Watch tiptoe thieves remove furniture off Leslieville porch

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This interesting video posted to I-am-a-Leslievillian Facebook account shows a larcenous young couple stealing porch furniture in the middle of the night. The light-footed woman boldly leads the way. Every now and then she takes a swig of an energizing drink. FB

Freeland to Finance as Ottawa intrigue gives Carney the job

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Chrystia Freeland is Canada’s new finance minister following the abrupt resignation and departure of Bill Morneau Monday. Great intrigue roars in Ottawa Tuesday that former Bank of Canada and Bank of England governor Mark Carney will be the real backroom minister. He has recently been hired as a Trudeau aide. Some say Carney will run in Morneau’s riding of Toronto Centre when the minority Trudeau regime calls an election.



Bill Morneau quits HOC, bids for job in Paris as OECD boss

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Finance Minister Bill Morneau has quit his portfolio as well as the House of Commons as scandal swirls around he and the prime minister over government dealings with the WE charity. The CBC says Monday night that Mr. Morneau, of Bennington Heights, will bid to be the next secretary-general for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with headquarters in Paris.

CGS pupils back to school with health and safety at forefront

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The feeling in the neighbourhood is one of nervous excitement as September approaches and families get ready for the coming school year. Even with all the change and uncertainty this school year holds, most parents are ready for their children to be out of the house and back at school learning and playing with their friends. CGS, one of our neighbourhood private schools, is ready. CGS students (preschool to grade 3), will all be back in school, five days a week, when schools reconvene across the City on September 8.. When the pandemic first hit and schools had to make a speedy switch to online learning, CGS created their CGS Spirit at Home program, so named for keeping CGS community spirit alive even when it was sorely tested by the pandemic.

CGS Spirit ready for return to class

Even though CGS will be back in the classroom in the fall, this unusual year still promises to require lots of extra school spirit. With social distancing and strict health and safety measures at the forefront, returning to school is going to hold extra challenges for families, staff and students. CGS doesn’t want to forget that, no matter what the circumstances, school should always be full of spirit, fun and connection. Whether at home or in school, CGS has its priorities straight. If you want to learn more, contact Kelly Scott, Director of Admission at kscott@cgsschool.com

Carlaw reopens north of Eastern after all-day gas leak repair

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Carlaw Ave. north of Eastern Ave reopened at the dinner hour Monday after all-day repairs to fix a gas leak.



Young men from South Bayview in charitable canoe odyssey

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The six members of the Canoe4Covid team arrive on the shores of Lake Nipissing Friday afternoon. Photo Chris Dawson/BayToday.

Six young men from South Bayview are canoeing their way from Northern Ontario back to Toronto to raise money for Food Banks Canada. They call their charitable odyssey Canoe4Covid. The modern-day voyageurs are Jacob Heisey, Tim Mulligan, Georges Kirijian, Nolan Aziz, Cailan Robinson and Will Vyse. As best we can estimate, the men are somewhere south of North Bay as Day 52 (Monday) dawns. According to its website, Canoe4Covid has raised nearly $70,000 against a target of $60,000. Go, guys. Website

Donna and Dave’s short-term investment yields $70 million

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Donna Williamson and David Overall/Toronto Sun

Long-time friends Donna Williamson, of Thornhill, and David Overall, of Oakville, liked to joke about their “short-term investment strategy” buying Lotto Max tickets. Guess what? CTV Toronto Sun

Fortnite, Amazon, ballet pupils in sex peril and Beaches jazz

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Apple and Google are playing hardball with the maker of the enormously popular Fortnite game. Then, Amazon is being investigated by the Competition Bureau for doubtful practices. Did someone say “monopoly”? Below that, Scotland’s famous Ballet West school for aspiring ballerinas is embroiled in a shocking sex scandal involving the pupils. Finally, jazz goes on in the Toronto Beaches and that’s a good thing.





Sparse crowds duel over shelters, Councillor, MP tweeting

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Small but vocal groups exchanged insults on Mt. Pleasant Rd. Saturday outside Northern Secondary School. The presence of homeless shelters at the former Best Western Roehampton Hotel at 808 Mt. Pleasant and at 55/65 Broadway Ave near Yonge St. have created tensions between residents. Some want the shelters moved, others disagree how to resolve issues such as public drug use and needles being left in schoolyards and parking lots. Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 12) and MP Rob Oliphant have tweeted. Readers may discern a difference in tone.



First Capital confirms Shoppers, PetSmart for Laird Drive

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Shoppers Drug Mart and Petsmart will open in Leaside Village
Retail and commercial building at 25 Industrial St. looking east southeast (top) and west southwest (bottom) toward Laird

First Capital Reit, owners of Leaside Village at Laird Drive and Esandar Drive, has announced that Shoppers Drug Mart will indeed open in the centre next spring. A new PetSmart store will also open in a building now under construction to the north of Longo’s. Retail and office building on Industrial to house a Shoppers

Two-alarm fire engulfs home near Pharmacy and Steeles

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A fire has engulfed a home on Glencoyne Crescent near the main intersection of Pharmacy and Steeles Aves. Friday night. Early reports to Toronto Police Operations called it a backyard fire.



Ford slams OLG bonuses, gyms allowed to increase capacity

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Premier Ford was visibly angry Friday as he chastised “the bigwigs” at the Ontario Lottery Corporation for authorizing bonuses during the layoffs and hardship caused by the C-19 pandemic. Underlying the appearance of such largess is the monstrous Ontario debt. It stands at a groaning $348 billion. There may be tough days ahead. In a first-quarter financial report released Wednesday, the provincial government revealed the expected revenue from the OLG has declined to $600 million from an expected $809 million.