An early morning fire Thursday in an apartment on Donlands Ave. at Cosburn Avenue has seriously injured a woman occupant. She is said to be burned on possibly 30 percent of her body. Fire officials are looking at a possible cause of careless smoking. The victim is about 60.
Woman rushed to burn centre after fire in Donlands Ave high rise. @Toronto_Fire and @TPS54Div investigating. pic.twitter.com/9uWG9tG0km
— Tony Smyth (@LateNightCam) September 8, 2016
Summerhill Market has acquired the assets of All The Best Fine Foods, the legendary grocery outlet on Yonge Street at the corner of Price Street. That store, at 1101 Yonge, is closing because of redevelopment. A notice on the Summerhill Facebook page notes the acquisition of the All The Best Fine Foods at 483 Church Street and a “commissary kitchen” at 105 Vanderhoof Ave. It notes that ATBFF owners Jane Rodmell and Sue Merry will join the Summerhill staff for a “transitional period.” The five businesses originally located on this old corner have been known affectionately as the Five Thieves for many generations
What we’ve learned so far about the iPhone 7:
Yes, he is an embarrassment to the breed but quite funny in his own way. Also Yakety Sax written by Boots Randolph and popularized by Benny Hill as his theme song.
In your world beyond South Bayview this Wednesday, American and Russian astronauts return home after six months aboard the International space station. In Rio, the Paralymic Games are about to begin. And selfie addicts can tantalize themselves with thoughts of fame by trying to sell their snapshots with apps that pay — maybe — a dollar or five a photo.
Toronto home prices on average are 17.2 per cent higher than last year according to the Toronto Real Estate Board. There were 9,813 sales last month says TREB. That volume was 23.5 per cent more than in August 2015. The average price for homes sold, regardless of type of property, was $710,400 — with the average price for detached homes in the city of Toronto itself going up 18.3 per cent to $1.2 million. Some think that Vancouver’s new 15 per cent tax on foreign buyers could send investors to Toronto driving up prices further. Sales in Vancouver dropped 26 per cent in August compared to a year ago, following the introduction of the tax on Aug. 2.
It’s hard to believe but this California couple with two kids already were stunned to give birth to a third on — um — Labour Day.
Friends and admirers of Judy Fleming are invited to attend Humphrey Funeral Home on either Wednesday or Thursday to pay respects. Family will attend from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7 and from 12 noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 8. A service celebrating Judy’s life will be held in Leaside United Church 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 10th, with a reception following in the church hall (822 Millwood Avenue 416.425.1253). Obituary
Please Join Us to Celebrate the Life of Judy Fleming on Sept 10th 1pm #Leaside United Church https://t.co/5yFqpiitHs pic.twitter.com/ERw3k9Gpk4
— Leaside United Church (@LeasideUnited) September 6, 2016
Apple has so much power over how we live it’s frightening. Now whispers in advance of the release of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus say it will delete the headphone jack, making users buy wireless plugs. Oh goodie. CBC
Starbucks in the U.S. is rolling out an innovative bagel dough food known variously as the bagel balls, bantam bagels or bagel bites. The chewy little snacks will be introduced to 7,000 locations in three varieties — Classic, stuffed with plain whip cream cheese, Everybody’s favorite, an everything bagel stuffed with veggie cream cheese and Cinnamon Toast, a cinnamon nutmeg egg bagel stuffed with maple butter cream. They sell for $2.95 for one or six for $7.98. Bagel bites are the creation of an enterprising New York couple, Nick and Elyse Oleksak, who persuaded Starbucks to take a chance after they gained prominence from an appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank” in 2015. “We reinvented an iconic food in one of the most cynical cities on earth that is founded on the bagel,” Oleksak old CNBC. There is no word on whether we will see bagel bites in Canada.
Penny Oleksiak was back at school Tuesday with kids all across Toronto and it felt a bit funny because “summer was two weeks long,” she told reporters. The medal-winning Olympic swimmer returned to the halls of Monarch Park Collegiate on Hanson Street just off Coxwell Ave. She told CTV: “I don’t want to say I am excited but I guess I am excited to see my friends and do some school work. It is going to be a lot better for me just because I can come back to school and chill out I guess. Training is going to be more normal for me (this year).” Penny had her swimming coach and principal flanking her, helpful as she tried to recall her timetable for the Grade Eleven this year.
WATCH: #Olympic swimming gold medallist & new Grade 11 student Penny Oleksiak talks about her timetable. pic.twitter.com/m1qeVbeSqL
— NEWSTALK1010 (@NEWSTALK1010) September 6, 2016
Police have now reported on a van-cycle accident Sunday about 2 p.m. on Gerrard Street near River Street. They say that the car and cyclist were heading west on Gerrard when the cyclist veered into the path of the vehicle for reasons unknown. The rider, 69, is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. A 22-year-old man was driving the 2015 Dodge Journey. He remained at the scene.
