Forecast 12, 10 and 18 degrees over weekend and Monday

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Warm temperatures this weekend

7,200 job losses in March after jumps in January, February

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Canada’s job market shrank by 7,200 positions in March, but the jobless rate held steady at 5.8 per cent. Statistics Canada reported Friday that most provinces lost jobs, especially Quebec (down by 12,900 jobs) and Ontario (down 8,800 jobs). British Columbia added 7,900 jobs, Saskatchewan added 3,900 jobs, New Brunswick added 3,100 jobs and Prince Edward Island added 2,000. Everywhere else, the job market was flat  The monthly decline comes on the heels of the best two-month start to the year for Canada’s job market in almost 40 years, with 66,800 new jobs in January and 55,900 in February.– CBC

House fire in Pickering, shots fired at John Filion’s home

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City News morning summary includes statement by John Filion (Ward 18 Willowdale) about shots fired at his home. He believes he is being targeted for his work as a City Councillor.

OMERS joins owners of 407 Highway with 10.01% stake

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SNC-Lavalin has signed a deal to sell about 10 percent of 407 International Inc. to the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Service, OMERS. According to a story by Canadian Press Friday this means the firm will now have four owners: Ferrovial S.A., a Spanish multinational out of Madrid at 43.23 percent, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board with 40 percent, OMERS with 10.01 percent and SNC with 6.75.

OHIP fear, more Jollibee and Giselle is the happiest toddler

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Happy Giselle Smith/CNN

The Ontario government has a roomful of number-crunchers working with a panel of doctors from the Ontario Medical Association on ways to save money. This report tells of tentative plans to limit coverage for sedatives and pain killers, ideas that are unsettling for many. But this report in the National Post suggests the CityNews story here may be exaggerated. Then, a visit with Giselle Smith, 2, and her mother Liz Smith, director of nursing at Franciscan Children’s Hospital in Boston. You will be touched. Below that, Filippino pride and appetite has fuelled the arrival of Jollibee fast food in Toronto and there is more to come. Finally, hilarious happenings with Madison Phelan and her dog as they prepare to enter the World’s Most Amazing Dog Contest. Shoot high we say.






Hundreds attend Crosslinx town hall on closing of Leslie St.

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Hundreds found their to the Japanese Cultural Centre on Garamond Ct. in Don Mills.

Hundreds attended a Crosslinx town hall meeting Thursday night about the summer closing (July and August) of Leslie St. at Eglinton Ave. The closure is necessary say engineers to permit a unified installation of the Crosstown LRT guideway (tracks) across the intersection. Details of what is planned conformed to information published March 27 by The South Bayview Bulldog. Among those present at the Japanese Cultural Centre on Garamond Ct. were Jaye Robinson (Ward 15) and Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 16). Vow easier crossing at Bayview, Don Mills in Leslie closure. The large crowd is panned by camera below.

Sunnybrook Plaza locked up tight at Bayview Ave. entrance

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Sunnybrook Plaza closed at Bayview entrance

The recent transfer of traffic to the west side of Bayview Ave. at Eglinton has brought a close to the entrance to Sunnybrook Plaza. The present traffic configuration is said to be for a period ending sometime in June. Speculation seems reasonable that Sunnybrook will be locked-in at the west end until then. The closure seems to render a serious blow to businesses in the plaza. Many people had stopped going there but it seems few indeed will struggle through the single file line of buses, trucks and cars that crowd Eglinton westbound. At this writing, the Bulldog is not up to date on the prospect for left turns onto Eglinton, if any.

“Ford must go,” chant school kids at Ontario Legislature

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In-your-face dog-leash videographer gets slugged in park

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Hockey guy, 70, finds Hand & Stone massage makes him fly

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Retired teacher and active hockey player Mike Pasquale spends time at Ted Reeve Arena (background)

Retired East York high school teacher Mike Pasquale is 70 but he still likes to lace up his skates and compete with pals as young as 55. Some of them are 80, in fact. He’s known many for decades. In the winter, Mike travels from his Parkview Hills home twice a week to play at East York Arena and Ted Reeve Arena.  “It’s a good game of shinny but, we all skate hard, no slap shots, no hitting and, we are competitive,” says Mike. It’s good laughs and social too. That’s why a flare-up of the piriformis muscle in the lower back was “not a good scenario.” When the inflamed muscle pushes down on the sciatic nerve it causes major pain. Mike brought his problem to Hand and Stone Massage Spa at 85 Laird Drive (in Leaside Village). “Within some time, they had me back up on my skates and I was able to skate without pain and back to playing hockey.” Read Mike’s full testimonial.

“Ethiopian crew followed procedure but could not save jet”

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The crew of the Ethiopian Airlines jet that crashed six minutes after takeoff last month performed all procedures recommended by Boeing when the plane started to nosedive but could not save it, according to findings from a preliminary report released Thursday by Ethiopia’s government. The report, based on flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Boeing 737 Max 8, was not released in full. Boeing declined to comment pending its review of the report.

Leaside Blood Clinic is Thursday 2-7 p.m. at Northlea EMS

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The semi-annual Leaside Blood Clinic at Northlea EMS on Rumsey Rd. is Thursday from 2 until 7 p.m. Please be a donor and save a life. Honour Emmy Duff by giving blood today at Leaside clinic