The South Bayview Bulldog

Bianca Andreescu eliminated WTA Finals with a left knee injury/Andy Wong AP

Bianca Andreescu was eliminated from the WTA Finals on Wednesday after retiring from her match against Karolina Pliskova with a left knee injury. Andreescu was leading 2-0 in the first set, with Pliskova serving at 15-15 in the third game, when she came up limping after returning a serve and took a long medical timeout. “My knee twisted, I heard a crack. She (the trainer) evaluated me, she said it’s my meniscus … I can’t bend my knee at all. I don’t know, man, it’s cracking every time I walk,” said Bianca

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• BOC holds rate but may capitulate and cut it as trade wars hurt economy
• UK general election set for December 12
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Large gas box appeared in 2017/ABCRA

Eyesore/ABCRA

Residents propose to move the box to a far corner of the park

Residents of Summerhill west of Yonge St. are working through the ABC Resident’s Association to move a large so-called District Station installed by Enbridge Inc. in Jay Macpherson Green at Avenue Rd. and Macpherson Ave. It has been there since December 2017 and the association says City of Toronto consent requirements for placement of such a large box were somehow ignored. Previously a smaller facility was fully buried. Yonge and Roxborough News

After over two years of study, meetings and considering options the ABC Residents Association believes it is in the best interests of the community that this large and imposing box be relocated to a less prominent area. Will the construction be inconvenient? Yes. However, if the box is not moved, it will be in its present location forever, detracting from the Park’s beauty and the community’s enjoyment of an unobstructed green space in our community. To replace the lost trees, appropriate species, in appropriate locations for tree growth, will be planted to revitalize the aging tree canopy. ABCRA is having a tree replacement plan prepared and will post it on the ABCRA website in the next few days. We hope you agree that the short term pain is worth the long term gain, however, you have every right to express your point of view. We want to ensure that you have all the facts. If you have any further questions or comments, email us at abc@abcra.ca — ABCRA

The ABCRA takes its name from boundaries west of Yonge St. being Avenue Rd., Bloor St. and Cottingham St.

The Leaside Property Owners Association Annual General Meeting will be held Monday, November 4 in the Tennis Lounge at Trace Manes. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the meeting begins at 7:30 p.m.

Previous disaster exercise in 2017/Metrolinx

Metrolinx has warned the public about make-believe mayhem involving more than 150 actors, staged smoked, emergency responders and Metrolinx staff taking place Saturday at Union Station. A troubling headline for sure, but in this case, it’s not real.

Councillor Jaye Robinson/City News

Don Valley West Councillor Jaye Robinson says she will be taking time away from City Hall to focus on her health after being diagnosed with breast cancer. In a statement released Tuesday, Ms Robinson, who is also chair of the Toronto Transit Commission, said she recently received the diagnosis and is currently undergoing an “extensive treatment plan. Over the coming months, I will need to take time away from City Hall to focus on my health. I have an exceptional and experienced team and together we will continue to serve the residents of Ward 15 and Toronto,” she wrote in her statement.“I will continue to work on behalf of the TTC and Toronto transit riders with support from the vice-chair and the strong team we have in place.”

Mayor fully committed

Mayor John Tory said the City is “fully committed” to supporting the Ward 15 Councillor during her treatment. “Since her election in 2010, Jaye has established herself as one of the toughest and most determined councillors at City Hall. Even after she was diagnosed and began treatment, Jaye was at City Hall last Thursday leading the TTC Commission meeting. I’m confident that strength, grit, and determination will serve her well as she undergoes treatment,” he wrote in an emailed statement Tuesday.

Inyoung You, 21, has been indicted for causing the death of her boyfriend Alexander Urtula, 22. Police in Boston say the girl bombarded Urtula with texts and messages urging him to commit suicide — and he did. Then, Doug Ford tried to disappear during the federal election campaign. Can the government now make a new start? Below that, a compelling story of modern birth control methods used to reduce the deer population in suburban Victoria, BC. Finally, a nap parlour. Nap-It-Up is at 2300 Yonge north of Eglinton.

A construction worker suffered what are being called significant injuries when he was trapped between a construction elevator and the wall of the building eight storeys up on Broadway Ave between Redpath Ave. and Mt. Pleasant Rd. Monday. The careful extrication of the victim took well over an hour, according to TFS sources. Down below, traffic was paralyzed on Broadway and on Roehampton Ave, where overflow traffic encountered more single-lane construction slowdowns. The quadrant northwest of Eglinton and Mt. Pleasant is largely impassable most business days because of high-rise construction.

Premier Doug Ford’s government is promising to strike a new tone in the Ontario Legislature as it resumed Monday, vowing to dial down behaviour that has often sparked nasty political fights. Progressive Conservative House Leader Paul Calandra said the government wants to move away from partisan squabbles and regular standing ovations – a fixture in the legislature during the Tories first year in power. “I know a lot of people look at (the debate) and think these are … a bunch of kids,” Calandra said last week. “I don’t think removing the passion from the place is the right way to go. I think we can strike a better balance by working closely with the opposition members.”

Burger King, Popeyes boost profit at Tim’s owner

Restaurant Brands International Inc. reported its third-quarter profit grew compared with a year ago, as strong results at Burger King and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen offset a challenging period at Tim Hortons. The Toronto-based company, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, reported a profit attributable to common shareholders of US$201 million or 75 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from a profit attributable to common shareholders of $134 million or 53 cents per share a year ago — Canadian Press

Once there was a deceased banker and businessman who was briefly glimpsed every now and then among the dusty images of the US Founding Fathers. Then, someone wrote a musical. Now the late Alexander Hamilton is as big as Drake. And from what we know about him, Alex would have been pleased to cash in on his new celebrity.

A man, 46, has been gravely injured when his motorcycle and a tractor-trailer collided at the corner of Warden Ave. and Continental Place north of Ellesmere Ave Sunday at the dinner hour. The truck was southbound turning left into Continental as it met the northbound motorcycle. The latest report from the hospital is that the rider is fighting for his life. Continental is a cul de sac of industrial malls. Warden is a through-street at Continental.

Grinder Coffee at 1021 Gerrard St. east in Leslieville will close shortly citing a common reason — the fatal upward creep of rent. Also, the Weston Flea Market, housed for decades at 404 Old Weston Rd., shut down for the last time Sunday.