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Recycling Plant Switches Sides, No More Mobster TV Show, And Barry Bonds Sucks Ass
Recycling plant fire closes the 407. Officials commented how deeply ironic the fire was. “It’s a recycling centre and it’s contributing to smog!” (Not ironic: rain on your wedding day, good advice you just didn’t take.)
Canadian soldier killed near Kandahar, two wounded in roadside bomb blast. Trooper Darryl Caswell brings Canada’s military death total in Afghanistan to 57.
The Sopranos comes to an end with an episode that, depending on your viewpoint, was either deliciously irreverent or incredibly lame, with the majority of viewer apparently leaning towards the latter. Then HBO debuted John From Cincinnati, about which Torontoist has not yet seen one favorable review. So it wasn’t a good night for HBO.
The least well-kept apartment building in Toronto is owned by the city. Which is significant because it’s just example #49809 of how provincial downloading of costs screwed this city. See also: reasons Mike Harris sucked.
And Barry Bonds launched his 747th steroid-fueled home run last night, beating the Blue Jays and further making a mockery of the all-time home run leader title.
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