The search has begun early Sunday for a 9-year-old boy who fell through the ice on Lake Erie at Peacock Point near Nanticoke Saturday. He was with another lad who was rescued by a passerby. A girl, 10, who was with the boys ran for help. The three are said to have been playing on ice at the shore. Aircraft from Canada and the US searched for the boy. Peacock Point is a hamlet in Haldimand County.
There was no winning ticket for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was won by a ticket holder in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Feb. 19 will be approximately $7 million.
Police have estimated that Yonge St. between Farnham and Woodlawn Aves. should be re-opened by about 11 a.m. Saturday as crews work to fix a water main rupture. The street is already constricted because of on-going sewer work.
No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. There were also four Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but none were claimed. It means the jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Feb. 18 will grow to approximately $60 million and there will be six Maxmillion prizes offered.
Canadian Press says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that there are no easy answers to the dispute over a British Columbia pipeline project that has paralyzed the national rail system. Indigenous protesters Friday continued their illegal blockade of the rails across Canada. Speaking in Munich, Mr. Trudeau recalled centuries of history during which “we have failed our Indigenous peoples.” He said all parties must move towards reconciliation. There was apparently no reference to when the government might act to restore freight and passenger service or the court decisions which have approved the pipeline. CTV
York Region Police have released a photo of a car with its windshield fully-covered by snow. It was stopped in Richmond Hill Friday morning and the driver ticketed and fined $85. That may seem cheap when the potential for a disaster is fully considered. The stop was made at Bantry and Bayview Ave. about 9:30 a.m.
Canada is heading into the weekend with its rail system paralyzed because of pipeline protesters on the rails. Oh, Canada. Then, Bombardier struggles to hang on, bummed out by incompetence and economics. Below that, there’s hesitant talk of a vaccine for the coronavirus, now called COVID-19. Finally, two UK octagenarians are enjoying an extensive following on Instagram.
UP Express from Union Station to Pearson International Airport is shut down Friday because of a broken signal. The transit service says GO shuttle buses will be available to those who are travelling to and from downtown to the airport. But there is no stop at Weston Rd. so uptown passengers must make other arrangements.
It’s bitterly cold across Midtown Friday. It will remain quite cold with a forecast high of 8ª Celsius. A brief period of warming is predicted for early in the week. 4º
A photo posted to Facebook by Susan Campbell is a reminder of longer days to come. It was taken Monday at Queen St. East and Boulton Ave. The sun shimmers over downtown towers a minute or two away from the 5.40 p.m. sundown.
