Down where the trendy restaurants grow on Ossington Ave. below Dundas St. police are trying to sort out a 1 a.m. knife fight Saturday that sent two men to hospital. It’s a nice corner. Two banks (CIBC and TD) a Main Drug Mart and the West Neighborhood House. The semi-social gathering consisted of a group of men “involved in an argument.” The exchange escalated and the blades came out. Needless to say the boys scattered and police must now try to figure out what really happened. The Toronto Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance. But they know what to ask for — phone video. If you have any, or know anything, call 14 Division at (416) 808-1400.
What the heck did Marlies goalie Garrett Sparks do?
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All we know is that Sparks, 23, violated team policy to find himself suspended. CP24
Leaside Wildcats home to Cambridge Rivulettes Sunday
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Stamps, Redblacks and what to watch for tonight
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Bookies make the Stampeders 10 point favorites but hey, it’s football. Canadian Press
Scary Krampus is evil companion of Santa (who knew?)
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Okay calm down. This is the playing out of Germanic folklore (always scary) in which thousands of people gather in Hollabrunn, Austria to witness the traditional Krampus run. Krampus is the evil companion of Santa Claus.
Hodgson outdoor ice rink at 282 Davisville now open
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The 2014 renovated Hodgson rink behind the school at 282 Davisville has opened for the season. Thirty City rinks opened Saturday and another 20 will open next weekend. Hodgson is a rare compressor-assisted outdoor rink which creates good ice in nearly all weather. The old system was replaced in 2014 and is now open again for pleasure skating and puck-swatting. City Rinks (Toronto — Hodgson unofficial)
Filming on Bayview Tuesday, Wednesday for Molly’s Game
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The producer says filming for Molly’s Game on Bayview Ave at Belsize Drive will take place between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29 or if necessary because of weather on Wednesday, November 30. He says the scenes will involve filming the arrival of a car at the side of 1560 Bayview Ave. along the boulevard on the north side of Belsize Drive with a small interior scene in the ground level stairwell. During the filming there will be intermittent traffic stoppages on Bayview, Belsize and the rear alley behind 1560 Bayview.
Leaside Guys Night Out and Toy Drive set for December 8
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Jeff Hohner has written with a reminder about the 13th annual Leaside Guys Night Out & Toy Drive. It is set for Thursday, December 8 at 7:30 p.m. at The Leaside Pub at Laird and McRae Drives. As Jeff says, this is a great night for friends to get together and raise some cheer and do good by donating toys (and money to buy toys) for the kids in Thorncliffe and Flemingdon. Last year, the night provided toys for about 2,500 kids.
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Premier Wynne on trade mission to Japan and South Korea
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Premier Wynne, the MPP for Leaside, leaves today for a business mission to Japan and South Korea. She says the purpose of the mission is to generate business agreements that will “increase trade, spur investment in Ontario and create jobs.”
BOY DROWNED
In other news, a boy aged eight has drowned in a public swimming pool at the Skypark Recreation Centre on Bamburgh Circle, near Warden Avenue Friday evening. More details as they are available.
NO WINNING LOTTO
And there was no winning ticket sold for Friday nights $21 million Lotto Max jackpot.
WORLD: Black Friday turns into actual blackout in London
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Black Friday was a genuine blackout as power failed in London last night. Still in London, the restaurant industry has brought forth a Crisps Cafe. In British-speak, a crisp what the rest of the world calls a potato chip. And in the U.S. Donald Trump is naming people to his cabinet but he seems hung up on a choice between Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and David Petraeus among others for Secretary of State.
Cuba sets 9 days of mourning for Castro, joy in Miami
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Nightmarish “cordon fees” for those avoiding road tolls?
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Road tolls to use the Toronto expressways might well lead to a series of other charges against drivers such as a congestion tax and a nightmarish concept called “cordon tolls” These would apply as drivers try to avoid the expressway charges by using local roads. The linked CBC story quotes Matti Siemiatycki, an associate professor with the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto, as saying such movement could be stopped or diminished by cordon tolls charged when drivers cross a boundary. Yikes.