Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'louiserusso'
May 29, 2006
All the news outlets are talking about the TTC strike but lots of other things happened on the weekend. A couple was killed in a bad traffic accident on Saturday night. Police suspect street racing as a possible cause. Leslie Scrivener of the Star writes a nice synopsis of the city's cycling culture. The story includes decent photos of scantily clad cyclists.... HOT. Mayor Miller is pissed off at ads that the Port Authority is......
Continue Reading "Street Racing Kills Couple?, Port Authority Ads Piss Off Mayor, T.O. Volunteers Head to Indonesia"April 13, 2006
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......
Continue Reading "Pinball a Politician?, Fishy Friday and the Russo Saga"April 6, 2006
A building superintendent called police after finding a dead baby in a plastic bag in a Mississauga apartment near the QEW and Hurontario St. Torontoist is officially grossed out. A man charged with stealing some 30 animals from a pet store has been caught. One of the animals, a toucan named Tony was worth over $5000 Two more people were shot in the GTA yesterday. One of them by police in Markham. The second......
Continue Reading "Dead Babies, Media Moguls Turned Potheads and Money for Shooting Victim"