Resistance from many taxpayers and political forces on the left has caused Amazon to abruptly cancel plans to build its second headquarters in New York City. Many people thought New York State and local officials went overboard with subsidies to Amazon estimated at as much as $3 billion.
Warmer temperatures Thursday brought the inevitable aftermath of sleet and freezing rain — falling ice. Police closed parts of Yonge St. at Gerrard, College and The Esplanade because of dangerous chunks of ice. Police were later sent to Lake Shore Boulevard West and Dan Leckie Way for reports of “large chunks” of ice falling from a high-rise. This may be a forecast of things as a high of 3 has been posted for Friday.
Falling ice, Bloor St/ Yonge St – large chunks of ice falling from a building at the intersection – Bloor St is now closed to pedestrians pic.twitter.com/uhoXMRFJQp
— Alfredo Colangelo (@CityAlfredo) February 14, 2019
Airbus will stop making the A380, pulling the plug on its super-sized jumbo jet that once promised to revolutionize commercial air travel but failed to deliver on outsized expectations. The European plane maker said Thursday that it will stop delivering A380s in 2021 after its key customer, Dubai-based airline Emirates, slashed its orders for the world’s largest airliner. “It’s a painful decision,” Airbus CEO Tom Enders said during a conference call with analysts. “We’ve invested a lot of effort, a lot of resources and a lot of sweat into this aircraft.” “But obviously we need to be realistic,” he added. “With the decision of Emirates to reduce orders, our order backlog is not sufficient to sustain production.” The decision could cost as many as 3,500 jobs at Airbus in European countries over the next three years. The A380 first flew 14 years ago on a giant bet that airlines would need a plane that can carry up to 853 passengers. But the 21st Century instead saw airlines buying cheaper, smaller plans to help trim costs — with CNN
A printable version of the TTC Subway and Streetcar Map is available here.
A study done at McGill University which appears in the Psychiatry Journal of the American Medical Association Thursday says smoking cannabis as a teenager increases the risk of depression and suicide during young adulthood. Individual risk from the use of cannabis remains moderate to low but because so many teens are smoking cannabis, there is potential for large numbers of young people to be affected, according to findings. However the researchers, led by Gabriella Gobb, didn’t find a link between marijuana use and increased risk of anxiety. Montreal Gazette
Upper left, it’s no one’s business if this gentleman wishes to walk along Parkhurst Blvd. dressed in shorts or whatever in this weather. But it caught the eye of more than one resident and who talked about it on Leaside Chit Chat. It was shot Tuesday morning. Brrr. Upper right, Councillor Robinson met with the board of the Bayview-Leaside BIA this week. There’s lots to learn for the new member of Don Valley West. Below that at right, Kathy Tunnicliffe McGrade has posted this great shot of the Leaside Trotters Junior Girls Hockey team from 1975. Love it. Go through and see who remembers who. Below that, the Danforth BIA has changed its name to the Broadview Danforth BIA to reflect its westernmost location on the Danny. Bottom left, hands must hold seeds if they are to flourish. Mark Stewart is at the Leaside Garden Society Thursday night to discuss Seed Saving and Seed Libraries. Lastly, a reminder of Patrick Rocca’s Family Day Skate.
They’re digging up the 18th Century dead in London to build a new train station and it is yielding wonderful glimpses of England’s history. But not everyone is happy. Then, Toronto will conduct a safety blitz of so-called “high-risk high rises” to try to avoid the water, power and heat failure seen in St. James Town this winter. Below that, York St is closed because glass panels are falling from a new building. What the heck is going on? Lastly, every new mother and father should watch this CBS report on a new pacifier that will play a preemie infant a song sung by his mom or dad. The babies are said to love it.
A good old fashioned UBC snowball fight. Enjoy the snow while it lasts. #UBC #ubcsnowballfight #vancouver #vancouversnow pic.twitter.com/DlgGa5sfeT
— Mark Atomos Pilon (@Atomos) February 13, 2019
It is an annual event full of less than sophomoric conduct as University of British Columbia students let loose. Fun though. UBC snowball fight history.
Highway 401 was slowly getting back to normal late Wednesday afternoon west of Highway 25 at Milton after a classic wintertime pileup of more than 25 vehicles. The good news is that injuries were light. Check the video below narrated by Sgt. Kerry Schmidt of the OPP to catch the flavour of this mess at its height.
#Hwy401 WB all lanes blocked west of #Hwy25 due to multi vehicle collision. 20+ vehicles involved pic.twitter.com/qFH8ThKBsV
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) February 13, 2019
Ford is recalling nearly 1.5 million pickup trucks in North America because the transmissions can suddenly downshift into first gear. The recall — 1.26 million vehicles in the U.S. and 221,000 in Canada — covers F-150 trucks from the 2011 through 2013 model years with six-speed automatic transmissions. CBC
