Stolen ambulance with GPS stopped near Wasaga Beach

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Stolen ambulance roars through Toronto/Jeremy Cohn Global by Twitter

A stolen ambulance with on-board GPS was followed through the night on a marathon joyride from Cambridge where it was taken, to a point south of Wasaga Beach where OPP disabled it with a spike-belt. A man is in custody after the six-hour, 150 kilometre escapade which ran through Halton, Toronto, Peel, East Gwillimbury and points north. It was captured on video speeding through the City by Jeremy Cohn of Global News. Waterloo Regional Police say the ambulance was grabbed just after midnight from the parking lot outside Cambridge Memorial Hospital. A woman EMS worker was in the passenger’s seat when the man leaped into the vehiocle  and started the engine. The woman fled the cab before the ambulance starting moving. Because the vehicle had a GPS, the chase was called off five times for safety reasons. OPP finally managed to track it to south of Wasaga Beach and disabled it using a spike belt. A man, 24, is in jail.

Andrew Scheer, 38, winner of Conservative leadership

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Saskatchewan MP Andrew Scheer has been elected the new leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, picking up enough down-ballot support to overcome strong early numbers by rival Maxime Bernier. Scheer, who was the youngest MP to serve as House Speaker, promised to unite the party by bringing together the social and fiscal wings to take on the Liberals in the 2019 election. He is 38 years old. He edged out Bernier by less than 1 percentage point. Bernier was considered a strong frontrunner throughout the year-long race. The new leader will take the party into the next electoral battle against Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in 2019. CBC  Who is Andrew Scheer?

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Greg Allman, 69, dead from liver cancer at home in Georgia

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Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, has died of liver cancer. He was 69. The southern rocker’s passing was announced on his official website, adding that Allman “passed away peacefully at his home in Savannah, Georgia” on Saturday. All leads 

 

CP leadership balloting outcome “wide open” says CBC

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BA is very sorry for IT collapse but the fix seems elusive

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British Airways cancelled all flights Saturday, sent home passengers without their luggage and said it was working very hard to fix the failure.The computer crash affected BA’s booking system, baggage handling, mobile phone apps and check-in desks, leaving passengers facing long queues and confusion in airports or delays while planes were held on runways. There was also a domino impact on aircraft already abroad which could not return. As thousands of people piled up at British airports the airline said it had no indication that the collapse of service was related to terrorism. It said that maybe there had been a massive power failure. But so far there is no predicted end to the airport horror story that saw every single BA flight out of Heathrow and Gatwick cancelled. Who knows what Sunday will bring?

Memorial to Professor Michael Bliss set for September 23

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An obituary of Professor J.W. Michael Bliss has been published on the website of the Humphrey Funeral Home. It notes a planned memorial to be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at Massey College at the University of Toronto. Humphrey Funeral Home   Previous

Play subway motorman at Downsview station during DOT

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DOT would stand for Doors Open Toronto and it is trending on Twitter Saturday where you can find pictures of places in which to snoop around. At the new Downsview station on Sheppard Ave. and Bakersfield St. in North York they have what appears to be a cunning prop for the young (or not) to play subway motorman. There are many other spots to see as well. Twitter and Bulldog previously.

Maurice Cody principal takes pie in face at Spring Fair

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The Maurice Cody Spring Fair was a source of huge family fun Saturday but none of the rides or concessions could match the high entertainment of Principal Robert Nigro’s decision to take a cream pie in the face for school spirit. The screaming delight heard on the video tells the story. The pie was administered by Vice Principal Adelia Vala.

Love this castle
Titles of the right type.
Concessions
Superintendent Andrew Howard
Getting Poutine
Still friends

Conservative voter? 5 p.m. to tell the story of who will lead

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The fairly elaborate but presumably fair formula for electing the next PC leader is explained above. The party gathering in Toronto will hear the outcome — and so will everyone else — at 5 p.m. See it on CBC

Bloor subway closed in Midtown for work on Bloor Viaduct

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Line 2 will be shut down today and Sunday maintenance and scheduled repairs on the Prince Edward Viaduct. Buses will be running between St. George and Broadview stations with Bay station closed. Others will be open for the sale of fares.

 

No winning ticket for $50 million Lotto Max, gov’t wins

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There was no winning ticket sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on June 2 will grow to approximately $55 million, and there will be six Maxmillions prizes offered.

Short-term stats hint Wynne foreign-buyer tax biting hard

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City News works over the reports of a dramatic short-term drop in the number of sales (April 20 to May 20) since Premier Wynne announced the tax on foreign speculators. The Star says a drop of 61 per cent in sales reported in Richmond HIll, and similar drop offs, could impact heavily in short order on prices.