The South Bayview Bulldog

Josh Matlow (Ward 12) will move a motion seconded by Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 13) to cut the Toronto Police Service budget by 10 percent at City Council meeting set for June 29 and 30. This move comes amid demonstrations organized by Black Lives Matter at which this demand, among others, was heard. A majority of members of Minneapolis Council pledged Sunday to dismantle the police department and replace it with a community safety system. The TPS operating budget for 2020 is nearly $358 million, including $38 million in revenue and an additional $4 million from various fees. Mr Matlow said that if passed, his motion will rebalance that 10 percent towards investing in community supports.

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The Ministry of Health reports 243 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. This number appears to be a continuation of the downward trend in the infection and reason for hope. All daily reports since March.

Burned out

Sign up for Green Mountain Flowers

The two-year ordeal of a long-time flower store at Coxwell Ave and Fairford Ave. seems close to an end. Green Mountain Flowers was struck by fire in March 2018, and has seen a two-year wait for insurance and rebuilding. Oh yes, there’s the virus shut down too. But now a new sign has gone up and local residents are applauding the prospect of an early return. FB

Rollover critically injures driver, 25

OPP say there was no collision just a rollover when this car was badly damaged. The driver, a man 25, is in critical condition in the hospital. A woman passenger received less serious injuries. All of this at the Meadowvale Rd. ramp on Highway 401 in Scarborough.

The Ministry of Health says there were 192 new cases of COVID-19 found over the 24-hour period ending Saturday. But 223 older unreported cases have also been added to the provincial all-time total in Sunday’s report making the day’s count 415. It’s not clear how many more unreported cases are pending although as many as 700 such cases were flagged last week. Ontario has now surpassed 30,000 cases of COVID-19. This is the second consecutive day the province has included cases that were the result of a delay.

Mayor pitches in to pack food

Mayor Tory is pictured Sunday morning helping to pack food for delivery this week as part of the Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) Food Drive. Take a look

The Ministry of Health says Saturday that another 455 cases of COVID-19 were added to the toll of the infection since March. But it says that 68 of them should have been included in earlier reports, meaning that the true number of cases confirmed over the last 24 hours is 387. True number or otherwise, the complex and often murky process of tracking the deadly virus continues to challenge those charged with the job. Just when and how these additional 68 cases got lost is not explained except as a mix-up between labs. A rolling five-day average of new cases stands at 374. Saturday’s report notes an impressive 23,105 tests performed in the last 24-hour reporting period. Daily summaries since March

The Ontario government has extended emergency orders related to the virus pandemic from June 9 to June 19. This includes a ban on social gatherings of more than five people and limiting restaurants to take-out service only. Child care centres, hairdressers, barbers and similar service businesses will remain closed for now. Government release

When will hairdressers, barbers return

The City of Toronto has issued a news release Friday saying that return of personal service businesses is coming. But it doesn’t say when. Virus confinement has been exacerbated for many people by scruffy, ungroomed gloom. The release says that hairdressers, barbers, manicurists and others will have to keep a social distance as they work. It’s a bit of a contradiction in terms.

Enormously popular band will perform Saturday on television.

Stockmarkets in New York and Toronto surged ahead Friday on the strength of better than expected employment and a belief that low-priced blue chips are likely to rebound in the coming months. The TSX was up more than 300, New York by 750 at mid-morning. Bloomberg

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