The South Bayview Bulldog

Postmedia Network Canada Corp. has earned its first quarterly profit in nearly two years. The firm says it generated $7.9 million as journalism tax credits, lower expenses and higher digital advertising sales offset declining revenue at its newspaper operations. Postmedia publishes the National Post, Toronto Sun and numerous daily newspapers across Canada. The quarter ended on August 11. Last year Postmedia lost $22.9 million in the same quarter. The last profit was earned late in 2017.

Amazing escape from death

OPP say five people in as many as four cars escaped serious injury on the QEW near Oakville Thursday when a tractor-trailer hurtled across several lanes and pinned a car against the median wall. The ensuing fire destroyed the car but the driver was able to crawl out a window to safety.

680 News reporter Carl Hantske was on the scene of a high-speed folly in Thornhill where the driver was so badly burned that rescuers could not tell if the body belonged to a man or woman.

44th Trinity Book Sale

Poking around the Trinity Book Sale

The Annual Trinity College book sale is underway until next Monday. Time to poke around and see what’s there.

Bessborough Drive

The orange cones were out early Thursday on Bessborough Drive to reserve parking for the CBC film shoot of the mystery program Coroner (Season 2). Fortunately, it looks like the garbage truck came by before the production vehicles arrived. The shoot will take place today and vehicles are expected to be gone by late Thursday.

The TTC will cease the sale of tokens and tickets in stations as it pushes riders onto the Presto system. It begins on November 30. Tickets and tokens will still be available at most drugstores and other retail locations. It’s believed the TTC will eventually end the use of tokens and tickets.

Presto Schmesto

City News says the Presto electronic fare card system has been a tough sell since a recent audit found more than $3 million in fare revenue was lost because of faulty card readers on streetcars and in subway stations. That doesn’t include fares lost to those who simply sneak on and off streetcars without paying. Now, where are the car keys?

Pat McNamara, general manager

Rumble Pontiac

A television commercial from 1981 selling used cars at Rumble Pontiac Buick has surfaced on the Retrontario site. Rumble was located on the corner of Bayview Ave. and Broadway Ave. It gloried in the musical catchphrase Ramble Into Rumble, which is included in the spot. Yet another hoot from local history. Take a look

Teens who spend more time watching television, talking on mobile phones and using social media, a new study says, are more likely to drink sugared or caffeinated drinks than others. That’s the finding of a new study conducted by researchers at Hamilton’s McMaster University. They looked at US data from 32,418 students in Grades 8 and 10 and found those who spent an additional hour per day on TV were at 32 percent higher risk of exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for sugar. CBC

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer is taking a media pummeling Wednesday for not winning a majority in Monday’s general election.

• 63% of Canadians believe Scheer should resign for not winning election: Ipsos exit poll
• Rex Murphy: Western anger was hot before Monday’s election. Now it’s molten
• GUNTER: Conservatives must dump Scheer before next election
• Andrew Scheer’s narrow vision of conservatism was his party’s failing: Robyn Urback

Crowds jam platform waiting for trains that aren’t coming

The TTC says a private contractor working at street level has drilled through a concrete subway tunnel, causing damage and extensive delays along Line 1 during the height of rush hour. Subway service was suspended both ways between Lawrence and St Clair stations about 2:30 p.m. Officials called the problem an infiltration of the tunnel. The project causing the intrusion is not named. At around 5 p.m., the TTC said they do not expect the closure to clear in time for the evening rush hour. Around 90 shuttle buses are running between York Mills and St. Clair stations, but customers are being advised to use alternate routes where possible. CP24 said a “reverse GO protocol” is also in effect because of the problem, meaning that customers can ride GO Transit between any two Toronto GO stations on a TTC fare.

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