The Breakfast Hub: Rob Ford reams out dispatchers, Toronto expressways to close for triathlon, Greyhound’s irksome surcharge

The saga continues as new reports of Rob Ford’s Monday morning 911 call indicate that he unleashed a not-so-pleasant verbal tirade to dispatchers.
[Toronto Sun]

City council has voted to close two of the city’s major expressways for a triathlon next summer.
[National Post]

As if we needed another reason to avoid the bus: Greyhound is apparently charging an $18.99 “gift fee” for some online ticket purchases.
[Toronto Star]

OccupyTO may be warming hearts all winter long. With a stockpile of firewood and the arrival of Aboriginal elders, the occupiers of St. James Park are planning on a sacred bonfire to last throughout the winter.
[Toronto Sun]

One Toronto homeowner got more than he asked for, literally. With 17 bids on his home, the house was sold for $116,050 over the asking price.
[Globe and Mail]

Oshawa Hospital Foundation CEO Jim Szeman has been fired after an audit found serious money and charity management problems. A police investigation is underway.
[Toronto Star]

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