In a world of strife and trouble, Gillette has launched a campaign which apparently is supposed to make things better. But the notion of toxic masculinity as a mainstream mans’ problem is proving (um) poisonous. Then, a crushing defeat for the UK Conservative government of Theresa May as MPs overwhelmingly defeat her Brexit plan. Fear stalks the British Isles over what an unplanned leave from the EU will mean. Below that, there has been a terrorist attack at a hotel in Nigeria and the images are quite shocking. Lastly, the passing of Carol Channing at age 97 recalls her timeless performance as Dolly.
Kids from ten local schools play this week for Leaside Cup
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Leaside Cup
5/6 Schedule
7/8 Schedule
2018 champs (5/6) Forest Hill and (7/8) Glen Ames
Wednesday and Thursday will see the third annual Leaside Cup Hockey Tournament at Leaside Arena. It is a co-ed competition of local elementary kids in two divisions — Grades 5 and 6 and Grades 6 and 7. Leaside Cup was conceived by parents who wanted to “level the hockey playing field” so that kids from around home were playing each other, not those from “elite hockey schools.” Check the schedules above and try to take in a game. It should be a lively time at the arena.
In the end, it is me who is living this life, says tearful Rahaf
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Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun has been interviewed by the CBC the day after she arrived in Canada as a refugee. She says her mother and brother have beaten her to bleeding. She seems a thoughtful and sober young woman. “In the end, it is me who is living this life,” she said. January 15: A later statement is read to media.
Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea to lead Manor Rd. United
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Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea/United Church
Jan Carwardine, Louise Germain, Judy MacLellan and Sandra Thain./Leaside Curling Club
Annual gathering
Hypericum bulbs
Bayview and Davisville watermain Saturday night/Michael Shearer
Manor Road United Church will welcome the Rev. Dr. John Joseph Mastandrea to his new ministry on May 1. Rev Mastandrea has led the congregation at Metropolitan United Church at Queen and Church Sts.since 2000. He is also police chaplain at 51 Division. His dad was a police officer. Rev. John Joseph will replace the Rev. Roberta Howey who has been filling in after the retirement in June of MRU’s Rev. Debra Schneider. She had served for 12 years. Upper right is the Leaside Curling Club team of Jan Carwardine, Louise Germain, Judy MacLellan and Sandra Thain. They’ve just won the Ontario Masters Women’s Curling Championship. The team will go on to represent Ontario at the Canadian Masters Curling Championship being held April 1 to 7 in Saskatoon.Go ladies. Below that a reminder of St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Potluck Dinner coming up on January 26. At bottom a lovely flash of colour from the Genus Hypericum seen at Longo’s and a shot of the flooding we told you about Sunday at Bayview and Davisville as recorded by Michael Shearer on Twitter.
Canada warns China goers to beware of arbitrary local laws
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Ottawa has updated its travel advisory for China, suggesting Canadians exercise a high degree of caution “due to the risk of arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” This comes after China revoked the jail sentence conviction of Robert Lloyd Schellenberg and said it would instead seek the death penalty. Schellenberg is accused of smuggling drugs. “We are constantly evaluating our travel advice for Canadians traveling to China, as we do for all countries around the world,” Global Affairs Canada said in a statement. “All Canadians who are considering travel to China should carefully review the Government of Canada’s complete Travel Advice and Advisory.”
Jamye’s abductor gives long, detailed confession to crimes
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Cops seen in flirty game of “handcuffs” with women in bar
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Two policemen have been captured in video apparently flirting with two women at a west-end bar, the Queen Street Warehouse. The women are seen laughing Sunday night as they are handcuffed in a suggestive moment of roleplay. The two officers, identified today as Jian Liang and Aaron Isaac, are under investigation.
Homebound civil servants died in OC Transpo horror Friday
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Bruce Tomlinson
Judy Booth
Anja Van Beek
The three dead in Friday’s double-decker bus crash in Ottawa are named Monday as civil servants. They were all on their way home from work when the bus slammed into the overhang of a bus stop at Westboro station. They are Bruce Tomlinson, 56, Judy Booth, 57, and Anja Van Beek, 65. Close two dozen others are injured.
Why was woman, 92, riding in cab with violent mental case?
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Montreal family members are demanding answers after their mother, 92, was placed next to a man who is a known, violent mental case in a taxi being used to carry the disabled. Photos of the badly-beaten women are shocking.
Police will peer from trams, buses to find distracted driving
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Police will ride streetcars and buses as part of the distracted driving campaign which starts Monday. They will peer out the window into vehicles below and perhaps communicate what they see to other police nearby. The blitz is set to last until next week but there are suggestions an effort will be made to extend it. City News video.
Old sign on Queen recalls day of milliners and haberdashers
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When women patronized milliners
1412 Queen St. W/Sstrong@hotelbaudin
Renovation at 1412 Queen St. W. has revealed the sign of a 1930s women’s hat shop, Parkdale Millinery. It appears the sign, which has been partially disassembled but not yet destroyed, belonged to a business run by a man named Arthur Levine. Records show him there in 1931. Many stores have filled the space since then but Gordon Robb, who will open a cycle store there in March, says he would like to preserve the sign if he can. The sign recalls a time when women, and men too, wore stylish hats all the time when in public. Men visited a haberdasher to buy the necessary headgear. Holy Spaceballs! Sign for Mel Brooks classic on Eglinton W.
Cops, Flemingdon locals mark decade of ProAction Hockey
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A shared interest: Local lad and police officer discuss the rubik cube toy handed out Sunday/Bulldog
Jon Burnside, George Mullin and Dave Croutch/Bulldog
Spirited game/Bulldog photo
Hot dogs, toys like rubik cube games and frisbee discs helped police and citizens mark a decade of ProAction Hockey in Flemingdon Park Sunday. Angela James Arena on Grenoble Dr. was full of community friends, locals, moms and dads helping to tie skates and notable friends of the program. Jon Burnside, who spearheaded the program ten years ago, was seen chatting with two other ProAction originals, George Mullin and Dave Croutch. Among others present were MPP Kathleen Wynne, Deputy Police Chief Peter Yuen and women’s hockey legend Angela James. Many high-ranking officers and rank and file mixed with the crowd. Three PCs got to stand outside to cook the popular hotdogs.