It was a moment in history of sorts as a chirpy young lady clattered into the Hunny Pot marijuana shop at 202 Queen St. E. and ordered a gram of White Widow for $12.08. It must have cost her 12.10, pennies being as obsolete as illegal weed. So, a honey of a deal at the Hunny Pot. Below, Premier Ford vents about the number of illegal pot stores in Hamilton.
Four stories of compelling interest are embedded here from CBC News. Andrew Scheer wants you to know that the carbon penalty in Ontario is a tax grab. Then, Bob Cole retires followed by entertaining people at the Canadian Film Awards. Finally, David Hart has died at 101, nearly 77 years after he and thousands of young Canadians lived and died in a dreadful ordeal that is burned into our history — 916 dead and 1946 into prison camps at the misbegotten invasion of Dieppe.
Some members of Leaside Community are saying it seems like an April Fool’s joke posted a day early (March 31) and maybe it should be. But the Wheelmate Steering Wheel Table is real.
The first legal pot shop in Toronto is ready to open its doors Monday morning. It’s at 202 Queen East if you’re in a rush. Another such store, Ameri, may or may not open at 20 Cumberland Ave. A Toronto lawyer, Caryma Sa’d, accompanied by colleagues, erected a tent outside the Queen St. address in order to be the first to make a purchase there. BlogTO is a fountain of knowledge about openings and delays.
One person was critically injured when an SUV was struck by Via Rail Train 76 from Windsor to Toronto Sunday. The collision occurred at the Kiel Dr. crossing, which is protected by gates and lights. It’s not clear how the vehicle got onto the tracks. The train and passengers were delayed five hours. Other trains were also delayed. Train 76 arrived in Toronto close to 11 p.m. Ellwood Shreve of the Chatham Daily News posted video of the vehicle being winched onto a trailer
Monday is April 1 so don’t get fooled. But no fooling, temperatures will rise above freezing and stay there during both day and night this week. Hallelujah brothers and sisters. Chunks of ice from January and slushy snow from Saturday will be gone by this time next week.
A courageous experiment in fostering women’s hockey has come to an end apparently because of a lack of fans in the seats. The Canadian Women’s Hockey League, founded in 2007, made the announcement today. Wikipedia.
Residential fire on Annette St at Clendenan Ave. Fire appears to have started on the 3rd floor. Quick knockdown by firefighters. No injuries were reported. Toronto Fire is in the process of overhaul. No word on the cause at this time. TFS Fire Investigators are en-route. pic.twitter.com/NoFY3P3FjL
— Peter Muscat (@Peter_Muscat) March 31, 2019
People in Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick will be paying more for gasoline and heating fuel Monday when the federal government’s carbon tax begins in provinces that refused to impose their own emissions pricing. There are many uncertainties about the impact of the federal tax but it appears that regular gasoline may increase by as much as 4.4 cents per litre.
A TAX IS A TAX IS A TAX
As most people understand, a so-called carbon tax is intended over time to make industry more efficient and thus help the environment. It is entirely unknown whether this will actually occur or not. Taxpayers will really only know that they are still paying taxes. Canadian Press
An Edmonton woman who says she thought she had signed up for unlimited Canada-wide calling is dealing with a $5,000 bill from Bell Canada. The CBC report here says it was run up by her teen son as he talked to a girlfriend living some 150 km away. CBC
No winning ticket was sold for the $7 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. The guaranteed $1 million dollar prize went to a ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Apr. 3 will be approximately $10 million.
There is a rainfall warning for Toronto with the possibility of light snow Saturday night. Periods of rain will occur with amounts of 25 to 40 likely by this evening. Snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 cm are possible in some areas. Daytime temperatures are forecast to be above freezing, melting snow fairly quickly.
