An alert posted by a member of the Yonge and Lawrence Parents Facebook page has been re-posted to Leaside Community. It tells of an approach made to her son near the Woburn Playground at Woburn Ave and Jedburgh Rd. She says the lad was approached by a man and woman in a car. The woman asked him if he would like to get in the car. The boy ran straight home. Quite scary.
Hackers attacked the payment systems of some North American gas station pumps and gained access to customers’ credit card data, according to Visa. The credit card giant has issued multiple warnings to gas station owners over the past month, alerting them that it learned of one successful attack in August and another in September. Visa describes the summer attacks as “significantly more advanced” than skimming, in which unauthorized devices are attached to debit or credit card readers and record information related to all cards subsequently swiped through the reader.
Boeing may cancel 737 Max altogether
Boeing’s stock fell Monday following a report that the company was considering curbing production of the troubled 737 Max. Sources told CNN that a decision about the future of the 737 Max could be announced Monday after the US markets close. The company could either suspend or cancel production.
Sales of electric vehicles in Ontario have plummeted since the Progressive Conservative government cancelled a rebate last year, hampering progress toward a national target. In the first six months of this year, sales in Ontario were down more than 55 percent from the same period in 2018, according to data from Electric Mobility Canada. In the second quarter of this year 2,933 electric vehicles were sold in the province, down from 7,110 in the same period last ye
The City will begin installing photo radar cameras Monday with one being placed on Bessborough Drive in front of Bessborough Elementary and Middle School. A release says general installation of some 50 Automated Speed Enforcement (ASA) cameras will launch a 90-day public education campaign starting this week. The campaign will include issuing warning letters to speeding drivers in lieu of tickets (no response will be required). Warning signage will be installed in each ward to inform drivers as they approach an ASE camera. City release showing all locations.
Toronto Police have made another appeal for tips Monday in their ongoing investigation into the slayings of Barry and Honey Sherman, the billionaire couple found dead in their Toronto mansion in December 2017. Homicide squad chief Insp. Hank Idsinga said his staff has spoken to 240 witnesses and submitted more than 150 items for forensic analysis throughout the course of their probe. The force has also received 205 tips directly from the public related to their investigation into the “targeted double homicide” of Barry and Honey Sherman, Idsinga said.
Agreed by the family that police should get tips directly
Insp. Idsinga indicated that it had been agreed with the family that the homicide squad should be receiving all tips directly from any source. Since early in the case, the family has had private investigators carry out a parallel investigation which has received some 340 tips that were then passed on to police. Idsinga said both police and family urge tipsters to re-submit any such tops. He hinted that there might have been delays caused by this process. He said the probe remains “very active.” Police news conference in full (corrected)
Britain’s Cineworld Group will buy Canada’s Cineplex Inc. for $2.15 billion. The sale will make Cineworld the largest theatre operator in North America. As explained by the Financial Post, movie-theater operators have been combining to squeeze costs so they can afford facility upgrades and counter the risk that on-demand services such as Netflix and many other streaming services will hit attendance. Bigger chains can also have a stronger bargaining position in negotiation with studio giants such as Walt Disney Co., which have also been growing through tie-ups. Cineworld will pay $34 a share for Cineplex, a 42 percent premium to Friday’s closing price. The deal will be funded by US$2.3 billion of loans.
St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Chruch at 1399 Bayview Ave will celebrate Carols with Friends Monday evening (tonight) starting at 7 pm. Sing Christmas carols and songs in the church and afterward enjoy hot cider and Christmas cookies. Donations to the Flemingdon Food Bank appreciated.
The Loblaws Turkey Drive visited midtown and central stores over the December 14-15 weekend. Here is a great shot by Tracey Jennings of the volunteers at 301 Moore Ave. You can donate a turkey online too.
A ticket holder in Quebec won the $9 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The draw’s $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Dec. 18 will be approximately $5 million.
A Honda Civic T-boned a taxi in what appears to have been a misjudged turn onto Bayview Ave off of Belsize Drive late Friday. The taxi seems to have been headed southbound. No injuries have been reported but the cab took quite a whack on the passenger side and suffered a broken front axle. Tow truck time. The Civic had a crushed front end and deployed airbags. All of this about 11.30 p.m.
Time for local shopping on Bayview Ave. and elsewhere in the community. The Bayview Leaside BIA holds a pleasant event on Saturday. It’s the first of two days dedicated to Christmas bargains. The next one is Saturday, December 21. At the left above are some beautifully crafted cheese/charcuterie boards seen at Today’s Menu. 852 Millwood Rd. at Rumsey Rd. They’re elegant. Sunday events include the Salvation Army Carols and Candles concert at St. Peter’s Estonian Church at 817 Mt. Pleasant and the annual Christmas Pageant at Leaside United Church 822 Millwood rd.
No winning ticket was sold for the $31 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on December 17 will be approximately $40 million.
Ontario high school teachers will strike again next Wednesday in ten school districts but this time not at the Toronto and District School Board (TDSB). The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF) must give the government five days’ notice if they intend to strike again, hence the notice given on Friday. The districts hit are shown below.
Lakehead District School Board
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
Lambton Kent District School Board
Thames Valley District School Board
Waterloo Region District School Board
Waterloo Catholic District School Board
York Region District School Board
York Catholic District School Board
Halton District School Board
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board
