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Winning tickets were sold in each of BC and the Prairies for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. That’s $2.5 million apiece. Also, the draw’s guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on April 10 will once again be approximately $5 million.

Poles went down like dominos

There’s fascinating video from Seattle where for no apparent reason 15 utility poles collapsed causing havoc and near disaster. They’re trying to figure it out. Meanwhile there wasn’t much to like down under the Gardiner Friday on either side of the fence. “Bubble diners” ate fancy meals under glass domes (really?) while poverty warriors called it a plot to crush the underclass. More like a waste of money.  A lone voice of sanity in this CityNews report is City of Toronto spokesperson Brad Ross. Then, Shazam the movie. It is said to be an off-beat and funny recreation of the dark world of heroes fighting villains. Finally, the eternal Celine Dion is back. If she’s your cup of tea, a tour is imminent.

Ryan Poehling notched a hat trick and then added the shootout winner in his NHL debut as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in the season finale for both teams on Saturday. Canadian Press

Ryan Poehling victory pass in four goal game

Fifty years after breaking into his play-by-play dream job with a chance opportunity to call a game on radio, beloved commentator Bob Cole will call his last NHL game Saturday night. Calling games for Hockey Night in Canada was his reason for living. Over the years Cole’s grasp of the game, excitement and special Bob Cole lingo made him an institution. No one before Cole ever said “Oh Baby” and made it sound cool. But Oh Baby, he did. It’s tonight at seven with the Leafs in Montreal.

Corner of Yonge and Wedgewood

Police are appealing for witnesses and surveillance or dash cam video taken at or near the corner of Yonge St. and Wedgewood Dr. north of Cummer Ave. in Willowdale Friday night. They say that at about 11:45 p.m. a man on his bicycle was attacked for reasons unknown by an unidentified man. Police said later Saturday that the weapon used was a golf club. The assualt critically injured the bike rider causing him to fall to the ground. The suspect then fled on foot in an unknown direction He is described only as wearing dark clothing.

The winning $55 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max was sold in Oshawa. $55 million Lotto Max prize winner somewhere in Ontario

Blue Radish at Manor Road United, Jazz at Northlea United

Agnes Fodore

There’s music Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at local churches this weekend. See the posters for details. That’s Agnes Fodore, mainstay of the MRUC choir, belting out Oh Happy Day at last year’s Blue Radish.

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Serious accident Saturday at Victoria Park and Finch/traffic camera

Toronto Police say a woman has died in a three-vehicle crash at Victoria Park Ave and Finch Ave. Saturday morning. Two others have been injured. The roads were closed in all directions at noon hour. More as available. TPS Operations

BREAKING: Man has just been extricated from his vehicle following a seriously 3 car collision at Finch.Vic Park. Multiple people to hospital. More updates to come. @680NEWStraffic @CityNews pic.twitter.com/KR6XgpfgvR

— Ken Townsend (@KenTownsend) April 6, 2019

LHS students (top) were part of TDSB Combined East Band seen in performance at the bottom

LHS students were part of the TDSB East Combined Band Thursday when they performed at the 68th annual Sound of Toronto concert at Roy Thomson Hall. Trustee Shelley Laskin was among those tweeting to the TDSB music account

Friday night on 401 near McCowan

OPP say they just don’t know what prompted a woman driver, 31, to try to cross the collector lanes of Highway 401 near McCowan Rd. at the scene of an accident Friday. They say her car had collided with another vehicle hauling a trailer in the westbound express lanes near McCowan Road sometime after 11 p.m. Tow trucks arrived on scene a short time later and their operators were speaking with the involved drivers when the woman attempted to cross over into the collector lanes of the highway. She was struck by a westbound vehicle in the collector lanes and pronounced dead on scene. Following the crash police decided to shut down the westbound express lanes and the westbound collector lanes on Hwy. 401 at Markham Road but Schmidt said that several drivers blew through the closure. Sgt. Kerry Smith tells what happened in Twitter video.

MAN ON BIKE ATTACKED AT YONGE AND CUMMER

A man has been attacked whle riding his bicycle in a plaza on Wedgewood Dr. near Yonge St. and Cummer Ave. about 11:15 p.m. Friday. The assailant apparently struck the victim as he rode his bike. The cyclist is said to be critically injured.

BC will place tampons and other menstrual products in washrooms in all high schools, it was announced this week. Makes sense. Then, Mick Jagger has had a heart valve replacement and is on the mend at an unnamed New York Hospital. Below that, City Cynthia Mulligan with some context on the government’s scheme to save money by eliminating some procedures that may be unnecessary. Lastly, a close up of tennis sensation Bianca Andreescu, 18. She comes across as a likeable and down-to-earth teen.