The South Bayview Bulldog

Costumed characters retell story of the nativity

Large crowd at Manor Road United Church

On foot

Sheep an attraction for children

Geese

Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea presided at an event called Christmas at the Manor Sunday afternoon. It drew a large crowd to Manor Road United Church at 240 Manor Rd. The service featured costumed characters and live creatures reminiscent of the story of Christ’s birth in Bethlehem.

Carnival Glory and Carnival Legend bump in Cozumel harbour

Six people are reported to have minor injuries after two Carnival Cruise ships collided at Cozumel Friday. Business Insider

Six injuries are reported as two Carnival cruise ships slowly collided into one other on Friday morning off the coast of the Mexican island of Cozumel https://t.co/2zcYWIKFao pic.twitter.com/odg3foY5sh

— TIME (@TIME) December 20, 2019

Global News’ Leslie Horton shared her favourite treat to make at Christmas — but admitted her recipe for artichoke dip went “terribly wrong,” resulting in some hilarious reactions from her co-anchors Scott Fee and Jordan Witzel.

No winning ticket was sold for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. There were however five guaranteed prizes of $1 million each, with two of them going to ticket holders in Ontario, and the others to lottery players in Quebec, Atlantic Canada and the Prairies. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec. 25 will be approximately $9 million. The Friday night Lotto Max draw did not yield any winners.

Calgary man neglects to check $50 million winner for 3 months

Joshua Caines of Calgary finally got around to checking his August 30 Lotto Max ticket in November and found he had a $50 million win sitting on a shelf. “I had heard that the $50 million was still unclaimed in Calgary,” he said in a statement. “And I knew I had some tickets I hadn’t had time to check yet.” One set of numbers looked like a winner, and after confirming the numbers again on his phone, Caines was an instant multimillionaire — Toronto Sun

Prince Harry and Meghan will be spending their Christmas holidays in Canada, a spokesperson for the couple said Friday. Although no details were released, reasonable speculation will focus on the long-time residency of Megan Markle in Toronto as an actress and her great friendship of the Ben Mulroneys of Moore Park. Meghan chatted, cooked, was Auntie Meg to Mulroney kids

The economy had a little October surprise for Canadians as retail sales fell 1.2 percent instead of moving up .05 percent as expected. Net sales were $50.9 billion. Statistics Canada says sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers as well as building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers were a cause. Sales fell in eight of 11 subsectors, representing 81 percent of retail trade. Retail sales in volume terms fell 1.4 percent.

Ban on vaping advertising promised

Health Canada is proposing to ban the advertising of vaping products in spaces where young people can see them in a bid to rein in the rise of underage e-cigarette use. Minister Patty Hajdu put forward new rules Thursday that would prohibit vaping promotion in specialty shops, businesses and online platforms frequented by youth. Was Canada duped by vape claim to wean tobacco smokers?

Eleven raccoons found in an empty house

Watch a promotional video from Gates Wildlife as they go about nudging eleven raccoons out the door of a house that is vacant while awaiting renovation.

We don’t want to go/Gates Wildlife

Isla Glaser, 4

A four-year-old girl, Isla Glaser, has performed with super-hero poise as she talked with 911 in New Jersey to get help for her mom during a medical emergency. Take a look.

Wilmar Kortleever has kindly asked whether the Bulldog was deceived by a Leaside Community Facebook post on Friday about two mischievous men at the front door claiming to be plumbers. Photographs published there are from the movie Home Alone released in 1990. As the thread lengthened, many fans of Home Alone commented and one sombre reader said there are such men on Leaside streets. FB