From the Toronto Sun: Dog owners in the Bathurst St.-Eglinton Ave. W. area are shocked following the discovery of beef tongue pierced with long spikes in a ravine used frequently by people who walk their canines. Dorothy McKeown and a friend were walking their dogs… Read More
Apparently Canadian song-writing and performing icon Gordon Lightfoot was at the dentist when he heard reports of his death today. The inner-nets sure circulate news quickly, even (or especially?) if it’s false. I’m glad to hear Mr. Lightfoot is OK. Reports of his demise were… Read More
This was announced February 2nd and will take effect at the end of 2012. I think this is a step in the right direction.
Saturday, two coyotes attacked a dog near Bluffers Park in Scarborough. For those not from around these parts, Scarborough is a suburb to the east of Toronto and Bluffers Park is parkland along Lake Ontario. The owner of the dog fought off the coyotes as… Read More
Many Torontonians have either seen or heard about Adam Giambrone’s “I’m ready” YouTube video, strongly hinting that he will announce a mayoralty bid on Monday. It has received a lot of attention on radio stations, mostly making fun of how bad it is. Is he… Read More
Thanks to Finnie, my favourite poodle, for sending this one in. The new rules permit non-neutered male dogs in off-leash zones; allow the city to establish off-leash areas in neighbourhoods without a formal dog association; and mandate fences for off-leash areas in parks smaller than… Read More
First let me say that I rarely post anything related to basketball on this blog. This is mostly because it’s boring. I think the biggest problem with basketball is that it’s too easy to get points. Everybody seems to just run back and forth scoring… Read More
Copies of Webster’s dictionary have been pulled from a school in California because they contain words terms like oral sex. I guess some parents out there really think that if they pull the dictionaries their kids won’t learn those words. Could it be they think… Read More
I posted recently about continued problems with stray voltage on Toronto streets. I see this is in the news again. From the National Post: Toronto Hydro is admitting it can do little to prevent stray voltage, asking residents in a new ad campaign to tread… Read More
We have a local talk radio station that has gone brand crazy. They can’t seem to stop themselves from branding every second of their existence. Since the disaster in Haiti, every time they talk about it, a deep announcer’s voice comes on and says “THE… Read More
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