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At least 20 Indian soldiers have died after a violent hand-to-hand fight with Chinese troops along the China-India border in the Himalayas Monday, the Indian army says. The incident occurred during a “de-escalation process” underway in the Galwan Valley in the disputed Aksai Chin-Ladakh area, where a large troop build-up has reportedly been taking place for weeks now on both sides of the border. Military commanders began talks earlier this month to try to defuse the confrontation. The Indian army had earlier said three soldiers had died, but added on Tuesday that a further 17 troops “who were critically injured in the line of duty at the standoff location and exposed to sub-zero temperatures in the high altitude terrain have succumbed to their injuries,” CNN reported. The deaths are the first military casualties along the two countries’ disputed border for more than 40 years. Earlier the fatal confrontation was described as a vicious fight with rocks and sticks.

Home Depot employees in Richmond Hill test positive for COVID-19 – Frank Matys/Metroland

Daily cases of COVID-19 in Ontario are once again under 200 but the sneaky nature of the infection is revealed as some 14 employees of the Richmond Hill Home Depot store have caught the bug. It would seem the virus has been raging for days inside the store, located 50 Red Maple Drive. The employees are said to be in quarantine and the store remains open. York Region Public Health said Tuesday that the risk of transmission of infection to customers in the past several weeks was “low.” Let’s hope so. York Region.com

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Beach Cheer Athletics ladies are in good spirits

Show your pride

Everyone loves a Canadian girl

It has been necessary to cancel the beloved East York Canada Day Parade and festivities but organizers are counting on residents to honour their country at home. For 62 years the hugely popular East York celebration has formed up at Dieppe Park on Cosburn Ave and wound its joyous way to Stan Wadlow Park. But the continuing COVID-19 pandemic has forced the cancellation of what would have been the 63rd such celebration.

Video challenges

Instead, organizers are asking residents to make and submit celebratory videos and to decorate homes across the former township to show their pride as Canadians. This week’s challenge asks for videos of family or groups belting out O Canada or just dancing and rocking to some Canadian music. Let your creative juices flow and the music be your guide. See the other challenges here.

404 southbound ramp to the DVP can be a confusing place/Highway camera

Those who drive the spaghetti-like intersection of Highways 404 and 401 will know that it can be a tricky place at the best of times. But Monday morning saw a gaggle of geese added to the mix. Police were on the job, trying to see the geese safely removed from the 404-SB express ramp to 401-WB. Later in the morning, more geese marched across the Don Valley Parkway near Wynford Drive.

Fearless geese march across Don Valley near Wynford Drive/Jesse Weeks Twitter

The Ministry of Health reports 181 new cases of COVID-19 verified during the preceding 24 hours across the province. It is the lowest number of daily cases seen since March 28. Once again, massive testing is in place with 21,751 tests performed for the comparable period

Police, Crime Stoppers and the BOLO (be on the lookout) group have announced an increased reward Monday for the apprehension T’Quan Robertson. He’s wanted for his part in the indiscriminate shooting at the Alton Towers Circle Parkette playground in Scarborough in 2018. The reward goes from $50,000 to $75,000 for information leading to T’Quan’s arrest. There were eleven children in the playground when three men opened fire. Two girls were struck. The target of this rapper-gang attack escaped without a scratch. City News in 2018 shortly after the shooting

• Bullet-riddled parkette fence proof of criminal negligence

The introduction of so-called social circles among family members and close friends in Ontario has a parallel in the UK called social bubbles. This sweet story from ITV of a grandmother re-entering her daughter’s family is worth watching.

Five patients were taken to hospital from four-car tangle at Sheppard Ave. and Markham Rd/Andrew Collins@ACollinsPhoto

A four-car tangle at the busy intersection of Sheppard Ave. and Markham Rd.  Sunday evening has sent five people to hospital with generally minor injuries  This is the scene as caught by Andrew Collins.

Two rescued at Martin Grove high-rise fire Sunday

Fire guys rescued two on Martin Grove Rd.

Kyle Taylor tweeted this great picture and a few others from the scene of a high-rise fire Sunday. He says that two people were rescued although there were no serious injuries.

Albion Rd. and Arcot Blvd

Police engaged in a high-risk intervention and rescue at a home near Albion Rd. and Arcot Blvd. early Sunday when a mentally disturbed man was holding a child out a third-floor window. The incident is sparsely described so far. But officers were able to pull the child away from the man before he leaped to the ground. Remarkably, Toronto Fire was there with a net and the man was safely taken into custody. All of this about 1 a.m. not far from the pleasant corner shown above in a file photo.