of the Scenic on Eglinton construction site, work has reached street level. Picture on the left was taken today and the one on the right taken from the same vantage point on Aerodrome Crescent in February.
Lightning striking CN tower last night
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In this digital age, You Tube knows all and this is a very good brief edit of lightning hitting the CN tower. There are other videos but this is the best. Hope you survived that thunder crasher okay. There do not appear to be any reports of serious damage around South Bayview land.
15 funniest ads to come out of Jobs Apple
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CMHC says house prices will remain stable
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has predicted that house prices will remain stable this year. The CMHC says there will not be a correction in price this year, and that prices will continue to rise. Canadian Real Estate.
Steve Jobs retiring immediately from Apple
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The legendary powerhouse who created and sold the Apple computer and all the dazzling array of subsequent products is resigning immediately from the presidency of the firm. Story at Rehak/Stuebing: Mostly Media
Architect Peter Hamilton dead
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Peter Hamilton, an award winning architect and resident of the Yonge and Roxborough neighborhood, has died of cancer. His friends in the Ramsden Park Dog Owners’ Association are hoping to have a bench in the park named in his memory. Hamilton could often be seen in Ramsden Park with his aging white terrier, Spike. When Spike died earlier this year, he occasionally still came to the park, but this time with his daughter’s dog.Hamilton worked in Finland and France for three years following graduation from the University of Toronto. He took a post graduate degree at Harvard University in architectural design, concentrating on low cost low income housing.
Weather Channel tornado watch for Toronto
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The Tornado Watch reads: A line of thunderstorms is expected to develop over Lake Huron then track rapidly eastward across Southern Ontario late this afternoon and this evening. The threat for storms will begin in areas near Lake Huron between 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM then move eastward to reach a line from Eastern Lake Erie through the Golden Horseshoe to the upper Ottawa Valley by 8:00 PM. Some of these storms will have the potential to be severe with large hail, damaging winds, and torrential downpours. There will also be the potential for isolated tornadoes. This is an alert to the potential development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes. Monitor weather conditions and listen for updated bulletins. Here.
J. Crew raises Canadian prices by about 15%
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The move is said by the Globe and Mail’s Marina Strauss to be causing a push back among the store’s shoppers. as they look at much lower tags in the U.S.
The Amazing Vanishing Sidewalk Workers
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Many have been wondering what happened to The Amazing Vanishing Sidewalk Construction. The workers were here in a passion a week and a half ago, and construction was to begin immediately. Then, nothing. The South Bayview Bulldog has been in touch and learns that there are some adjustments being made to fit new trees into the sidewalk when the concrete boxes are gone. We’re not laying money on it, but work is supposed to begin by next week. What does this do to the schedule which had the work finished by somewhere near the middle of September? We’re not sure.
Canada drops out of Expo 2012
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In a stark sign of the times, Canada has said it will not participate in Expo 2012 in South Korea. There’s just not enough money to spend on a World’s Fair extravaganza. Officials at the Korean embassy in Ottawa confirm they received a letter last month from Heritage Minister James Moore sending his regrets that Canada will not participate in the event.
Our area feels quake centred in Virginia
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Some local residents say they felt swaying from the earthquake that hit the State of Virginia and Washington D.C. this afternoon. Quakes are not unknown to Toronto which is said to sit close to a seldom disturbed fault under Lake Ontario. On June 10 of this year residents reported a very clear tremor on the Cat’s Eye pedestrian bridge in the Moore Park area. Last year, there was a fairly noticeable quake in Toronto. In none of these cases was there any damage. CP24.