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Yonge St CTC showing 1929 Grand Central Markets Building/Craig Patterson

Proposed plans for the redevelopment of the Canadian Tire site at 839 Yonge St at Church St. may or may not see a new CTC built at the site. As expected, this valuable downtown property will see towers raised above it. The existing store was recently renovated to reflect the more modern design seen in some Canadian Tire locations. A historic component known as the Grand Central Markets Building was built in 1929 and is heritage protected. It is notable for its Spanish Colonial Revival-style type architecture. It’s hoped the Central Market Building will be preserved and incorporated into the new proposal — Retail Insider

Video has emerged of a genuinely terrifying rescue of a pilot of a small plane that missed the runway and landed instead on busy railway tracks in Los Angeles.

Tony Staffieri has been made permanent CEO of Rogers Communications, the firm has announced. Staffieri replaces Joe Natale, who left the company in November amid a family squabble between Chairman Edward Rogers and his mother and two sisters, who are also board members.

Josée El-Kada

Molly Davis and mom

Eberhard Zeidler

Faces. All of Ottawa is trying to deal with the crushing reality of Josée El-Kada’s death in an Ottawa park where kids toboggan all the time even though it’s illegal. Then, Molly Davis is seen with her mom. Mrs Davis does not have long and she has managed to have Molly’s picture placed on a billboard in Times Square in search of a suitable husband. Finally, the creator of the Ontario Place landmark, Eberhard Zeidler, has died at age 95.

Novak Djokovic, the 20-time Serbian major tennis champion, had his visa cancelled by Australian Border Force officials who rejected his evidence to support a medical exemption from the country’s strict COVID-19 vaccination rules. But how did he get into Australia in the first place? Suspicion grows that somebody got special treatment

Sidney Poitier’s remarkable life and accomplishments

Sidney Poitier has died after a long and full life. In this well-done obituary, Poitier is seen speaking modestly about his enormous showbusiness breakthrough.

Study suggests women more likely to die if surgeon is male

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A study done at Toronto hospitals has found that women patients may be 30 percent more likely suffer fatal post-operative complications if their surgeon is a man. The reasoning offered is that women surgeons can communicate better with the patient. Or, as mentioned well down in the story, does the 90 percent male dominance of this field make that outcome an inevitable matter of chance?

There was no winner for Saturday’s $32 million 649 jackpot but Friday the $50 million Lotto Max jackpot was won by a ticket holder in Canada’s West. There were also two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million in Saturday’s draw but neither was won. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Jan. 11 will be an estimated $12 million.

Marc Yamaguchi with fellow rain gardener Karen Buck/picture supplied

The Leaside Garden Society will explore the subject of rain gardens at its next virtual meeting on Zoom on March 10 at 7 p.m. A rain garden is an area in the landscape that collects rainwater from a roof, driveway or street and allows it to soak into the ground. The speaker will be Centennial College English Professor Marc Yamaguchi. In 2015, he headed up the East Danforth Rain Gardens Project now called Rain Gardens United. This project and has grown from an initial 11 gardens to 31 today. Leaside Garden Society

Kim Mi-soo

Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu with new baby daughter

Micheal Melling

Faces in the news this Friday include Korean actress Kim Mi-soo. She has died mysteriously at the age of 30 and her studio, in announcing the news, has asked fans to refrain from “sharing rumors or speculative reports” on the cause. At centre are NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and his wife Gurkiran Kaur Sidhu. They are seen with their new baby girl. At the right is Micheal Melling, a nearly 20-year veteran of CTV News who has been appointed vice-president of that firm’s news department replacing Wendy Freeman. No age is given for Mr. Melling.

Dangerous tangle on Don Valley Parkway at Eglinton Ave

Three people have been injured early Friday in a single-vehicle crash that has closed the southbound Don Valley Parkway at Eglinton Ave. Police say a northbound car struck the centre median and rolled into southbound lanes. Two people were ejected and one is in critical condition.

Dave Fuller, head of wireless

Empire that Ted built

The head of Rogers Communication’s Wireless Division, Dave Fuller, has decided to quit his position in the wake of the Rogers family fight over control of the firm. Some say he was in line for even further advancement at Rogers but he is a great fan of his former boss, Joe Natale. Natale left the firm recently.

New BMW can change colour — sort of

Henry Ford said you could have the Model T in any colour you wanted as long as it was black. Now BMW is bragging about a new electric car that can change colours — as long it’s a shade of gray.

And what on earth is metaverse?

Okay, the metaverse is “a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users”. Do people in this make-believe trance bump into each other?

Bayview Ave @ Pottery Road – Swing Gates (January 2022, Bulldog Photo)

Bayview Ave @ Pottery Road – Swing Gates (Feb 2022, Bulldog Photo)

For many months drivers on the Bayview extension have wondered what function was served by the red gates that now populate the intersections at Pottery Rd., Rosedale Valley Rd. and River St. Their purpose is to slowly merge traffic into a turn-off lane if a detour is needed. The Lower Don Traffic Management System (LDTMS) allows the City to remotely detour vehicles along Bayview Avenue and adjacent streets, preventing them from accessing a flooded zone.