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PepisCo, the maker of Frito-Lay chips, is reported to have settled its price dispute with Loblaw. This report in the Financial Post says shipments of Dorito, Tostito, Miss Vickies and other chips will resume Monday and see stores fully stocked by Easter.

Boris Johnson, the UK Prime Minister, has walked the streets of Kyiv and met ordinary Ukrainians along the way. This surprise visit is accompanied by a further $130 million in weapons aid.

The union, Unifor, says 900 employees at the Metro supermarket distribution warehouse in Etobicoke are back to work this weekend after approving a new contract. It means that fresh produce is now being restocked at Metro and Food Basics stores. Under the new agreement, workers will receive an average pay increase of 15.8 percent over the next four and a half years, starting with a $2.25 per hour increase in the first year paid retroactively to Oct. 24, 2021.

You have to love it. A season-opener with real fans in a rejuvenated stadium.

This week’s federal budget will see billions collected by the federal government in the form of your taxes going to creating more housing, dental care for children under 12, climate change, aid to Ukraine and to beef up the Canadian Armed Forces. And yes, it’s that political thing called the budget but it’s also your money. Specfics from CTV

Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews scores his 55th goal of the season against the Dallas Stars to surpass Rick Vaive for most goals in a single season by a Toronto Maple Leafs player– SportsNet

Kristyn Wong-Tam

At City Hall

Krystyn Wong-Tam will leave City Council and run for the NDP in the downtown riding of Toronto Centre in the provincial general election in June. She has served on Council since 2010. Her statement Friday said “it is with much gratitude and love that I announce that I will not be seeking re-election for City Council in October. Furthermore, after a great deal of consideration and conversations with my family and close friends, I have decided to put my name forward to seek the NDP nomination to become the next Member of Provincial Parliament for Toronto Centre.” Ms Wong-Tam was born in Hong Kong in 1971 and came to Canada by her parents in 1975. Wikipedia

Police at 53 Division say Thursday the investigation into the discovery of a body in Yellow Creek in Deer Park is ongoing. No further information has been released. It appears further information may await the results of an autopsy.

Hard facts at Metro

Fresh produce is in short supply at Metro and Food Basics stores across the City as 900 workers at the firm’s distribution centre continue a strike. But negotiation Thursday between the company and unions has resulted in a tentative agreement which will be voted on Friday.

Joys of feline fellowship/Facebook

The joys of cat ownership include trying to coax your friend down off the roof next door. A long thread on Facebook tells how this Leslieville kitty was reunited with its owner. FB

The federal government, presumably with the support of the NDP, will introduce a whopping $10 billion budget Thursday. The CBC National outlines some of it above and you can watch it live at the Global News link below starting at 4 p.m.

Lansdowne Ave at Lappin Ave/Google

A woman has died in a bizarre traffic accident on Lansdowne Ave near Lappin Ave early Tuesday after she walked into the middle of the street and apparently intentionally, lay down on the road. There is no indication of who witnessed this part of the incident but shortly after the driver of a TTC maintenance truck mistook the woman for a garbage bag. As he approached, the woman tried but failed to roll out of the way of the vehicle. The investigation is ongoing. Police are looking for any witnesses who were in the area at the time of the incident, particularly those with dashcam video. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), or at www.222tips.com.