Fire on Lascelles Blvd., one treated for smoke inhalation

A two alarm fire in a highrise on Lascelles Blvd between Kilbarry Rd. and the Beltline Trail has sent one person to hospital with smoke inhalation Saturday morning.

North Leaside Luna is found and will soon get microchipped

Luna, the wandering Grey Tabby from North Leaside, has been captured and is home safe Saturday morning. A post Friday night brought the news. She is catching up on some eating and will soon be microchipped.

Spring Fair, 50s Dance Party Saturday and Jazz on Sunday

Tent dweller on Rosedale Valley Rd. seriously hurt by fire

Golden State breakthrough finds killer using family’s DNA

Revelations that the man accused of being the Golden State Killer was tracked down by the use of familial DNA searching has electrified police and prosecution circles. Familial searching, or FS, is a means of putting cops on the trail of a perpetrator. It multiplies the chances of finding that person many times over conventional searches of criminal databases  In the case of Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, police checked DNA extracted from a 30 or 40-year old crime scene sample against a DNA sample on a genealogy database. They found someone who seemed to be related to the killer. The last step was to get a tentative sample, probably by stealth, from DeAngelo. The method is apparently not in use in Canada but it holds enormous promise to solve crimes that have vexed police and  burdened the community for decades. $50,000 reward offered in 1997 death of nursing assistant




ABBA makes new recording and Tom Brokaw sex allegation

ALSO, MEN WHO CAN’T GET WOMEN TO AGREE

It’s been announced that ABBA has made a number of new recordings to apparently go with Avatars. “ABBA Avatar” they’re callng it. Mama Mia. Then, inside the strange world of men who commiserate in a form of club because they don’t find it easy, or possible, to persuade a woman to, you know. Rejection in Spades. Beneath that, Donald Trump flatters Angela Merkel and then says the US will not “be played” by the North Koreans. Hope not. And finally, Tom Brokaw is accused of trying to kiss a young employee of NBC News some 30 years ago. He denies it but either way he can’t lose hos job because he’s already retired.






TSX trading halted by unidentified mechanical breakdown

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.

Dancing Mackenzies out front in Friday Bayview summary

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.

Equity over standards as OISE prof says dump EQAO tests

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

Three-alarm fire in old home at Queen East and Sumach

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.

Wondering if pigs can fly as Kim Jong-un meets ROK chief

The old news axiom is that headlines ending in a question mark are always answered by “No.” This might well apply to the breathlessly posed query: Will North Korea really give up nuclear weapons? The odious little tyrant Kim Jong-un, totally unfit to rule anything, wants the world to guarantee he and his family perpetual control over the tiny kingdom. What do you think? The answer would seem to be no.




Spring Fair, Blue Radish and Jazz Vespers this weekend

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