Bomb squad at Leaside fire hall as artillery shell found

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A World War II era artillery shell found during digging in a Leaside garden has been taken away by the Armed Forces to be exploded safely. Police said the device, which was not fused, might still be capable of detonation with rough handling. The shell was delivered to the fire hall at 231 McRae Drive Saturday about midday by residents who discovered it. Authorities cordoned off a section of McRae from Sutherland to Laird Drive and prevented traffic from entering at Randolph and Stickney. The discovery of the shell prompted speculation about its possible origin in the munitions industry in Leaside during the war.

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McKee Avenue home badly damaged by overnight fire

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An early morning fire has badly damaged a home on McKee Avenue in the area of Bayview Avenue and Finch Avenue East of North York Saturday morning. The call came in about 3:38 a.m. to the Toronto Fire Service and the blaze was declared extinguished by 5:01 a.m. Occupants of the home escaped unhurt.

Please contribute today to Sarah and Claire’s Food Drive

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Sarah and Claire’s 9th Annual Food Drive is half way to the end and organizers are concerned that it has been a slow start. There is just over a week left in the campaign. Take a moment to support Sarah, Claire and over 7,000 students in Toronto who are making a difference in our city, one can at a time.  Collectively, they are trying to raise 50,000 pounds of food/funds for Daily Bread Food Bank. Every $1 dollar donated is considered 1 pound of food.  $100 = 100 pounds  Donate now to Sarah and Claire’s 9th Annual Food Drive.

Winning Lotto Max worth $37.5 million sold in Quebec

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There is one winning ticket for Friday night’s $37.5 million Lotto Max jackpot, and it was sold somewhere in Quebec. The grand prize for the next Lotto Max draw on Oct. 7 will be $10 million.

Wildcats battle to 1-1 tie with league-leading Oakville

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Leaside Junior Wildcats battled to a 1-1 tie with the league-leading Oakville Hornets Friday night in Oakville. Scoring came at 14.10 of the second from  Meaghan Hector for the Hornets assisted by Amy Dobson and Emma Maltais. Megan Pardy evened it up for Leaside at 7.45 of the third assisted by Kristin Della Rovere and Jennifer Italiano. Each team had three power plays but were unable to score on any. A remarkable statistic in the box score reveals the stalwart play of Leaside goalie Shanna Dolighan who including overtime play stopped 29 shots on goal by Oakville. Her opposite, Madison Oakes, stopped 17 in the Oakville net.  Oakville leads the Provincial Women’s Hockey League at this early stage of the season with five wins. It was the first game of the season for Leaside. They play Kingston at home Saturday evening and Stoney Creek at home Sunday afternoon. Previous

“Kate effect” sells out Toronto designer’s stylish wrap

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Bojana Sentaler

Bojana Sentaler’s reputation is flying high after Kate Middleton purchased and then showed off a stylish dove-coloured sweater jacket by the Toronto designer on the royal couple’s tour of Canada’s northwest. Sentaler’s business has also taken flight with the entire stock of the item selling out. It will be back on the racks in February. Bojana has described her designs this way: “Luxury outerwear where each coat is precisely crafted using the world’s finest alpaca fabrics. With a commitment to timeless design and superior quality, Sentaler coats represent understated elegance and refinement.”

Maclean’s goes monthly as Rogers heavily curtails printing

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Maclean’s magazine will become a monthly (rather than a weekly) starting in January. Rogers Communications announced slashing cut backs to its magazine publishing business Friday just a couple of days after the company’s communications division shut down the streaming service Shomi.  Chatelaine will appear six times a year as will Today’s Parent.  Maclean’s, Flare, Sportsnet, MoneySense and Canadian Business will be available exclusively on the web and on apps, with new content posted daily.

STAR WANTS CBC.CA SHUT DOWN

And Torstar chair John Honderich would be happy to see the CBC News website shut down. Honderich told the Canadian Heritage committee that this is somehow or other a misspending of public money. (Why?) Others might suggest they shut down the CBC false news program This is That instead. CBC calls it satire and just like Orsen Welles in 1938, the producers of This is That are astonished — astonished — that people would fall for their carefully calculated stunts. Welles sent half the population of New Jersey screaming into the streets with a false news radio offering of a Martian landing. It’s part of journalism history for those who care to bother.

Wildcats plunge into regular season play this weekend

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Leaside Junior Wildcats plunge into regular season play with a vengeance this weekend. There’s a game tonight against the Hornets in Oakville beginning at 8.30. Oakville currently leads the standings in early going of the Provincial Women’s Hockey League season. Saturday and Sunday the Cats face Kingston and Stoney Creek here at home. The Ice Wolves game begins at 7.40 at Leaside Arena while Sunday’s tilt against the Stoney Creek Sabres will see the puck drop at 3.40. Team management has asked on Twitter if there are any Wildcat old girls who want to drop the puck Saturday but that honoured job may already be taken.

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Swiss Chalet chips, pumpkin fries make empty-calorie news

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Lay’s Swiss Chalet sauce-flavoured potato chips have nearly vanished from many of the rotisserie chicken chain’s restaurants. They are sold out. Now Swiss Chalet says that beginning in October the chips will be available in grocery stores. Is that good news or what.  And in Japan, McDonald’s is marking its 45th anniversary in that country with a limited time offering of french fries covered with chocolate and pumpkin sauces.

RioCan executive says Whole Foods WILL open on Bayview

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Jeffrey Thompson

RioCan executive Jeffrey Thompson has waded into a lively discussion on the Facebook page Leaside Community Thursday to make it clear that Whole Foods will open at 1860 Bayview. Oh wait. Mr. Thompson didn’t just say that Whole Foods will open, he said Whole Foods WILL open. Like, let there be no mistake about this opening, friends. Thanks to Thompson for being candid. The entire series of posts at Leaside Community is fun to read, but it would seem that for an educated opinion, Mr. Thompson is the boss man. He is the asset manager at RioCan, according to his Facebook page. They own 1860 Bayview. There has been enormous speculation since the complex opened in the Spring without its anchor tenants anywhere in sight. Many have said that Whole Foods would just pull out. Well for all we know WF might like to pull out, but whether that is financially or legally easy is best left for Mr. Thompson to say. Or Whole Foods, if they ever said anything. The story that Whole Foods would have to pay to create a left-hand turn off Broadway onto Bayview seems just plain wrong, and Thompson says this. Whole Foods is a tenant. Tenants do not pay millions of dollars for the responsibility of the developer. The left turn lane requirement for this  project has been on the books since they knocked down Brennan Pontiac.

Break-ins at Summerhill, Glen in 53 Division crime wave

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Toronto Police at 53 Division report a series of break and enters on the morning of  Wednesday, September 28 in the the Summerhill Avenue and Glen Road area  They say this is a continuation of such incidents within August. All the entries were made into residential homes with insecure doors and windows Residents in the area are reminded to safeguard their homes by: keeping an exterior light on after dark, licking all windows and doors and having alarm installed and turned on. Police are also asking residents to report any suspicious vehicles or people and to check existing security camera video and report any suspicious behavior captured at their residence.