The South Bayview Bulldog

If you reside in the Ontario Liberal Party back room you might have known that Premier Wynne reportedly was ready to appoint Will Falk, “a consultant with a history tied to the eHealth scandal” as the candidate in St. Paul’s. That’s where Eric Hoskins reigned for so long. But this link reveals at least some folks were miffed enough that Wynne’s plan is now history. Obscure reference to “the Wizard and the Board” flies right by The Bulldog.

The Royal Air Force is 100 this year. Two veterans, a man who was a fighter ace and a woman who ferried aircraft to the front, were on hand for this ITV report. Then, it seems that the photographic deposit of cheques is a problem because the bank doesn’t take possession of the actual paper. Guess what? Some cheques are being cashed twice. Below that we have Kim Jung-un at a K-Pop concert of ROK performers. And a natural history bonanza at scientists discovered 1.5 million previously uncounted penguins in the Danger Islands in the Antarctic. Love that.

There is a long discussion on Leaside Community Facebook Monday morning after these pictures of a man who looks like Jimmy Carter returned a bag belonging to the lady of the house were posted there. The story is sparse but it appears the couple were at Creeds Sunday and came home without the bag. But this silver-haired gent in a Mercedes had arrived and left it on the porch. Now they’d like to know who he is. Leaside Community.

Jollibee restaurant at 15 William Kitchen Rd., Scarborough

The was a huge crowd of customers waiting for the opening Sunday of the first Jollibee restaurant in Ontario. (There are two in Winnipeg). The Toronto location is at 15 William Kitchen Rd in Scarborough near Kennedy and Progress Rds. You will see the mob in the City News report at left. Jollibee is a Filipino favorite and customers were saying things like “soon we’ll taste Manila” as they waited for the place to open. The video at the right shows Jollibee-mad customer Nikki Salas knocking on the door. Read how Spam became a national favorite in the Philipinnes in the 2015 archive post here.  Jollibee outlet would be welcome in Thorncliffe Park

That "CLUTCH" gene? Justin Smoak has it. #LetsGoBlueJays https://t.co/XuCRIYF0wP

— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) April 1, 2018

Another look at the wonderful winning grand slam homer executed by Justin Smoak Sunday to earn a 7-4 victory over the New York Yankees. Smoak was the force behind six of the Jay’s seven runs. The victory gave Toronto a 2-2 in the series. Reporters are saying Smoak said he felt like he had let the team down in the first inning when he struck out with two men on and nobody out. Hey, it’s okay. Smoak slammed a two-run homer in the seventh and then powered the grand slam in the eighth.

A New York-based cybersecurity firm, Gemini Advisory, has said that three Canadian branches of Saks Fifth Avenue stores were exposed to a data breach of customer information. Gemini found that the stores are Sherway Gardens, Bramalea City Centre and Pickering Town Centre. Word first came Sunday from Hudson’s Bay Co. which said customer payment information may have been stolen from shoppers at certain Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Lord & Taylor stores in North America.

It’s past noon so no more jokes but early Sunday and late Saturday the world was treated to some enjoyable and apparently fake news. Swiss Chalet trumpeted the non-stop and possibly unhygienic “sauce fountain” on each table. And Burger King announced the all-chocolate Whopper. One comment on YouTube regretted that it was a joke because “It’s really what I want.”

STILL JOKING:

• BBC Breakfast falls for newspaper’s April Fool’s Day Brexit joke
• Parents fool children with Easter ‘treats’
• The woman who gave birth to rabbits (and other hoaxes)
• Sixty years of April Fools on the BBC

Wednesday the Leaside Blood Donor Clinic takes place at Northlea Elementary and Middle School at 305 Rumsey Road. Please give.

No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 draw. But a total of 26 guaranteed prizes of $1 million each were handed out with 17 in Ontario. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on April 4 will be approximately $7 million.

It will be a cool sunny day for the Beaches Easter Prade Sunday. The parade will start at Queen Street East and Munro Park Avenue and continue along Queen Street East and Woodbine Avenue.  Police advise Queen will be closed in sections.

Road closure: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
– Queen Street East, from Munroe Park Avenue to Fallingbrook Road

Road closure: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
– Queen Street East, from Munroe Park Avenue to Fallingbrook Road
– Nursewood Road, from Queen Street East to #24 Nursewood Road

Road closure: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
– Queen Street East, from Fallingbrook Road to Woodbine Avenue

Road closure: 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
– Woodbine Avenue, from Queen Street East to Lake Shore Boulevard East
– Lake Shore Boulevard East, from Coxwell Avenue to Woodbine Avenue

Good enough for a passport

March 10 in Mississauga

Peel police have released video of two burglars recorded March 10 near Eglinton Ave West and Dubonet Dr. in Mississauga. The video is here and shows the lead perpetrator carefully removing shards of glass from a smashed sliding door. He then enters and poses for this apparently quite good likeness. As posted to CP24 the perp speaks in Spanish after spotting the camera pointed right at him. He grabs it in an apparent effort to disable it. He asks the other suspect named Carlos for assistance. But it was all too late. The two made off with jewelry and various electronic items. Investigators are appealing for witnesses, or anyone who may have information concerning this investigation to contact 11 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau at (905) 453-2121 Ext 1133. Information may also be left anonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or by visiting www.peelpolice.ca.

Police block station as bomb squad works

Member dons heavy protection to handle package

The TTC has announced that service has resumed at the Yonge and Bloor Line 1 and 2 stations after a three-hour delay related to a package. TTC official tweets are here.

ALL CLEAR: The delay at Bloor and Yonge Station has now cleared and full service has resumed on the Line 1 and Line 2. #TTC

— TTC Service Alerts (@TTCnotices) March 31, 2018