Wet and warm first week of October, look out for Tuesday

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The first week of October 2019 is forecast to be warmer than seasonal with lots of rain. Tuesday is predicted to see a surprising 28º Centigrade. Weather Network

Hong Kong cops deliver punishing crackdown on protesters

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Police are seen in a punishing crackdown of Hong Kong democracy demonstrators Sunday. This as the summer-long battle for western-style multi-party government has inspired plans for demonstrations in as many as 60 cities around the world for next Tuesday. That’s the 70th anniversary of the creation of the People’s Republic of China.

Quickie-rental bloodshed this time at Portland/Wellington

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Portland and Wellington/Ryan Belgrave City News

Police say that a shooting incident in west-central downtown early Sunday occurred at an Airbnb condo rental. One woman is in critical condition and a man has less serious injuries after slugs starting flying about 1.20 a.m. near Portland and Wellington Sts. Police are trying to sort it out.

No winning ticket was sold for $14 million Lotto 649 jackpot

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No winning ticket was sold for the $14 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Oct. 2 will be approximately $17 million.

Canadian work honouring refugees is unveiled by Pope

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Pope unveils monument and urges compassion for refugees/Pool photo by Vincenzo Pinto

Pope Francis has unveiled a statue by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz depicting migrants of different eras packed on a boat. The ceremony on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square marked the 105th World Day of Migrants and Refugees. The work is called Angels Unaware. It depicts 140 migrants and refugees from various historical periods including the Virgin Mary and Joseph, Italian migrants, Jews fleeing Nazi Germany and those from war-torn countries. It was requested by the Vatican’s Office of Migrants and Refugees and funded by the Rudolph P. Bratty Family Foundation of Markham.

Car crash victim without vital signs at Kennedy and St. Clair

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Tgree people hurt at St. Clair and Kennedy/Andrew Collins@ACollinsPhoto

Three people are injured, one without vital signs, at Kennedy Rd. and St. Clair Ave. Saturday night. The critically injured person is said to be a man in his 60s. Two cars collided at the intersection.

Man dead in North York shooting

A man, 26, is dead in a shooting in at a home near Sunnycrest and Rockford Roads, west of Bathurst Street, before 5:30 p.m. Saturday. The investigation is underway.

Car into a tree in Mississauga

A man in his 30s has been seriously injured after a collision in Mississauga Friday about 2:30 p.m. at Council Ring Road and Ash Row Road, east of Glen Erin Drive. Peel police said a vehicle crashed into a tree

Car into tree t Ash Row and Glen Erin/Peel Police

Judy, Greta and China’s sacred schools of one-party gospel

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Rene Zellweger plays Judy Garland in the much-anticipated film Judy released Friday. Then, Greta Thunberg and the honest concern for her well-being. Below that, a fascinating look into China’s elite Maoist academies, places where no child or teacher ever even murmur that dirty word, Democracy. Lastly, the final word on Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky, those sad and terrifying young killers from northern British Columbia.






No winning ticket was sold in $55 million Lotto Max Draw

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No winning ticket was sold for the $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. There were also four Maxmillion prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but none of them were won either. That means the jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Oct. 1 will grow to approximately $60 million, and six Maxmillion prizes will be offered.

Ralph Breaks the Internet family fun at Cody movie night

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Cody movie night/Rob Oliphant Twitter

Maurice Cody parents and kids had nice weather for the annual movie night Friday in the school playground. A few sprinkles were hardly noticed. The Disney animation Ralph Breaks the Internet was the feature. It was well-watched by many kids and some parents chatted (it must be revealed). But the adventures of Ralph, Vanellope Von Schweetz and others in the cyber-game wonderland known as Litwak’s Arcade rolled on regardless.

Plot: Over the last six years, Wreck-it Ralph and Vanellope Von Schweetz have stayed best friends and hang out after work in Litwak’s Arcade. Vanellope expresses how bored she has become of Sugar Rush’s tracks, so Ralph sneaks into the game and makes a new track for her. The arcade player fights Vanellope’s control, and causes the cabinet’s steering wheel to break off. As the company that made Sugar Rush is defunct, and the cost of a replacement wheel on eBay is too high, Litwak decides to ship Sugar Rush away. Ralph and Vanellope help to evacuate the game before it is unplugged, and with Felix and Calhoun’s help, find homes for all its citizens as a short term measure as they figure out how to save the game. After talking with Felix, Ralph decides to grab Vanellope and travel to the Internet via Litwak’s new Wi-Fi router.

Parallele Interiors to Wicksteed, four open and one re-opens

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Parallele Interiors is moving

After 40 years of business on Bayview Avenue, Parallele Interiors will be closing its doors at 1717 Bayview on October 25th and relocating to FOC! (Furniture on Consignment at 196 Wicksteed Ave. As of October 29th, you will find Paul Lussier, owner and operator of Parallele Interiors sharing space with Victoria Sutherland of FOC! He will continue to provide his clients with exceptional service and quality window coverings from his new showroom. You can visit Paul at the showroom by appointment or in your own home with a free consultation. In regards to custom framing, Alek will continue his craft from The Frame Up on Mount Pleasant Road.

Openings

Buabua has opened at the former site of Riz in the north block and Tutto Pronto at 1551 Bayview seems moments away from business. Meanwhile down at the corner of Millwood, Wild Wing is set to re-open. Mamma’s Pizza is ready to go and the restaurant next to Tszatz is under construction.

 

City Council will take Better Local Government Act to SCOC

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Toronto Council will fight the provincial law that cut its size from 47 to 25 members all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The City was given an incentive to make the appeal by a surprise split decision on the part of the Ontario Court of Appeal a week ago. Three justices relied on the Constitutional declaration that municipalities are “the creatures” of the provinces. Thus they ruled, Queen’s Park had an absolute right to enact the Better Local Government Act slicing Council essentially in half. But two judges roamed into the land of rights and concluded that the Ford government move, launched in the middle of an election campaign, was unconstitutional because it violated the rights of candidates.

Crowds descend on Queen’s Park for Global Climate Strike

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Posts at #Climatestrike Toronto on Twitter show many tweets on the large demonstration at Queen’s Park. The Toronto school board gave students permission to be absent for the rally, and have asked teachers to avoid scheduling tests and other assessments on the rally day. Students at Bessborough School could be seen (& heard!) hosting their own strike around their schoolyard. Toronto Police Operations posted the map below with the following advice: #ClimateAction protest in #Toronto is happening today at noon, many people are expected to attend. @TorontoPolice officers are there and will have rolling road closures in place. From Queens Park along Wellesley to Bay. Bay to Queen. Queen to University. North to Queens Park