Brewers target abstainers as moderate drinking questioned

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Research debunking the long-held view that moderate drinking of alcohol extends life is causing brewers to seek a new market in non-alcoholic beer. The online site Consumerist, which is run by Consumer Reports, makes note of how many countries are abandoning the moderate alcohol advice. Brewers have responded by targeting a new market — non-drinkers. In Canada, Budweiser aims to have 20% of its volume come from no-or low-alcohol beer by 2025, the Wall Street Journal reports. The alleged deception about the effects of moderate drinking — intentional or otherwise — came into full focus this year with evidence that most studies included terminally ill people the “abstainer” category, effectively giving the “moderate” category a substantial advantage when it came to life expectancy.

New speed bumps on Cleveland at Maurice Cody School

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Drivers will wish to watch out for the newly-installed speed bumps on Cleveland St just north of Belsize Drive outside of Maurice Cody Junior Public School. The 1928 school sits closer to the street than modern structures and the congestion of parents and kids sometimes spills out onto the road.

Canadian athletes home Tuesday to proud welcome

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Beach BIA hopes to stage homecoming parade for Penny

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The Beach Village Business Improvement Area is hoping to stage a short parade along Queen Street East to honour Penny Oleksiak and celebrate her victories. The neighborhood where she grew up and went to school is decked out in welcome home greetings

CP Rail alerts City when hazardous goods cross Midtown

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The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is suggesting that the “sideswipe” which apparently occurred at a switch on the CP mainline near Spadina Rd was caused because one crew did not respond quickly enough to a stop signal. It appears to be as simple and as complicated as that. CBC.

NEIGHBOURS

Neighbours all along the mainline from Leaside to the Junction are expressing concern. Some say the railway should be moved. The enormous cost of such an undertaking, both physical and financial, make the mind swim. Sunday’s derailment was minor as such things go. The cargo of aerosol cans was not particularly dangerous and did not spill. Some 1,200 litres of diesel fuel did leak however.

CP SHARES CARGO INFORMATION

The railway actually shares information about dangerous shipments with municipalities and emergency services so that they may be better able to respond if there is a crisis. Why not share this information with everyone? You may guess that authorities are concerned that dangerous people might use timetables and other particulars to blow up or derail trains.

Elderly women robbed outside their homes in Cabbagetown

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Two elderly women have been robbed in separate incidents as they stood outside their own homes in Cabbagetown. A man and woman operating out of a white van stopped on Sackville Street and the two emerged wielding a knife. They took jewelry from a woman of 81. Later on the same day, Wednesday, August 10, the two robbed a 76-year-old woman in her driveway near Wellesley and Parliament. The occupants of the van are described as having olive complexions, in their mid-40s.

Couche-Tard buys CST Brands for tidy price of C$4.4 bln

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Canadian corner store giant Couche-Tard set to grow

Break and enter call to Rumsey Rd. and Sutherland Dr.

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Taxi driver swerves into cyclist as rider thumps on window

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“Super-honoured” to carry flag says Penny Oleksiak

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The Beaches Penny Oleksiak will carry the Canadian flag into Maracana Stadium for Sunday night’s Olympic closing ceremony. The 16-year-old swimmer said she is “super-honoured” to bear the Maple Leaf flag on behalf of fellow team members and all Canadians. “I’m super-honoured just to be able to carry the flag for Canada and lead all these athletes who’ve worked so hard to get here,” she told a news conference Sunday. Oleksiak will lead a Canadian contingent that has surpassed its goal in Rio of finishing in the top 12 in the overall medal count.

CP Rail locomotive off tracks, leaking oil at Dupont-Spadina

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CP Rail derailment is said to be leaking diesel fuel — Dionne Renee Twitter

A minor rear end collision has derailed a CP Rail locomotive on the main line across Midtown. The incident occurred about 5.20 a.m. at Dupont Street and Spadina Rd. The fire department says there is no hazard.

Man swallows 40 knives, complains of stomach pains

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It was by way of an after-thought apparently that this Indian man told doctors that he had had a habit of eating knives. Yes, they said, we’ve seen them in the x-rays and we think that’s your problem.