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Vernon Unsworth

Nicholas Maduro

Walter Carr

At left, the British diver, Vernon Unsworth, who helped rescue young soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand is suing Elon Musk, alleging that the Tesla CEO falsely accused him of being a pedophile. It began when Unsworth called Musk’s submarine scheme to rescue the boys a publicity stunt. Musk is touchy. Since then he has called Unworth a pedophile several times and taunted him to sue. Centre is Nicholas Maduro, the former bus driver who is president of Venezuela. That’s the hopelessly mismanaged country where it is impossible to buy aspirin or toilet paper much less a good steak. But Mr. Maduro has been seen dining lavishly in Turkey as he makes his way back from China where he was apparently trying to drum up business. Lastly, meet Walter Carr, a young man who set out at midnight to walk to work rather than make a bad impression on his first day. His car had broken down. Police saw him trudging along and bought him breakfast. They pronounced him “a good kid.” His boss was so impressed by Carr’s diligence that he gave the young man his 2014 car as a gift. Also an interview by Fox News

A Nova Scotia woman and her nephew have reached a resolution in a family dispute that has made headlines across the country. Tyrone MacInnis, 19, will receive $350,000 of a $1.2 million lottery jackpot, while his aunt, 57-year-old Barbara Reddick, will keep the rest. In July, a ticket bearing the names of Reddick and MacInnis won $1,222,639.00 in the Chase the Ace lottery in Margaree Forks, NS.  She sues nephew over lottery win but put his name on ticket

There are nearly 20 posters on The South Bayview Bulldog Bulletin Board. Here are some of the events taking place in the hours and days just ahead.

Coca Cola is said to be sniffing around some kind of possible deal with Aurora Cannabis, the licensed weed dealer out of Edmonton. The information is very fragmentary but everyone is talking about CBD Oil, the non-intoxicating element of marijuana that has quickly assumed the status of some kind of wonder drug. Maybe, maybe not. We said the other day that it was being touted for everything from diabetes to flat feet. Be careful and stay tuned. It may turn out to be as valid as asparagus water.

The Toronto Hydro outage that lay across Davisville Village and South Leaside was repaired by dinnertime Monday as shown on the firm’s blackout map online. There remains at posting time a small outage which seems to be centred in the west side of Summerhill off Macpherson Ave. and Roxborough St. West.

Leona Alleslev, MP for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill

Andrew Scheer

PM Trudeau

Leona Alleslev, the Liberal MP for Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill has quit the Liberal Party of Canada and joined Andrew Scheer’s Conservative Party of Canada. Her announcement Monday in the House of Common stunned MPs. “The leader of her majesty’s Opposition and his team have a firm grasp of the urgent issues we face as Canadians and the resolve to confront them, and it is my duty to align myself with those values,” she told the House. The Canadian Press story breaking the news did not specify if she enumerated any issues in particular. “To my Liberal colleagues, thank you, but my oath is to country, not party, and my sacred obligation is to serve my constituents,” Alleslev said. Scheer welcomed Alleslev to the Conservative fold, making his new MP the critic for global security. Alleslev has represented the new Toronto-area riding of Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill since narrowly defeating her Conservative challenger by 1,093 votes in 2015. Prior to politics, Alleslev served for several years in the Canadian military before joining IBM and Bombardier Aerospace. As an MP, she has served on the immigration and defence committees and as chair of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association. Some may guess that Ms. Alleslev is reading the tea leaves in her home riding where Conservative sentiment has always run fairly deep.

A cleansing ceremony to be held at 53 Mallory Crescent by owners Karen Fraser and Ron Smith will be private. The ceremony will help to “restore balance” to the property and create a change of mood on the street. The ravine land in south Leaside at this address was where serial killer Bruce McArthur allegedly buried many body parts of men he is accused of killing. Karen Fraser has said the meeting, to which no media is invited, will receive neighbours, friends and others who supported the couple.

Canadians can expect a mild fall with near normal or above normal temperatures for nearly all of the country, according to a forecast by The Weather Network. The warmest weather relative to normal is expected from the Maritimes to Southern Ontario and across the far western side of the country including B.C., parts of Alberta and the Yukon. In between the back and forth swings in temperature that are typical of the season should come close to offsetting each other.

Residents across Leaside as well as in Moore Park are discussing coyote sightings Monday morning. One was seen about 8 p.m. on Bessborough north of St. Cuthbert’s. Sabrina Brie Baluke Neiman published this photo which shows a coyote seen in Bennington Heights. She says: “He’s a beauty.” Facebook

Seen in Bennington Heights/Sabrina Brie Baluke Neiman

The PC government has concluded the required six-and-a-half hours of second-reading debate of Bill 31, the Efficient Local Government Act. The noisy process began at 12.01 Monday. The timing of the debate was dictated by the time pressure on the government in advance of the Toronto general election set for October 22.  The bill will cut council from 47 members to 25 after the Oct. 22 election. It is the reintroduction of Bill 5, the Better Local Government Act, struck down as unconstitutional a week ago by Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba. The Ford government will soon introduce a time-allocation motion and the bill could then pass second and third reading as well as receive royal assent by Thursday. The deadline for registering as a municipal candidate would be two days later.

Emma O’Keeffe/RCMP

The RCMP say Emma O’Keeffe, 6, has been found safe, apparently in the back of her family’s sport-utility vehicle. It was stolen yesterday about 5.30 local time from a mall in North Battleford. Police say Emma, who is autistic, epileptic and non-verbal, was found safe within the City about 6:45 a.m. Monday (8.45 Toronto time) more than 12 hours after the SUV was taken.. She is now receiving medical care.

New Beetle (1997-2010)

Prototype from 1937

Original Beetle convertible

Volkswagen has announced in Germany that it will cease production of its current Beetle car, a model which was introduced in 2011 and is made at a plant in Mexico. It is the third generation of Beetle, more or less. It is known at the A5. The original car was created in pre-war Germany in the late 1930s. A prototype model, lower left, had no back window and front opening (suicide) doors. It was refined for mass production in 1938 and the British oversaw resumption of the same car in 1946 after the war. It was built with variations (like the convertible right) until 2003. The Volkswagen New Beetle (upper left) was built from 1997 to 2010. The most recent Bug was introduced in 2011. Today Volkswagen CEO, Hinrich J. Woebcken, said “the loss of the Beetle after three generations, over nearly seven decades, will evoke a host of emotions from the Beetle’s many devoted fans.” But he vowed this is the end. We shall see.