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Fire: Rosedale Valley Rd/ Mount Pleasant.. tent on fire. Units attended with @Toronto_Fire . The fire is now out. 1 person was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries. #GO755487^adc

— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) April 27, 2018

Trading has halted on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Montreal Exchange because of an unexplained breakdown of some form. The TMX Group said that it has deicided to close the markets for “the remainder of the day” as a result of the outage. This stoppage occurred sometime around 2 p.m.

UPDATE 3 – Please be aware that all TMX markets continue to experience issues. We apologize for the inconvenience. Further updates will be provided.

— TMX Group (@TMXGroup) April 27, 2018

Wildcats Mackenzie Lloyd (18) and Mackenzie MacDonald (87) jump for joy during a high moment in season play/Leaside Wildcats

Leaside Jr. Wildcats Coach Kim McCullough has recalled the Dancing Mackenzies on Twitter to announce this year’s Leaside Skills Fundraiser on Saturday May 5 at the gardens. It is a chance for Leaside tyke, novice, atom and peewee girls (house-league and rep) to learn what it takes to get to the next level. Have a look  Below from left, community stalwart Gene Domagala looks properly honoured with the newly-named laneway marking his many years of selfless work. The lane runs north of Swanwick Ave. Centre is the logo of the much mourned cobbler’s shop at 214 Laird where locals found excellent work for a reasonable price. It is now closed. Millwood Shoe Repair seems like a good option. And the East York Barbershoppers annual auction goes this evening. Sadly there’s no singing attached to this event. See all local dates at the South Bayview Bulletin Board.

Gene Domagala honoured/Tanveer Shahnawaz @Tanveer95_

Leaside Cobbler now closed

Barbershoppers auction

It is a common enough theme heard in diverse Toronto. The primacy of equity in education. In the case of a report from Carol Campbell, a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, the goal would apparently be to eliminate the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) tests for Grade 3 and Grade 9 students. It also recommends an overhaul of the standardized Grade 6 test and an end to the literacy test Grade 10 students need to pass in order to graduate, replacing it with another test that would not be a diploma requirement. Some find it worrying. CBC

#UPDATE: @Toronto_Fire continue to battle a three-alarm blaze on Queen Street East near Sumach Street which has engulfed a two-storey townhouse. https://t.co/pH53mMm9Zw pic.twitter.com/kZTY5Gequl

— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) April 27, 2018

A raging fire in an old home at Queen St. E and Sumach Street has been contained by the Toronto Fire Service Thursday night. Chief Matthew Pegg said a quick search of the building offered “no indication” that anyone was inside. One firefighter was treated for a leg injury. The premises in question are 481 and 479 Queen East, housing Savoury Grounds Cafe and Space, a furniture store, as seen below.

Posters from the South Bayview Bulletin Board reveal a busy weekend. Check all other posters.

PC leader Doug Ford says that if elected premier in June he will call a commission of inquiry into government spending. He has already promised to perform an audit on Ontario finances. Mr. Ford said he the accuracy of Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk’s report, but he does not believe it gives a complete picture of government spending and accounting practices.

The practical transformation of the automobile into the SUV is official. Ford will drop all its car models except the Mustang. Then, there’s persistent E Coli illness in the US traced to romaine lettuce grown in Arizona. Here in Canada, the Food inspection Agency says there’s no such outbreak and no cause for it to issue a warning. Below, the CBC reviews the hi-jacking of the Humboldt tragedy for pure profit. And finally, a man who is both adored and reviled in Canada, David Suzuki, is at the centre of a storm in Alberta.

The Boston Bruins earned a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in a wild Game 7 on Wednesday evening, clinching the series win and setting up a second-round meeting with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The City of Toronto has issued a media release announcing that they will host a #TorontoStrong Vigil this Sunday evening at Mel Lastman Square. Members of the public are encouraged to attend and support all those who have been affected by Monday’s tragedy in Toronto.

Mel Lastman Square (Source: Green Lotus/Facebook)

Date: Sunday, April 29
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St.

This City-hosted vigil, organized in collaboration with community groups Faith in the City and the Toronto Area Interfaith Council, will be an interfaith demonstration of Toronto’s diverse communities as well as a display of the city’s resiliency. Additional details, including how residents and faith groups can participate, as well as the expected vigil program, will be posted on the following web page as they become available: http://ow.ly/eYEH30jFJQ9.

Members of the public are encouraged to ride public transit to the #TorontoStrong Vigil as road closures may be in effect in the area. More information about Faith in the City is available at https://www.faithinthecity.ca/. More information about the Toronto Area Interfaith Council is available at https://www.taic.ca/about-us. Residents and the public can also contribute to the #TorontoStrong fund which will support victims and their families, first responders and those affected by the trauma, through organizations including Victim Services Toronto and other supporting partner organizations. To learn more about the #TorontoStrong fund and to contribute visit http://www.torontofoundation.ca/torontostrong/.

Pointing something at officer

But as cop approaches with baton, subject drops the object (circled)

He retreats and falls to knees

The frames above are all taken from about four seconds of video shot by Zaid Yakub from his vehicle Monday as PC Ken Lam, using apparently only his night-stick or baton, arrests a man on Yonge St.  It reveals that the subject of Lam’s attention drops whatever it is he is pointing at the policeman. Most reports say it was a cellphone. The wanted person immediately raises his hands and moves to the sidewalk and falls to his knees without being forced or hit. Lam is much celebrated for his courage and judgement. Fortunately for him, his perceptions were correct. He did not unholster his gun and most certainly could have been shot by anyone with a gun.

Ontario’s auditor general says the Liberal government’s statements on the province’s finances understate its deficit by billions. In a pre-election report released Wednesday, Bonnie Lysyk also says the government has not accurately reflected the true cost of its borrowing plan to cut hydro rates by 25 per cent, and is raising questions about the way it accounts for revenues related to two teacher pension plans. As a result, Lysyk says the government’s deficit projections are off by 75 per cent in 2018-2019, jumping to 92 per cent in 2020-2021. Lysyk says the 2018-2019 deficit projected by the government was $6.7 billion and will instead by $11.7 billion. The deficit projections for 2020-2021 are $6.5 billion, but Lysyk says that figure will actually be $12.5 billion.

PLANE WITH SIX ABOARD LANDS SAFELY ON CALGARY STREET

A small plane carrying six people made an emergency landing on a Calgary street Wednesday morning. Police say the twin-engine plane was coming in from the south, heading for a landing at the Calgary airport, when the pilot radioed in that the aircraft was low on fuel. Sgt. Duane Lepchuk said the plane came down shortly before 6:00 a.m. on a two-lane stretch of 36th Street, about five kilometres south of the airport and not far from the Trans-Canada Highway. There were no injuries among the four passengers and two crew members. “36 (Street) is an overpass that goes over the Trans-Canada,” noted Lepchuk, who said there was no indication the plane was damaged during the landing.