The Breakfast Hub: Skyping with Santa, Maple Leaf Gardens’ new name, ban on sports balls lifted

It’s the 21st century, and jolly ole’ St. Nick is no Luddite. The Eaton Centre now allows kids to Skype with Santa and his elves.
[Toronto Star]

Maple Leaf Gardens has a new name. Ryerson’s athletic facility at the Gardens will be named the Peter Gilgan Athletic Centre at the Gardens. Call us crazy, but the new name doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.
[Globe and Mail]

The ban on soft sports balls has been lifted at Earl Beatty Public School in Toronto after international outrage and ridicule.
[CBC]

The Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown LRT could be built and operated without TTC involvement. Metrolinx is considering a public-private partnership on the transit project.
[Toronto Star]

Talk about a missed connection: many Canadians had trouble visiting Craigslist for the better part of Tuesday as the popular classifieds site was experiencing technical difficulties.
[Toronto Sun]

Motorcyclists and scooter users could lose their free parking privileges throughout the city as council decides to re-examine city freebies.
[Toronto Sun]

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