A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has jolted New Zealand’s South Island and triggered a tsunami, sending people running into the streets in a panic amid a series of aftershocks. At least two people died in the series of violent quakes, according to Prime Minister John Key. CNN
There’s will be a series of public presentations conducted within a single meeting at Leaside United Church on Wednesday, November 30, 2016. It is about the future of Laird Drive and the lands on the southeast corner of Eglinton East and Laird. That’s the RioCan Leaside Centre and property to the east. It is called Laird in Focus and it will begin at 4 p.m. in an “open house” context with presentations on the hour until 8 p.m. It seems this is less a chance to tell the City what you might like than simply be told what the planers are intending to do — within their power — the land is all privately owned. They say the intent is to “develop a planning framework to guide future development for the Laird Focus Area that also includes the Mixed Use Areas along the west side of Laird Drive.” Read it all here.
A judge in Washington state has ordered Amazon to pay refunds to the parents of children who made in-app purchases on Kindle and Android devices without their consent between 2011 and 2014. Seems the kids didn’t know the difference between “virtual money” (whatever that is) and hard cash that mom and dad had to find somewhere. Fancy that. Judge John Coughenour ordered the firm to run the refund process for 12 months beginning in January 2017. The decision comes as the result of legal action by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). However the FTC’s call for a lump refund of $25.6m U.S. was rejected.He also turned down Amazon’s request to offer reimbursement in the form of gift cards. The option of paying for extra content inside mobile apps such as games and music platforms was launched by Amazon and other platforms in 2011. Parents complained that it was too easy for children to make purchases, either by accident or without authorisation, while playing game — with BBC
St .Cuthbert’s Christmas Fair was a busy event Saturday with wonderful oddments and other things not so odd for sale. The South Bayview Bulldog chose Hermit Cookies for the office (not the lifestyle) at the bake counter. Lorna Krawchuk confirmed the number waiting outside Lamb Hall at 11 a.m. opening was 224 this chilly morning and that one man was waiting there at 8.30 or so when she arrived to turn on the coffee makers. Hope you got the bargain you were looking for sir. This is the scene inside the main meeting room/auditorium during lunch.
Former Subway and Mac’s fondly remembered by some
The new Eglinton Crosstown LRT and its magnificent new stations are much on the minds (and in the speeches) of politicians, but generations remember (and miss) the convenient Subway and Mac’s that stood at Avenue Rd. and Eglinton Ave. West.
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The former mayor of New York City, Rudy Guiliani, is being discussed as a possible U.S. Secretary of State or Attorney General. Giulini cleaned up New York City during the late 90s and was considered a hero for his management of the 9-11 crisis which occurred during his period in office. Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights recently celebrated will be the focus of a CNN program this week. There are some lovely images in the promotional video. Equally enchanting are images of a new polar bear at the Chicago Zoo.
To wrap up Your World this Saturday, Robert Redford, now 80, will suffer the fate of many movie idols by becoming a director and the ever-eventful Facebook has fixed a problem which mysteriously turned personal pages into notices that the user was dead.
A public meeting is set for Thursday, November 17 to outline and discuss a plan to link Joshua Cronkwright Park on Dawes Rd and a new parkette on nearby Cedarcrest Ave. The meeting will be hosted by the Parks Forestry and Recreation Department and held at Harmony Hall Centre for Seniors, 2 Gower St. starting at 6:30 p.m.
You don’t want to miss the annual St. Cuthbert’s Anglican Church Christmas Fair today (Saturday November 12) from 11 am to 2 pm at 1399 Bayview Ave. at St. Cuthbert’s Rd. There will be home decor, home baking, books, toys, kitchenwares, small appliances, jewellery, treasures, boutique, and lunch. Proceeds support St. Cuthbert’s and church outreach ministries. Always a warm welcome at St. Cuthbert’s.
Police collaboration has nabbed two men 21 and 28 and a woman 21 in connection with the defacement of GO train coaches both inside and outside on the east line. Pictures released by Metrolinx show mischievous scribbling on several cars. An undercover operation involving Toronto and Durham police led to the arrests, according to Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins. Suspects were seen on security cameras and cops were able to figure out their movements and lay in wait. They call their arrest circumstances a stakeout.
The Maple Leafs exploded in the third period Friday night to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 in the annual Hall of Fame game. The Leafs scored four unanswered markers at Air Canada Centre. Scorers were Zach Hyman, Leo Komarov, Nazem Kadri, Morgan Rielly and Mitch Marner. CBC
Rielly, Hyman lead Maple Leafs past Flyers, 6-3 – CT Post https://t.co/hwSlqxaEKX
— Philadelphia Flyers (@PhiFlyersnews) November 12, 2016
Meat retailer (Grill Time) chips in with this Facebook post about the colour of police cars, asking if a Blinky style cruiser wold appeal to people. Click on picture and then back to FB for all the comments.
