The South Bayview Bulldog

A new traffic configuration began as early as Wednesday night at the intersection of Bayview and Eglinton Aves at the site of the Leaside LRT station. It appears to reinstall single lane traffic in all directions and will last through to the summer of 2020. It’s not stated whether this means the beginning, middle or end of summer.

Windshield destroyed as bus sped along 401/Metrolinx

Skilled driver stopped bus safely

On Highway 401 near Meadowvale Rd.

A potentially lethal slab off flying ice smashed the windshield of a GO bus Tuesday on Highway 401 near Meadowvale Rd. The ice flew off of a transport truck and struck the bus, reducing visibility to near zero. Go Transit is crediting the skill and steady nerves of the so-far unidentified bus driver in bringing the vehicle to a safe stop by the side of the road.

SUV roams Queens Quay streetcar tunnel

An SUV driver made an early morning visit to the streetcar tunnel under Queens Quay and made it all the way to Union Station, according to TTC officials. It is among the more amazing blunders committed over the years by drivers who don’t see the signs, lights and, more recently, gates, intended to stop cars.

And here's what an SUV stuck on the Union Station streetcar platform looks like. The concrete block is a walkway to the operator toilet. pic.twitter.com/7CQOt5oRpW

— TTC Media Relations 📰🚌🚋🚈 (@TTCNewsroom) January 22, 2020

CIBc at Danforth Ave. and Coxwell Ave.

A growing thread at the Leslieville Facebook page discusses what readers find to be remarkable security measures at some of the area banks. One says that the branch at Coxwell and Danforth Aves. has built “a temporary wall in the lobby.” Clients were required to show their CIBC cards to get in.

The present forecast for the coming weekend contains a fall of five or sex cms of snow. Temperatures predicted to remain at or slightly above freezing.

Toronto Fire Service Captain and Leaside resident Doug Vanderby has posted a fascinating shot of steam and sunshine rising from homes Tuesday morning. The scene is eerie and alluring all at once. The photo appears on Leaside Community.

China Monday confirmed that the new SARS-like virus spreading out of Wuhan in the southern quadrant of the land has spread from human to human. Confirmation of this transmissibility of the lung infection heightens alarm at the prospect of both a national and worldwide epidemic of the potentially fatal syndrome.

The CBC has told the story of a Toronto-area driver, Sam Gill, who says he waited six minutes fro 911 in Peel Region to pick up the phone so he could report an erratic driver. The story ranges over other incidents where people were unable to contact 911 reasonable speed. The writer raises the question of whether governments have fully exploited modern technology to both speed calls and convey information, like position, faster. All good questions.

A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision on the Gardiner Expressway Monday morning. The Gardiner remained closed towards noon hour from the DVP to the Yonge and Bay exit while police investigate.

Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou is before the BC Supreme Court Monday on a hearing intended to decide whether wire and phone fraud charges alleged by the US government would be prosecutable in Canada. It is a litmus test for extradition between the two countries. Washington claims Ms. Meng lied about violating US sanctions against Iran. She has been living a comfortable life in Vancouver since 2018 when she gained a bail of $7.5 million and offered to wear an electronic GPS ankle bracelet and pay for her own 24-hour monitoring through a private surveillance firm. She is seen wearing the device in her always stylish manner. It seems like the ultimate fashion statement for the wealthy Chinese business executive who will be 48 in February. CBC

Education Minister Stephen Lecce tells Melanie Ng on Breakfast Television that 80 percent of the provincial education budget is spent on salaries. He suggested that teacher unions might be decoupling the effect of surprise strikes from the impact on children.

In Iran, the country’s leaders are balking at the release of black boxes from Flight 752 to Canadian investigators. What have they got to hide? Then, the UK will plunge into Brexit on January 31 with consequences that can only be guessed at. Below that, Newfoundlanders are struggling with paralyzing snow. It is rather like being buried in an avalanche. Frightening. And finally, what does it mean when a cat grimaces. Owners and lovers of the eternal feline should pay attention.