Tom Hanks photobombs Central Park wedding

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Yes it’s fluffy for sure but this video conveys much enjoyment on the part of the bride and groom, and Hanks too, as he takes a break from a jog to shoot selfies and schmooze with fans. Better than having to land in the Hudson River.

“Microtransit” to replace 40-foot buses that are empty?

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Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong has discussed the concept of TTC “microtransit” prior to Wednesday’s meeting to explore this type of service. Things that stand out are Mr. Minnan-Wong’s concern about “40-foot buses that are virtually empty”. Transit overkill perhaps. It is a thought that has crossed the mind of more than one taxpayer. Minnan-Wong says that microtransit services are already employed in places like New York, Boston and San Francisco. In Kansas City they call it the “pop-up bus”. In KC and elsewhere, a seat on a pop-up bus may be ordered by app. But some follow a regular route. In San Francisco they are called Chariots. These buses are driven by municipal, unionized employees. You know who you are dealing with. CBC

 

Sarah and Claire’s food drive gets lift from Sport Clips

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Isreali statesman Shimon Peres succumbs to stroke at 93

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Shimon Peres, the former Israeli prime minister, president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has died at the age of 93. The Israeli statesman suffered a stroke two weeks ago and died in hospital in Tel Aviv early on Wednesday. Most notably, he won a Nobel peace prize along with Palestinian Leader Yassir Arafat and former Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin for attempts to reconcile Jews and Arabs in the Levant

Harris work Mountain Forms to be auctioned in November

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The 1926 Rocky Mountain oil canvas Mountain Forms, now owned by the Imperial Oil Co., will be auctioned in November at the Heffel Fine Art Auction House in Yorkville  Six of the top 10 paintings sold at a Canadian art auction in recent years are by Group of Seven painter Lawren Harris. He was born in Brantford in 1885 and died in Vancouver in 1970. Harris is a revered part of Canadian art history but his fame has grown in recent times after an international exhibition that took his work to places like Los Angeles and Boston. The exhibition was given added impetus by the role of actor Steve Martin, an owner of Harris art, who co-curated the exhibit. Guessing about the value of the canvas, a depiction of Mount Ishbel in the Rocky Mountain Sawback range near Lake Louise, runs to $3 and $5 million. Nice profile of Harris in Toronto Life 

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Falling glass from condo balcony on Yonge at Davenport

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A stretch of Yonge Street was closed after a pane of glass fell from the 32nd floor of a building in Yorkville on Tuesday. Davenport Road to Yorkville Avenue was effected.

 

Wild and crazy corner about to begin a new adventure

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The corner of Bayview Ave.and Eglinton East is about to begin another convulsive adventure in building the much-loved (by politicians) LRT. Medians on Bayview are being demolished Tuesday to permit traffic to be switched back and forth from one side of the street to the other. A new maze of traffic lights to somehow or other control confused drivers is being installed. Thus it will not be long before work begins on the excavations into the street which are required to construct the Leaside Station facilities. As is known, this site is also going to be the scene of a high-rise condominium on Bayview Ave. built by Countrywide Homes. It will probably test the nine-storey bylaw again, just as RioCan is doing at the Sunnybrook Plaza site. Wild and crazy.

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Web streaming service Shomi to shut down on Nov. 30

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Rogers will cut its losses by closing down its web streaming service Shomi by the end of the month. The euphoria about the growth of so-called cable cutters inspired Shomi and saw it launched in 2014. But intense competition from big operators like Netflix and Bell Canada (CraveTV) has made Shomi a losing proposition for Rogers. CBC

CODE BLACK Cancelled: Branson Ambulatory Care Centre

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A bomb threat warning at the Branson Ambulatory Care Unit of the North York General Hospital on Tuesday was called off Tuesday morning.just at 10 a.m. There were no injuries and nothing was found in the building.

Ontario cuts power deals to avoid $2.45/mo more on bills

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Ontario will cancel plans to sign contracts for as many as 1,000 megawatts of power from solar, wind and other renewable energy sources. The decision in the wake of the Scarborough-Rouge River byelection loss, largely attributed to the sky-high electricity costs. comes   The Energy Minister, Glenn Thibeault, said the province is expected to now avoid an additional $2.45 a month from being loaded onto hydro bills.

 

Off-ice workout no patty cake game for Junior Wildcats

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Back from an exhibition game weekend, the Leaside Junior Wildcats were full of fun with this muscle burning off-ice game of “patty cake”. We like your gumption ladies. The first game of the season is Friday against Oakville.

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Warm welcome in wet weather for William and Kate

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Wet weather and gusty winds described as fairly dramatic kept the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge pretty much indoors Monday on their visit to remote Bella Bella Island halfway up the B.C. coast to Alaska. Their jet prop aircraft was able to navigate the flight but things like a sea plane tour were cancelled. William and Kate met native leaders and the Duchess seemed enchanted by colourfully dressed native kids who danced for the couple. Prince William announced that the Great Rainforest will henceforth be included in the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC).