“No words adequate enough to express depth of grief”

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Osler Hoskin Harcourt statement on the death of Geoff Taber, wife Jacquie Gardner and sons Scott and Andrew.  Earlier

“Don’t know the extent” of Yonge and Roxy sinkhole

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City workers are still digging and hoping to find the end of the erosion at that sinkhole on Yonge Street at Roxborough Street. The pavement opened up yesterday and all the authorities can say is that it is sewer-related but they don’t know the extent. The street may be closed — as it is now from Crescent to Roxborough — until Thursday. Traffic is diverting at St. Clair and Davenport Rd.

Political landscape shifting in democratic South Korea

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Democratic South Korea, home of the Hyundai and KIA, has seen a shift in the political earth as members of the government party split with the besieged president Park to form the South Korean New Conservatives. They want popular diplomat Ban Ki Moon to be their leader. Moon is about to retire as UN general secretary. Such a good example to the North Korean tyrant as well as the oligarchic Chinese.

Winter Skate Break event in Leaside, North Toronto

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Facebook page tells of Metro Toronto Skating Academy offering. More linked at FB symbol above. If not that, there’s Snoopy.

Drivers dead as their cars collide head-on in Pickering

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Head-on Taunton Road — Tony Smyth CBC

Two men are dead in a head-on collision Monday on Taunton Road in Pickering. Their vehicles slammed together west of Altona Road, at about 11:25 p.m. The drivers were 21 and 35. They were pronounced dead at the scene. One was 21 from Ajax and the other, 35, from Stouffville. Slider photo courtesy Colin Williamson 

Airbus cabin overheats causing it to put down at Winnipeg

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An Air Canada Airbus A320 suffered an overheated air system Monday causing several passengers to “feel unwell.” The fight from Toronto to Calgary landed at Winnipeg to get a fix. Passengers were looked at by paramedics and released. But they were delayed a night in Winnipeg awaiting another plane.

 

WORLD: Sable fur coats, Tea-Cup Crisis and Bondi Beach

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20 sable coats gone
$95,000 U.S. each
Furrier Dennis Basso

Thieves have stolen more than 20 Sable coats worth $95,000 each from the Madison Ave shop of furrier Dennis Basso early Christmas morning. They hurled a piece of marble through the thick window and then one of the perpetrators was struck on the head by a heavy door frame as it collapsed. But they got away. There is however store video. Be on the lookout.

ERDOGAN ARRESTS COOK FOR TEA-CUP INCIDENT

They’re saying that Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans on being president-for-life and the latest example of his overweening pride is shown in the arrest of a mere cook who said he would not serve Erdogan tea if the president arrived in his cafeteria. God help Turkey.

MAKE ME CRAZY BONDI BEACH

Here we see the way things are done at Christmas on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Note the suitable reindeer antlers on the bikini-clad sun worshiper and other Yule attire.

 

George Michael’s partner “found singer dead in bed”

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George Michael’s partner Fada Fawaz says he “found singer dead in bed” Christmas morning.

See also: Ex-Wham! singer, George Michael dead aged 53

Psychic says streaker will strike and Drake will have baby

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Nikki predicts
Joins open house
Yikes! Have my baby
Run again (for sure)
Streaker, flood or something

Tera Deschamps of the Metro tab has returned to the ever-promising Toronto future-teller Psychic Nikki (upper left) for 2017 revelations. Hang on. Andy Byford, head of the TTC, will quit or be fired. Next, Drake will fall in love (or not) but he will have a baby. Wow. The leafs, says Nikki, might make a playoff berth. Hey, what’s with the “might” stuff. These are supposed to be predictions. And then even more off the wall comes a streaker at City Hall (yawn) and maybe some kind of flooding or curfew that will discomfit the City a bit. Doug Ford will run again and honestly Nikki how easy do you want them? In the past, says writer Deschamps, Nikki has forecast Rob Ford’s illness, John Tory’s election and food-related illnesses at the CNE. (A good one).

Sauna fire destroys Montreal-area Strom Spa Nordique

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Flames from a malfunctioning sauna have destroyed a popular spa in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que. near Montreal Boxing Day. Spa customers were evacuated from Strom Spa Nordique without injury.

Boxing Day romance and shinny at Bert F. Grant Rink

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Couple of things happening on Mt. Pleasant just now

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690-692 to be housing
Formerly Lai Toh Heen
Waffles!
Waffles!
New for the waffle starved

A couple of things are happening on Mt. Pleasant. The former Lah Toh Heen and Pronto location will soon be housing not dining rooms. The space at 690-692 Mt. Pleasant south of Soudan Ave. is nearing completion. Vanessa Oliver is the agent. Down the street at 505 Mt. Pleasant south of Millwood Rd., the scrumptious offerings of the Starving Artist will be on the table in February. See the reaction of some readers. She recalls maternity jeans anticipating waffle restaurant