The South Bayview Bulldog

Toronto police have gathered a clear gallery of a man who they claim commits break and enters in order to cause damage to the locations he targets. He has been active since August of last year near Lakeshore Boulevard W and Parklawn Road. He has allegedly broken windows, caused flooding, set off fire alarms and generally damaged commercial and condominiums locations. He is described as 5’8″, 150-160 lbs., clean-shaven, with dark hair. He has been observed running through the neighbourhood, with no shirt, on a number of occasions. Call (416) 808-2200 if you know him.

It seems unlikely but both drivers are still alive after a head-on collision on Highway 401 at Simcoe St in Oshawa early Sunday. OPP say it occurred just before dawn which is getting later each day. In one case the injuries are serious but the woman driver is expected to survive. The other driver received only minor injuries. Twitter

Unsanctioned homecoming — this time at Queen’s

It’s estimated that some 8,000 students defied the Queen’s University administration and the police on Saturday to carouse on a campus street drinking. Some are said to have thrown stones at Kingston police.

Toronto police Saturday called an ambulance to the corner of Kingston Rd. and Neilson Ave after reports of a dog having attacked two people. They subsequently reported the dog had been caught and was contained in the rear of a police cruiser. In their first disp[atch, the TPS warned residents to stay indoors until the dog was leashed. Early reports do not specify how seriously the two people were hurt.

Dozens of residents of central Leaside are commenting on the photograph of a coyote seen Friday on Bessborough Drive. Some remarks are informative, others rather jocular. One speaks of a local coyote which has “a tracker on its neck” although just what this might be is unclear. FB

Bill and Melinda Gates eldest daughter, Jennifer Gates, 25, will wed her betrothed in a lavish Westchester County wedding Saturday. He is fellow equestrian Nayel Nassar. Now a picture taken Thursday has leaked showing Jennifer’s dad, Bill, 65, arriving at the bride’s 125-acre horse and riding farm by helicopter He is accompanied by his step-mother, Mimi Gardner Gates, 79, a respected art historian who married Gates late father, Bill Gates Sr., in 1995. That hat worn by Mimi is a black beanie with a flower-shaped topper. Ah, the good life.

The new Ontario vaccine verification app with QR code will be available to those born in January, February March, and April starting today with those born in later months to be allowed onto the site in stages, the government has announced. CTV

Premier addresses province

The notion that Canada might actually perform well enough in World Cup play to win, is utterly alien. And yet, and yet. The astonishing talent of a young man from Edmonton is being revealed on the soccer pitch. And his personal story is equally amazing.

Rod Black leaves TSN

Long-time football, basketball and figure skating commentator Rod Black is leaving Bell Media. It isn’t exactly clear why. Toronto Sun

Chilling bow and arrow killer a terrorist

A woman has been critically hurt when she was hit by a truck on eastbound Highway 401 near Yonge St Thursday afternoon. OPP say she apparently walked onto the highway. Her purpose in making this dangerous decision is unknown. No car or other vehicle has been found.

There’s excitement about the US reopening its border to Canadians in November. But the devil is in the unknown details of tests when you come home plus the price and genuine value of insurance if you get stuck stateside.

SERRA, the South Eglinton Ratepayers and Residents Association, is sounding a battle-cry in the developing struggle to save the low-rise Davisville neighbourhood between Mt Pleasant and Bayview Ave. A City Community Consultation meeting next Monday (October 18) will acquaint homeowners with efforts to deny approval of a 23-storey tower on the southeast corner of Eglinton East and Hoyle Ave. As the SERRA news release suggests, the entire area faces the prospect of development similar to the canyons being built west of Mt. Pleasant. Join the Community Consultation

• Hi-rise craze spawns ad to sell Mann Ave corner for a tower

The Maple Leafs have defeated Montreal 2-1 before a near-capacity crowd at Scotiabank Arena Wednesday night. Immediately before the game, the team announced a one-year deal with TikTok to place the video platform’s logo on their helmets. Toronto Sun