The media continues its non-stop coverage of the Louise Russo settlement. The Star, commenting on the gangland ties of the shooters, calls it a "glimpse into the underworld." It's no big surprise, but the Sun's Michele Mandel feels that Russo's suffering convinced her that the cash settlement is ok and justified. The Globe weighs in here and comments on the terrible optics that the settlement does on the justice system and the sentencing of the men who shot Russo.
Pinball Clemons is becoming a Canadian citizen, loves us, and possibly sees a future career as a politico.
Torontoist is not Catholic but we can totally go for fish and chips too but maybe not tommorow. Devout Catholics apparently generate a spike in business among fish fryers.
Remember Jesus died not for our sins but so government officials can have a four day holiday and that bankers and stockbrokers can stay home on Friday.
Apparently six lives were saved in Toronto last year by automated defibrillators because of this the city is adding many many more.
One man was killed by police and another is on the run as police foil a home invasion near Bayview and Steeles.

Newsstand: November 9, 2009
concerning Russo: the naysayers can bite my shiny metal ass. she's going to have to spend the rest of her life burdened under enomorous medical & care bills. it's going to be really frickin' hard. she didn't do anything to be put into this position. as part of the reconcilition of her lifelong ordeal, YES she deserves monetary compensation to relieve some of the burden placed on her by these jackasses....nuff said
agreed, but does that mean that all jackasses with money can now go around shooting people knowing that if they pay off the victims they will get shorter sentences?
I've heard it through the grapevine that Godfrey has been planning for Pinball to run for mayor. As much as he is a great person, there is no way in hell he should be mayor without knowing how to run a budget, r have any experience in working at City Hall.
worked for O.J. and Dubya ....