A man in his 50s who travelled to Toronto from Wuhan, China earlier this week is now in isolation at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. As heard in this City News report, Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, says the case is considered “presumptive positive” until the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg finds the same positive results as the tests conducted in Toronto.
A woman has surrendered 97 cats she kept in a two-bedroom apartment on Huron St. in Guelph because she was being evicted from the unit. A report in Guelph Today indicates the landlord had acted because of the damage done to the plumbing system by kitty litter being poured down the drain. He told GT it would cost $20,000 to clean and make repairs to the apartment.
A car owner has lost the vehicle and a pet dog after leaving the 2006 silver BMW X3 (licence plate BYXX 637) with the motor running outside a convenience store about 11:20 p.m. last night at McCowan Rd and Eglinton Ave. The dog is a young female tan coloured Black Mouth Cur weighing 60lbs.
Ryerson has terminated its 1986 operating agreement with the Ryerson Students’ Union (RSU). Vice Provost Jen McMillan says in a statement that the university “no longer recognizes the RSU as the official student government representing Ryerson students” and that the university has “lost confidence” in the RSU’s ability to represent and serve students. The crumbling credibility of the RSU began in 2018 with alleged misspending of student money, cash that was transferred to the union by the university to support independent activity known as “student democracy.” It’s a nice idea but the scandal has now included a police investigation and a judgement by Ms McMillan that the current RSU executive has failed to run the union responsibility. Ryerson Eyeopener
Paul Carreira Casuals at 1563 Bayview Ave. has posted signs Friday stating that the business is having a store closing sale.
Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for Toronto. It says that the City can expect 20 to 35 mm of rain, sometimes heavy, beginning Friday evening and continuing into Saturday. Then the rain will change to snow in the morning or afternoon. As is often the case, the Weather Network forecast does not conform to that of Environment Canada, calling instead for only five mm of rain between Friday and Sunday.
North Leaside ice rink owner Sven Walker is on Facebook these days looking for “additional adult hockey players to join our free weekly 3-on-3 Leaside shinny hockey group.” It sounds like fun. Mr. Walker is the fellow who hankered after a real refrigerated ice rink in his back yard. He could not resist. And now he has one. The gang plays on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week from 8 to 10 p.m. and helmets are mandatory. CBC
Colleagues of Andy Byford say it was a political tussle with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo that led the former TTC executive to quit the MTA after just two years on the job. Sources have told the New York Times that both wanted credit for the subway’s successes and that they clashed over management of the system. They disagreed over the plan to repair the L train, for example. According to colleagues, Mr. Byford did not believe that Mr. Cuomo gave him enough support to fix the floundering system, while Mr. Cuomo felt that Mr. Byford was reluctant to embrace new technology and did not understand the governor’s role as the elected official most responsible for the subway.
An Instagram account named Royals take the 6 is publishing photos of what appear to be wax figures of the famous couple in Canadian inspired outfits visiting downtown Toronto tourist attractions.
The first post says, “We made it to #Canada! Our first stop was the iconic @CNTower. These #views have us feeling like a couple of true #canucks. Although, it is a bit colder on this side of the pond. Stay tuned to see where we head next! #royalstakethe6 ??”
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York Regional Police have released this cautionary video of the apprehension of a drunk driver. He is seen stumbling in a Tim Horton’s parking lot and when he denies drinking, police note the open beer cans in the back seat. Then they find a firearm.
O’Connor Drive was re-opened at about 11.30 Thursday after being closed during the morning.
Man struck by a car sent to hospital – between St Clair E. and Curity Dr. on O’Connor Dr – #TTC diverted road shut down for investigation – motorist remained on scene cooperating with #TorontoPolice pic.twitter.com/DnbmXnXlW6
— Jack Boland (@TorSunphoto21) January 23, 2020
