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The Ford government has raised the spectre of Ottawa regulating “almost every facet of life” if the federal carbon tax law is permitted to stand. The Liberal climate-change law is so broad, a lawyer for the province told the Appeal Court hearing, that it would give the federal government powers that would be destabilizing to Canada in the name of curbing the cumulative effects of global-warming emissions. This view seemed to evoke the alarm which occurred back in 2016 at the Wynne government’s action plan for the environment. That scheme raised fears Ontario would ban the use of natural gas in homes. In court Monday, Ontario lawyer Josh Hunter said: “They could regulate where you live. How often you drive your car.It would unbalance the federation.”

Four-day hearing at Appeal Court hearing argument for and against carbon tax law

In his submissions, Hunter was categorical that Ontario’s constitutional challenge to the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act was not intended to be a debate on the realities or dangers of global warming. What’s at stake, he said, is which level of government has the power to deal with the problem. “Which measure is the best measure — the most efficient measure — is best left for legislatures to decide,” Hunter said. “Which legislature? That’s what we’re here to decide. The federal government law that kicked in on April 1 imposed a charge on gasoline and other fossil fuels as well as on industrial polluters. The law applies only in those provinces that have no carbon-pricing regime of their own that meets national standards — Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. The federal view will heard in court Tuesday.

Fire has torn through the nearly 760-year-old medieval Catholic cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. The devastation to both the building and its contents seems beyond calculation. The tower familiar to millions collapsed late Monday afternoon Paris time. French media quote the Paris fire brigade sources saying the fire is “potentially linked” to the renovation work. France 24 English LIVE. Notre-Dame de Paris, also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. The cathedral is considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. (Wikipedia)

Coincidentally, a fire broke out at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem just as flames ravaged the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Footage showing smoke and fire emerging from the roof of a structure known as the Marwani Prayer Room, or Solomon’s Stables, could be seen on social media. The Palestine News Agency, the official outlet of the Palestinian National Authority, cited a guard as saying Monday that “the fire broke out in the guard’s room outside the roof of the Marwani Prayer Room, and the fire brigade of the Islamic Waqf handled the matter successfully.”

Crossbow attack is seen in surveillance video/Peel Regional Police

Peel Police say the November attack on a Mississauga woman on the doorstep of her home was committed by a man with a crossbow posing as a delivery person. The woman, 44, has life altering injuries from the attack which police say was intended to kill her. The police release says:

On November 7, 2018, at approximately 8 p.m., emergency services responded to a residence on Bayberry Drive in the City of Mississauga, in regards to an injured person. Upon arrival, a 44-year-old woman was located suffering from life-threatening injuries and was transported to a trauma centre.

It has since been determined that the victim answered the front door of her residence and was met by the suspect who was carrying a large box and posing as a delivery man. After a brief conversation, the suspect shot the victim with an arrow using a crossbow that was concealed inside of the box. The suspect then fled the area.

On November 8, 2018 investigators from the Criminal Investigations Bureau and Forensic Identification Services conducted a search warrant at the residence and collected evidence of the crime, including an arrow that is believed to have caused the injury to the woman as well as surveillance footage which captured images of the suspect and the incident. The arrow used in this incident is designed to hunt large game such as moose and deer and inflict the maximum amount of damage possible.

Vintage Volvo seen on Yonge St. in Rosedale is in and out of the garage with the weather/Peter Rehak

There’s wet weather along with higher temperatures coming this week. But nothing can stop to reappearance of the summer cars.

How it’s done

Large Lexus stolen Saturday

A post at Leaside Community Facebook Saturday tells of yet another car theft in which thieves tricked the keyless entry technology incorporated in the key fog to unlock and steal what is called “a large Lexus SUV.” It was taken about 2 a.m. after the family returned home from dinner in Yorkville. The writer thinks they may have been followed. There have been detailed stories written about this problem. Owners are advised to keep their keys away from the front door or anywhere near the home’s perimeter that the unlocking signal might trigger the car lock. Some people keep insulate keys in tin cans or the freezer of the refrigerator. The correspondent in this matter makes the modest suggestion that manufacturers of luxury vehicles probably owe their customers something that is safer. You might think so. This post was re-posted from another group so the location of the theft is not apparent.

• Keyless technology used to steal three Lexus cars in Leaside
• Are Car Thieves Using ‘Code Grabbers’ to Steal Automobiles?
• Police diagram reveals how car thieves trick keyless entry

Surveillance video reveals hit and run SUV fleeing scene at College and Spadina

Toronto police are urging the driver of a Ford or Lincoln SUV that hit and critically injured a man on College St. to get a lawyer and surrender. Cops have identified the speeding vehicle from parts left on the street after it hit a bus shelter about 2 a.m. They have traced a side mirror to either a 2015 to 17 Ford Expedition or a 2007 to 2017 Lincoln Navigator. A man, 21, standing in the shelter is fighting for his life in hospital. They say the hit and run fugitive was heading west on College when he passed at least three vehicles that were stopped in the passing lane. His car mounted the TTC traffic median and struck the glass shelter and the pedestrian

The Ontario Court of Appeal, highest legal authority in the province, will stream proceedings at Monday’s challenge to the federal carbon tax. “Typically cameras are not permitted in courtrooms,” Jacob Bakan, special counsel in the office of the province’s chief justice told the National Post. “The court is making an exception for the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.” The case will see the Ontario government and supporters challenge the federal authority over imposition of a charge on gasoline, heating fuel and other pollutants as a way to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Ontario maintains the federal law is unconstitutional. In an order last week, Justice James MacPherson gave the CBC permission to put up to five cameras in the courtroom. The livestream will be available to other media and on the court’s own website.

Tiger Woods battleda crowded leaderboard to win his first major in 11 years and his fifth career green jacket at the 2019 Masters Tournament in Augusta.

East York Curling Club

Johnny Toronto Pealmeal Bacon Sandwiches

Mommy Connections

Parkview Hills neighbors

Construction update

Remember when?

This South Bayview summary starts with the hilarious gang (upper left) at the East York Curling Club, 950 Cosburn Ave., who are seen dressed for Easter. Love you guys. Below that are some of the “Toronto Johnny Peameal Bacon Sandwiches” being served by Doug Radford and his family at their backyard Leaf Shack on Hanna Rd. during the playoffs. Below that at left is a great photo from Mommy Connections as a reminder of their Mom and Baby days which carry on into June. They’re held at Gymboree, 1213 Bayview at Moore. At right, this party of Parkview Hills neighbors is taking a group hike through the ravine. Good non-selfie. Lower left, a reminder of that important meeting Tuesday updating the construction of the new Davisville Public School. Finally at lower right a nostalgic memory of when 1860 Bayview Ave. at Broadway Ave was a car dealership. And yes, we liked it better that way.

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp were temporarily down early Sunday. All three social media platforms, including Facebook Messenger, were affected by the outage. Downdetector.com, a site that monitors site outages, shows Facebook had been down since 6:30 a.m. ET in much of the world, with thousands of reported outages concentrated in the northeastern U.S., Europe and the Philippines. It appeared to be back up and running for most users by 9 a.m. ET — CBC.

A man of 20 has been critically injured when an SUV mounted the median bus shelter curb and smashed into the shelter at College St and Spadina Ave about 2 a.m. Sunday. The vehicle fled the scene. The man is said to be suffering life-threatening injuries.