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The City of Toronto will be in the Ontario Court of Appeal Monday and Tuesday asking it to strike down legislation by which the Ford government reduced Council from 47 wards to 25. The difficulty, as was shown on a previous effort to invalidate the government’s action, is that the Constitution gives provinces the clear authority to do pretty much anything they want when it comes to municipalities. It doesn’t matter how unfair or even stupid it may seem to reasonable people The old saying that the municipalities are the creatures of the provinces applies. Media are reporting that the proceedings will be live-streamed but no link is provided. The CBC says it is installing the court cameras. CBC

Here are a few Sunday video oddments of interest to many online. First, you can browse Jeff Bezos’ $80 million New York penthouse. It’s okay. Then, harrowing childbirth in a moving car but with a happy ending. Below that, they call this an exhibit about triggering joy. It looks like fun. Finally, weird and frightening things people do around railway barriers.

No winning ticket was sold for the $21.7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on June 12 will be approximately $25 million.

48th year for Rose Park Drive street party

Sumptuous — and tasty too

The venerable Rose Park Drive street party in Moore Park marked its 48th edition Saturday. The event was started in 1971 and is said by some to be the oldest closed-street celebration in the City. Many generations have carried on the tradition. This iteration saw good weather and fun for children during the day. The evening brought a sumptuous supper prepared by family chefs. Fifty years is within sight.

Toyota will launch a large all-electric initiative in 2020 with a new battery-electric (BEV) platform and six global BEV models including crossovers, SUVs and more. Some media are calling it a huge offensive. The new plan envisions rollout of all-electric vehicles from 2020 (starting with Toyota C-HR BEV and Toyota IZOA BEV twins in China) and Toyota says that by 2025, all models to have electrified version (at least hybrid). In the early 2020s, Toyota says it would like to introduce 10 BEV models worldwide, including six global models, based on e-TNGA platform.

C-HR/IZOA launch in Shanghai in April

Ontario Liberals will stick with the system of delegates to elect their next leader in 2020. They turned down a one-member-one-vote proposal even though it received 57 percent support. It required 67 percent. Party officials and leadership contenders say they are encouraged that one year after their historic election defeat, about 1,000 people came to Saturday’s convention in Mississauga.

Find someone else says FedEx in gutsy move

FedEx Corp. has announced it will end its U.S. air-delivery contract with Amazon.com Inc. in a bold move to focus on “serving the broader e-commerce market.” Amazon represented less than 1.3 percent of FedEx’s sales last year, according to a statement Friday by the delivery giant. The decision means that FedEx’s domestic air service will walk away from the dominant e-commerce company at a time when the rise of online shopping is fuelling record demand for parcel deliveries. Amazon’s emergence as a logistics giant has posed a costly challenge to FedEx and United Parcel Service Inc. by stepping up pressure for faster deliveries. There seems to be a feeling that Amazon was low-balling FedEx in a field where costs can explode. FreightWaves chat.

One person is gravely injured and another in stable condition after a shooting on a TTC bus in Etobicoke about 4.20 a.m. Saturday near Bloor St and Islington Ave. Police say that they are looking for four suspects who witnesses observed running from the scene. northbound on Islington Avenue following the shooting. In a separate matter, a man is dead after a stabbing on Yonge St near Charles St. just after midnight. He died in hospital. This is said to have occurred near NBA celebrations but is so far not connected to it.

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No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. There were also six Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but none were claimed. That means the jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on June 11 will be approximately $65 million, and 10 Maxmillions prizes will be offered — Canadian Press

Mute swans and cygnets at Ashbridges Bay/Colin McConnell

See other photos of this family of Mute Swans and the comments of Colin McConnell at I am a Leslievillian

The Toronto Raptors have won a thrilling game in their finals with the Golden State Warriors. Game Four of the best-of-seven series for the NBA championship finished 105-92 for Toronto. The Raptors came back in the third quarter to take the lead for the first time in the game. They never looked back. Game Five is Monday at Scotiabank Arena. SportsNet