Those who frequent the strip of downtown parkettes stretching from Dundonald to Charles Streets have been wondering what happened to the mysterious monument to "Barney." In autumn, the memorial stone went missing after having been damaged, but has now been reinstated onto its concrete base just off Gloucester Street in the Norman Jewison Parkette. But what's the story behind this odd little commemoration? It's actually a drinking fountain for dogs—not a grave marker—and was......

Over at blogTO, a reader's unbearably cute dog (above) has gone missing. We like cute puppies (who doesn't?), so we thought we'd help in the search. Details follow. Missing puppy in the Queen/Strachan area goes by the name Dignan or Digs. He is German Shephard/Lab mix, black with tan markings, and cute lil eyebrows. The pooch is only 7 months old and has never been on his own before. Naturally, responds well to treats......