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Everyone's reporting on the explosion of a house in Mississauga. The owner of the house somehow escaped injury and the other person who was hurt was a neighbour out for a jog. The house was up for sale. Police and firefighters are investigating the explosion.
Police break up a huge DVD counterfitting ring in Scarborough. Seized were over $400,000 worth of DVDs and 140 burners. Police estimate that the counterfitters could have netted $17 million a year.
One of the nine Jane Creba shooting suspects had his bail revoked and will be sent back to prison to await trial, which most say will take place in 2008.
What's that in the water? That's algae from the lake and the reason why your tap water tastes funny. Don't worry it's still safe to drink.
Star columnist Jim Coyle complains that the TTC is getting too bossy these days. He's talking about "the apparent outbreak of control-freaky adhesive orders now posted on subway doors urging riders to mind our manners." Too bad none of them work.
Gary Welsh, the city's manager of transportation services, says the city is committed to spending money to fix the ring posts. They say it will cost around $50 a post to make modifications.
Finally, the butterflies are out in season and apparently it's a record year. So get out your binoculars and find a nice spot somewhere.
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Wow, just $50 a post? That's a steal (har har!) considering it's a city undertaking.
Whatever the final decision, Mr. Welsh said he won't wait for council's approval [to strengthen the bike posts] as he believes the matter is urgent and that the money for the modifications can be found in his existing capital budget. "We'll just do it."
Thank God. If it were up to Council, the enhancements (or new posts altogether) would be paid for by an advertising company in exchange for the company being allowed to wrap the posts in ads.
The London Underground used to have a series of "Love Is..." posters trying to get people to be courteous.
I love the new "bossy" TTC signs. At least they take away the lame "gee, I didn't know that what I was supposed to do" excuse, particularly when it comes to mobbing the subway doors to get on while people are still exiting. Now we need more signs on the escalators telling people to "stand right, walk left" too, since many people seem oblivious to this simple rule.
I agree, it's like London, where they have little signs to tell you the proper etiquette for everything, everywhere. You always know where you stand. Even pubs are plastered with signs telling you where to order, when last call is, what areas not to block, and how to deal with tragedies such as when the bartender rips you off by putting too much of a head on your pint. Ah, England.