#22 Olympic hockey champ Hayley Wickenheiser retires

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Ryerson professor David Grimshaw “a committed leftist”

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Ryerson professor of mathematics, physics and computer science David Grimshaw died January 3, 2017. He was 76.  John David Clifford Grimshaw was a graduate of North Toronto C.I. With his wife of 40 years, Roberta Imboden, he became a world traveller. His lifelong passion was chess and he became a Canadian Junior Chess Champion in 1959. He was a committed leftist, attending countless demonstrations with Roberta. He retained an avid interest in politics and world events, often recounting facts from the past with his own sly sense of humour. He studied mathematics, physics and chemistry at the University of Toronto, where he also earned a Master’s degree in nuclear physics. A service was held Wednesday, January 11 at the Humphrey Funeral Home A.W Miles-Newbigging Chapel. The obituary may be read here.

Porter Airlines resumes service after system outage

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https://twitter.com/david_bychkov/status/820388922186493952

Some Saturday street scenes in and near South Bayview

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Elevator parts lifted into Davisville apartment
The arrows of Eglinton Ave. E.
New colours for bus

On Balliol St. traffic was blocked on the west side at Mt. Pleasant as a sky crane lifted replacement elevator parts to the mechanical room atop the roof of a Davisville Ave. apartment. Upper right we see the arrows of Eglinton Ave E. These flashing right, left, right pointers near Forman Ave. signal the serpentine route required to keep from falling into an LRT excavation. Lower right is a freshly out-shopped TTC bus in the new livery. This paint job deletes the 45 degree angle in the belt-line and colours the top of the bus red, it seems. But will it, as one wag wondered, make it arrive on time?

Imaged keyboard for piano or typing goes anywhere

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The iKeybo “virtual keyboard” is raising money at Kickstarter with a dazzling array of promises — carry the piano in your pocket, write mail in four languages, type more accurately and save time. Bring it on.

COPS: It’s not cool to steal from the synogogue cloakroom

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Police say that on Christmas Day a man and woman were at Beth Tzedec synagogue on Bathurst Street. They went to the cloakroom and stole “multiple items” before leaving the building. The man and woman were last seen entering a 2010-2015 black Volkswagen Golf before leaving the area. The man is described as 20-25, 5’7″ – 5’10″, wearing a dark winter coat with fur trim, a red sweater, grey pants, and beige shoes. He was wearing red-trimmed glasses. The woman is described 20-25, 5’2″ – 5’5″, wearing a long black winter jacket with fur trim, a black shirt, black leggings, a pink scarf, and purple winter boots. She was wearing large framed sunglasses.

 

Morning Glory ladies social is set for January 25

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The Morning Glory Cycling Club ladies are getting ready for their social night January 25, 2017 at Gears in Leaside.

Star-time on Belsize Dr. as Molly’s Game finishes shooting

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B.C. City employs GPS darts to revolutionize car chase

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Dart sticks to car
Launched from front of cruiser
Tag, Track, Apprehend

The City of Delta B.C. is apparently the first community in Canada to employ so-called GPS darts to safely apprehend fleeing drivers. The trial program has seen eight Delta police cars equipped at $1,200 a vehicle by the Delta Police Foundation. The system is made and sold by a Virginia Beach, Virginia firm, StarChase Pursuit Management Technology and is said to provide a safe alternative to the dangerous practice of car chases. Officers launch a GPS dart from the front of their cruiser, it sticks to the rear of the escaping vehicle, police dispatch then monitors the fleeing vehicle and reports its location to nearby units when it is parked. The material online does not appear to state a range for the dart but logically line-of-sight would be required.

 

Man trapped under forklift truck reported to have died

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A man is dead in a forklift accident in Vaughan Friday afternoon. It appears to be a case of the vehicle tipping over and pinning the operator. The scene is on Highway 7, west of Highway 27.

Dramatic carbon tax complaint at Trudeau town hall

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A woman has made a dramatic complaint about the cost of her hydro bill and imminent carbon tax levies at a town hall type meeting held by the prime minister today on Peterborough. Commentators are calling it a stark reminder of the resentment felt by the public of green legislation hardship imposed by both federal and provincial governments.

Teen hockey girl is a living example of good ice safety

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Thumbs up from hospital
“My face was a mess”
Cassidy today

Cassidy Gordon, 16, plays defense for the Guelph Gryphons girl’s hockey squad and she is a living example of hockey safety. Newly moved from PEI, Cassidy recalls how she escaped serious injury or worse in a recent Gryphons game when a skate slammed into her neck guard. Lying in intensive care she heard the doctor telling her mom that he would have had bad news for her if Cassidy had not been wearing the guard. It was the insistence of coaches for the Red Devils team in Pownal, PEI, that taught Cassidy not to cheat. It was, as she recalled for Nancy Russell of the CBC “a really big deal to make sure we had our necks protected.” The article caught the attention of similarly safety conscious Coach Kim McCullough of the Leaside Junior Wildcats who tweeted a warning to local players  McCullough is the proprietor of Total Female Hockey, a school to teach women to play their best game.