The South Bayview Bulldog

#Leaside United! Come for the great #windows stay for the great people! Our Anniversary celebration Nov13 join Guest Preacher John Pentland pic.twitter.com/wJZvnEkTUY

— Leaside United Church (@LeasideUnited) November 1, 2016

The CBC’s Mike Crawley on the Wynne government reaction to Premier’s former executive assistant being charged under the election act. CBC

A strike of a some school bus drivers is possible Thursday  If there is a work stoppage, 8,500 students from both the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) would be affected. In October, the TDSB sent a letter home with students warning them that in the event of a strike, “there will be no school bus services.” They say that if the strike goes ahead, they will notify parents immediately. The drivers are said to make $65 a day.

Will the Chicago Cubs beat the odds and win the World Series for the first time in 108 years? Only five teams have come back from a 3-1 split in the first four games to do that. But never mind the stats. What about the Curse of the Billy Goat. Game Seven goes Wednesday in Cleveland. New York Times

Leaside resident Andy Elder was startled to see a Co-op Cab (#241 in fact) barrel past him on McRae Drive Tuesday. He wrote this on Facebook: “This Co-op taxi just passed me on McRae before Bessborough as if there was a dotted centre line. I leaned on my horn as he was passing and when the driver got to Bessborough he slowed but didn’t come anywhere close to stopping at the sign. I caught up to him stopped at the red light at Millwood and McRae.”

St. Anselm's Christmas Craft & Vendors & Bake Sale! Sun Nov 6th, 2016, 9:30am-1pm! 1 MacNaughton Rd., at Millwood #leaside pic.twitter.com/hxguxDDTyH

— SBayview (@SBayview) November 1, 2016

Pipeline proponents have just been dealt another deadly, explosive setback. Colonial Pipeline Co. was forced to shut down its main gasoline artery to the east coast of the United States late Monday after a maintenance crew in Alabama accidentally hit the line with a trackhoe, creating a spark that set off a massive explosion. One worker died at the scene and five more were taken to Birmingham-area hospitals with severe burns. BNN

Gas Price Alert – Closure Of Colonial Pipeline means gasoline will COULD RISE 4+ cents a litre Thursday for most of Ontario and Quebec.

— Dan McTeague (@GasPriceWizard) November 1, 2016

Bring your pumpkins, kids & costumes to Ward 22's 4th Annual Pumpkin Parade! Nov 1st, 6:30PM on Belsize Dr's parkette (b/w Forman & Boyton)

— Josh Matlow (@JoshMatlow) October 31, 2016

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It may be hard to make hockey practice fun on Halloween but the Leaside Junior Wildcats took a pretty good stab at it. Those “uniforms” might be good for scaring the opposition in the next tough match. Away-game monster suits. The Wildcats play in the Provincial Women’s Hockey League, a 20-team organization that sets high standards for players.

Sue Byford, co-publisher of the The South Bayview Bulldog, enjoyed the fine Halloween evening and filed these happily frightful photos.

Meghan Markle stars in Suits, a series filmed in Toronto

Prince Harry has cancelled a flight to Toronto to see Meghan Markle, the LA-born actress now living here while she stars in the USA Network series Suits. Harry has been dating Markle since he met her in TO during the Invictus Games earlier this year. News of this apparent romance got into the UK media over the weekend and now Harry is said to be worried that the media sensation will frighten off Markle. He has been quoted as saying: “Even if I talk to a girl, that person is then suddenly my wife, and people go knocking on her door.” According to the Sunday Express the “red-haired royal Romeo,” 32, was “besotted” with Markle, 35, who plays Rachel Zane on the TV legal drama. An unnamed source says: “He’s in a very relaxed period of his life and Meghan has come along at the right time. They are taking each week as it comes and just enjoying each other’s company but it’s fair to say that they love seeing each other and there’s a definite chemistry between them,” the source was quoted as saying. The actress has stayed with Harry at Kensington Palace and met the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Express reported. Further, “William and Kate really liked her and she fitted in straight away.” Time will tell.