A picture has been released of a U-Haul rental truck (left) which police believe was used to loot a Danforth Ave. furrier of some $60,000 in goods. The truck on the right is from U-Haul records and appears identical. The break-in occurred January 31, 2017, at 9:38 p.m. a business on Danforth near Playter Crescent. Two people were seen leaving the in a U-Haul truck, wearing dark toques
There seems to have been a close call for a toddler after the mother was taken into custody by Durham Region Police under the Mental Health Act. Witnesses said they had seen the woman, 29, putting the child’s head under water on the Lake Ontario Shore near Rotary Park in Ajax.
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump discussed all things Canada-US on Monday. Prior to a joint news conference, the men issued a statement on shared priorities that seemed to suggest the first in-person encounters between the prime minister and the U.S. president had gone well. “America is deeply fortunate to have a neighbour like Canada,” Trump said.(see video below). “We share the same values, we share the love — a truly great love — of freedom…. American and Canadian troops have gone to battle together, fought wars together and forged the special bonds that come when two nations have shed their blood together.” Before the meeting, former ambassador to Washington and fellow Liberal Frank McKenna, had advice for Trudeau. He told Trudeau not to “moralize” with Trump. In other words, stick to things you can win at. The PM joined forces with First Daughter Ivanka Trump to “do battle on behalf of women in business” as reported by TMZ. They met at the White House to promote women in business. They both spoke to President Trump and female business executives. Trudeau, Trump find common ground
President Trump and Canadian PM Trudeau met at the White House today.
Trump: "America is deeply fortunate to have a neighbor like Canada." pic.twitter.com/tnP1mzUb1t
— Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) February 13, 2017
In the battle for sensible schooling and simple sanity on Millwood Road, Globe and Mail editor Alex Bozikovic has weighed in Monday on the other side with a mournful appeal to save Davisville Public School. It is a place that even architecturally, much less functionally, seems plain silly to a lot of people. This is especially true of those teeny little windows conceived back in the 60s as “playful.” For all we know, members of the Toronto Preservation Board who voted unanimously to save Davisville, also think the windows are silly. But they are old. TPB was out-ranked by Toronto and East York Council in July when, among others, Davisvlle principal Shona Farrelly demolished the argument for saving the place. She called it an “alien building”. See her presentation. Alex Bozikovic
Profit at the combined Burger King/Tim Hortons business rose 2.8 per cent in the fourth quarter ended December 31, a testament to the tight-fisted policies of the new ownership at Tim Hortons. The parent firm, Restaurant Brands, saw costs fall about 16 per cent to $619.8-million US while total comparable sales at Tim Hortons rose 0.2 per cent in the quarter. A notable case in point is the Tim’s outlet scrunched into the ground floor of the condo on the southwest corner of Eglinton East and Bayview Ave. In 2015, the new owners of Tim’s quickly dumped the enormous place in the Metro plaza at 609 Roehampton which had been especially built for them. That building is now occupied by Tosto Quickfire Pasta Pizza.
ANDY BYFORD NOT LEAVING TOWN
TTC chief executive Andy Byford is not leaving Toronto to take a job at Queensland Rail in Australia despite a media report out of Brisbane that claimed the move was imminent. This has been confirmed by Brad Ross at the TTC who said Byford had been approached about the job but had declined it. Byford is a native of the UK and worked for an Australian railway before coming to the TTC in 2011.
WYNNE PONDERS HYDRO
The Ontario cabinet is said to be considering changes called a “global adjustment” to perhaps get the crushing cost of hydro electricity a bit lower. The CBC story linked takes work to decipher but it appears global adjustment (which sounds like something the Russians have done to us) is just an Ontario tax. It costs money to carry Ontario’s $300 billion debt.
Police are asking the public’s help in identifying this natty gentleman who we will call the grey fox. We see him inside someone else’s business place last Thursday near Queen West and Augusta Ave. He took a quantity of cash from the safe He is described as 50-60, 5’8″ – 5’9″, 170 lbs., clean-shaven, wearing a 3/4-length winter jacket and a toque.
A Colorado “low-blow” played a dirty trick Sunday, leaving behind 15 to 20 cm of snow depending on your geography. The forecast Saturday was for 5 to 10 cm but it just kept on coming. By Sunday evening, much of the Greater Toronto area picked up 10 to 15 cm of snow, with an additional 5 cm in the forecast as the snow tapered off. In South Bayview, the snow has stopped and the night is clear at 9.30 p.m. The high Monday is set at minus 2 and the high Tuesday at 4, all with negligible precipitation.
None of this should be taken seriously and Valentine’s is so close that if there is no plan in place you have more or less blown it already. But, it is fun to ponder how any girl or sentimental mom might respond to a Manila restaurant’s idea of bacon roses. Fill her heart and her stomach is the romantic suggestion. Or, the beautiful and heartfelt Kit Kat Bowl with what appear to be Smarties on the top is another suggestion. For the men, if you have contacted Amazon early enough, a Superman apron may make him love you more or shrink in embarrassment.
Grammy-winning jazz singer Al Jarreau, who transcended genres over a 50-year career, died at a Los Angeles hospital Sunday, just days after announcing his retirement from touring due to exhaustion. His official Twitter account and website said he died surrounded by his wife, son and a few other family members and friends. He was 76. Jarreau was hospitalized earlier in the week and was said to have been improving slowly. The cause of his death was not revealed. His son said Jarreau had serenaded a nurse with his hit Moonlighting, from the TV show of the same name, on Wednesday. The Milwaukee native won seven Grammys over the course of his half-century in music. His biggest single was 1981’s We’re in This Love Together from the album Breakin’ Away. Jarreau was also a vocalist on the all-star 1985 track, We Are the World — CBC
Leaside Jr. Wildcats battled to a 2-1 win at East Bayfield Arena in Barrie Sunday over the noon hour. It was a split win-loss weekend for Leaside after losing to the Canadettes 3-4 in Brampton Saturday night. The game leaves Leaside in the mid-range of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League. As the weekend began, they sat 10th in the 20-team conference. Barrie was 17th. Captain Kristin Della Rovere scored both goals Sunday in the first period. She was assisted by Madison Heeney and Chloe Gonsalves and by Mariah Hinds and Gonsalves again on the second. Assistant Captain Gonsalves was caught in a tweeted locker room picture “singing her head off” as the post had it. Such stuff may be the work of Head Coach Kim McCullough or others on the coaching staff. It appears however that singing, while good for the soul, is also fine for hockey. The game ended in nip and tuck fashion with a Leaside penalty at 17.28. Avery Andrew scored for Barrie 18.16. The box score does not mention a power play for Barrie but it appears there must have been at least one.
A poll released Sunday by Forum Research says that the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals are tied at 35% and 34% respectively support in the survey. Forum Research
A woman has died when she fell 30 feet from an escalator at the new Oculos transportation hub in Manhattan early Sunday. Police say Jenny Santos was with her twin sister Amanda about 5.30 when Amanda’s hat flew off and over the side. Jenny is said to have tried to grab the headpiece but lost her balance and fallen.
