Chris Bentley and Kate Wheeler together are a treat for their legions of fans. They are a duo on radio now (plus media of the social kind) with their entertaining news and gab called What She Said! Chris and Kate can be heard weekends at 6 p.m. on the Jewel Radio Network 88.5 in Toronto. There are some nice movie ticket giveaways to be had courtesy of Elevation Pictures. Here’s some of the recent fun with film reviewer Ann Brodie @WhatSheSaidTalk
From the Beastly, to the Bloody to the Broody & the Breakout – film/tv reviews by @AnneBrodie: https://t.co/nj2yQCEveQ @Elevation_Pics pic.twitter.com/4PUlkNKHaG
— What She Said! (@WhatSheSaidTalk) March 20, 2017
CNN reports that the United Kingdom has followed the United States in preventing passengers on flights from some countries in the Middle East and Africa from carrying devices such as laptops and tablets in the cabin. Their restriction will affect 14 airlines, six of which are based in the U.K. The affected airlines are: British Airways, EasyJet, Jet2.com, Monarch, Thomas Cook, Thomson, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airways, Atlas-Global Airlines, Middle East Airlines, Egyptair, Royal Jordanian, Tunis Air and Saudia. The U.S. and U.K. regulations will affect different points of departure. The new restrictions on direct flights to the U.K. include flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. It is said Canada is deciding what to do in this regard.
The 141-year-old Brunswick House, 481 Bloor West at Brunswick Ave., has opened as a Rexall Pharma Plus drugstore. The superb result of the renovation is recorded by Retail Insider online. The tavern’s much-loved Ye Olde Brunswick House sign now hangs over the fridges in the pharmacy’s food section. Unknown millions of university students and who knows what number of beverage room idlers will surely want to make a sentimental visit to this storied beer hall haunt. It is a considerable credit to Rexall and rivals similar public-spirited work by large firms such as Loblaw (MLG) and Shoppers Drug Mart (Bayview Playhouse).
Susp Package: College/ Yonge. .TPS HQ.. package w powdery substance in mail room. No injs, no evacuation. CBRNE and HAZMAT OS. #501907 .^adc
— Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) March 21, 2017
The experts from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense Squad are examining a package delivered through the mail.
The Trump administration has declared that passengers on nine airlines flying direct flights to the U.S. from airports in eight countries will be prevented from taking most electronic devices larger than a cellphone (such as tablets, portable DVD players, laptops and cameras) into the main cabin. Instead, they must be in checked baggage. The airlines are Royal Jordanian Airlines, Egypt Air, Turkish Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Kuwait Airways, Royal Air Maroc, Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad Airways. The airports are in Cairo; Istanbul; Kuwait City; Doha, Qatar; Casablanca, Morocco; Amman, Jordan; Riyadh and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates. The ban is said to be indefinite and is inspired by concerns of explosives hidden in computer devices. Euronews
A brief and shaky video of a dog walker with one animal forced up on its hind legs while two others run unleashed is causing upset and anger among some people Tuesday. The dog walker, Austin St-Jacques, is accosted by the video taker who is identified as Aleksander Kupisz. It is a rather scary exchange as Mr. Kupisz is quite upset. St-Jacques contends the dog in the harness was not being hurt. The CBC story has a lot of information but nothing really definitive about what this might be doing to the dog, although it seems unusual. CBC
Earth Hour weekend is Saturday and Sunday (March 25 and 26) and readers are reminded of the two days of activity at St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church at 1399 Bayview Ave. Take a look St. Cuthbert’s Environmental Fair March 25
Carol Eby’s family life magazine Neighbours of Leaside and Bennington Heights features a couple who used Anova, the Toronto fertility and reproductive health firm to grow their family. It’s the April issue and it looks like an enjoyable and different read. The magazine is delivered to homes by Canada Post.
It appears Mayor Tory has been caught out making a public appearance of support for a motion at City Hall, and voting in favour of it, while at the same time asking some of his colleagues on council to vote the other way. It isn’t terribly clear just what purpose this strategy was intended to serve. The motion by Kristin Wong-Tam (Ward 27) called for what seems an expensive and enormously complex descent into a hypothesis of gender bias known as Intersectional Gender Equity. There may be something to it but some may find it flies close to paranoia. Take a look at the Wikipedia entry on Intersectional Gender Equity. Then you may want to look at the how the motion in fact passed. How many either pro or con had a clue about Intersectional Gender Equity?
| Result: Carried | Majority Required – EX22.2 – Wong-Tam – motion 7 |
| Yes: 26 | Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Shelley Carroll, Josh Colle, Joe Cressy, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| No: 18 | Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Justin J. Di Ciano, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Giorgio Mammoliti, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner |
| Absent: 1 | Michelle Holland |
The CBC video embedded here tells what citizens need to know in the search for Justin Kuijer, 43, the man accused of killing his seven-year-old son. His mother, identified today as Whitney Dumas, was mourning the loss of her child, Nathan. She wrote a note on Facebook Sunday: “Your kind words and well wishes and downpour of donations have been truly overwhelming. Our Niagara regional police are truly something to be proud of. They have gone above and beyond the call of duty with support and compassion.”
