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Peanut butter cup cookie

1581 Bayview will be third Craig’s Cookies store

The ingenious baker Craig’s Cookies will open its third shop in Toronto soon at 1581 Bayview Ave. They’ve taken down the rather cumbersome wooden patio in front of the shop to provide direct access for excited fans of the firm’s interesting products. To a considerable extent, it seems that Craig’s Cookies are stuffed with other people’s goods, like Rice Krispies, Reeses Pieces, Nutella, Mars Bars and Oreo. But there are other more generic cookie types such as Apple Pie and Maple Bacon. They’re in the oven.

Nursing Times, UK

The Ministry of Health reports 409 new C-19 cases on Friday, the same as Thursday’s count. Toronto alone at 204 cases accounts for half of Ontario cases. Elsewhere, there were 66 cases in Peel and 40 in Ottawa.

Toronto waterfront continues to show many cases

The City’s interactive map shows accumulated cases by neighbourhood in the past three weeks. Here are a few:

Waterfront 97
Mt. Pleasant West 11
Mt. Pleasant East 7
Lawrence Park 7
Moore Park-Rosedale 4
Leaside-Bennington 4

Rider lost control and fell in front of a car/City News

A man of 37 has died when he lost control of his bicycle on Dundas St. W. and fell in front a car heading the same direction, police say. They were called to the corner of Dundas and Denison Avenue area around 6 p.m. Thursday. Many cycling falls are caused by streetcar tracks. The investigation continues.

A friend indeed. Workmate hauls man to safety on ledge after their platform collapsed/Mark Norman

Two window washers have been rescued from a ledge near the top of the Canada Square building at 2180 Yonge St. Thursday after their platform fell to the ground and left one of the men dangling. He was hauled to safety on the ledge by his co-worker as seen in the dramatic picture taken by Mark Norman. The Toronto Fire Service tweeted at about 1.15 p.m. that the two men had been brought safely inside the building after a window was smashed to permit entry.

Fallen window washing platform outside CTC building, but men are okay says TVO host/TVO

Help them help you

Ontario is reporting 409 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, an increase from the 335 cases that were confirmed on Wednesday. Toronto had 151, Peel 46 and Ottawa 82. One more person has died, raising the provincial death toll to 2,836. In a tweet, Health Minister Christine Elliott said 63 percent of Thursday’s cases are people under the age of 40. A total of 48,496 people have now tested positive for the coronavirus in the province, with 86.4 percent having  The provincial population last year was 14.57 million.

• Leaked document reveals Ontario’s plan to avoid another COVID-19 lockdown

The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the appeal of Councillor Jim Karygiannis (Ward 22) on his removal from office for violations of the Municipal Elections Act. As a result, Mr Karygiannis must forfeit his seat on the council. A report will go to City Council on September 30 with the option for Council to either appoint or direct a by-election to fill the seat. Karygiannis hoofed from office (again) for $26,000 dinner

Delivered package of syringes to Eglinton Publiuc School

Suspect picture issued by TPS

Police say a man on a bicycle delivered a package containing syringes and other paraphernalia to Eglinton Junior Public School at Eglinton Ave. and Mt. Pleasant Rd. Tuesday morning. He was spotted by Community Safety Team members. Just what this act was all about is an open question but the issue of drug use and discarded syringes is a burning issue in the Roehampton neighbourhood since homeless and street people moved into the former Roehampton Hotel at 808 Mt. Pleasant. Police call this incident mischief. The man is described as 5’9”, 35-45 years of age, with a medium build. He was wearing a white and blue Blue Jays baseball cap, a white and grey striped long-sleeved sweater under a black down vest, grey pants, and black running shoes. He was last seen riding a dark-coloured bicycle.

C-19 raging among downtown towers

The Ministry of Health is reporting 478 new cases of C-19 Tuesday for the 24-hour period ending at midnight. Three new deaths have occurred. Health Minister Elliott says there are 153 cases reported in Toronto, 95 in Peel Region and 90 in Ottawa. She says 68 percent of the new cases are in people under the age of 40.

Interactive map

The City’s interactive map showing recent cases (within three weeks) reveals that the virus is raging in the condominium communities along the waterfront. The neighbourhood officially known as Waterfront Communities-The Island has reported 88 cases in recent days. Find the map here.

Canada joins 64 high-income states to expand C-19 vaccine access

Canada, the UK and the EU jurisdictions are among 64 countries pledged to expand global access to C-19 vaccines by funding a purchasing pool organized by the World Health Organization and other nonprofit groups, leaders of the effort announced Monday. The US and China have both opted out.

Zara Buren

Zaren Buren was a promising equestrian

A teen girl who died in deep mud trying to extricate her horse has been identified as Zara Buren, 14, of Hamilton. Hamilton police say Zara was riding with her mother on an unfamiliar trail in Flamborough on Monday when her horse became stuck in the mud in a marshy bog. “The experienced riders were riding on a path not familiar to them when the horse ridden by the 14-year-old became trapped in a marshy bog,” Hamilton police said in a release. “The rider was able to dismount the horse and while waiting for help, she became submerged and a short time later she was pulled from the marsh without vital signs. The rider was transported to the hospital however, she succumbed to her injuries.”

Urban Fresh in Briton House building

Art Shoppe Lofts and Condos at 2131 Yonge St at Soudan Ave.

A post to Leaside Community Facebook says that Sobey’s Urban Fresh store at Mt. Pleasant Rd. near Soudan  Ave. will close in October. The reason given was that a related company, Farm Boy, will soon open at Yonge St. and Soudan Ave. The assumption is that location is the new Art Shoppe Lofts and Condos at 2131 Yonge St., but no firm address has been published. Both Sobey’s and Farm Boy are owned by Empire Company of Stellarton, Nova Scotia. Farm Boy is a favourite with many shoppers but the old rule that most people go to the grocery store closest to their homes seems likely to prevail.