TPS OPS: Motorcycle hit at Avenue and Roxborough

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Avenue Road is closed between Dupont St. and Davenport Rd. because of a collision involving a motorcycle and two vehicles — 10.30 a.m.

Leaside United C-Flat Youth are close enough for jazz

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Premier polling just 15 percent in personal popularity

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Premier Wynne and the Ontario Liberals are in poor favour with the electorate, according to polls. In the latest one, Mainstreet Polling for Postmedia surveyed 2,524 residents and found that 58 per cent of voters believe the premier should resign. The member for Don Valley West has a has a personal approval rating in this poll of just 15 per cent.

 

Justin Bieber’s Friday night recital at Richmond St. pub

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A man walked into a bar on Richmond Street Friday night and surprisingly it was Justin Bieber. He watched the Raptors game, didn’t get into a fight and then asked if he could play the piano. He did — some Beatles, some Beethoven. Nice. Owners of the Fifth Pubhouse released the video Sunday. The video is dark for those hoping for concert venue quality.  Shorter  Longer

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Heath St. incident related to party with alcohol, sources say

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Neighborhood sources say the police incident on Heath Street E near Welland, and also on Moore where Hudson Drive enters, was related to a party of young people. There was drinking. On Heath, police waited more than half an hour, with a young man sitting on the sidewalk, before departing. They may have been waiting for a relative to take this person home. Heavy police presence on Heath St. E Saturday night.

Can you put your cell away while walking? Why not try it

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Toronto Police will launch the one-week  STEP UP and Be Safe pedestrian safety campaign Monday morning. The campaign will try to remind drivers and pedestrians alike about the perils of November darkness. Police officers and parking enforcement officers will be pay attention to those motorists, cyclists and pedestrians who commit offences in the vicinity of pedestrian crossovers, crosswalks, intersections, school zones (particularly primary schools) and crossing areas frequented by seniors. Can you put your phone away when walking. It would be nice to try.

Peewee Wildcats win silver medal at Waterloo tourney

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Pedestrian struck in Laird and Wicksteed hit and run

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Bid for downtown high-rise freeze will resonate uptown too

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Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 27) has sent a letter to Toronto and East York Community Council proposing a one-year moratorium on the development of new tall residential buildings in the downtown core. She expresses concerns ranging from a housing oversupply to old and insufficient infrastructure. She cites congestion, pedestrian and cyclist safety and disruption to business as well. The linked story by development site BuzzBuzzNews offers counter opinions from developers. One of the most cogent is that fees extracted from builders for infrastructure have gone into general revenues. These “Section 37” monies are often discussed by Councillors like miraculous manna. This said, Wong-Tam’s plea for a slowdown will resonate with some in South Bayview and elsewhere too, especially along Eglinton most notably Wards 22 and 26. BuzzBuzzNews

Scrapyard smoke seen across Toronto on clear Sunday

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Smoke was rolling across the sky Sunday morning from an auto storage or scrapyard fire on Union Street in the west end. For all the smoke however the fire service did not declare alarms for this fire. It was easily handled. TFS sources identify the location as Stark Auto at 160 Union. Union is in the Stockyard District north of St. Clair beside the rail line. The firm is next door to Auto World Auto Wreckers. No one has been hurt and the fire is now under control. Twitter posts of smoke.

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https://twitter.com/Colin162/status/795246254145945600

Street robbery at Mt. Pleasant and Whitehall overnight

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Mt Pleasant and Whitehall

Break-in reported to TPS overnight at Hanna and McRae

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https://twitter.com/tpscalls/status/795133123637968897