Rob and Doug Ford have decided to abandon their plan to turn the waterfront into a glitzy fantasyland. Lovers of giant ferris wheels collectively mourn.
[Toronto Star]
Caffeine is the latest item to be banned from Ontario high school cafeterias. No longer are students able to get coffee, tea, caffeinated sodas or energy drinks while at school. Thank goodness there’s probably a Tim’s across the street!
[Globe and Mail]
The sky is falling! Okay, maybe not the sky, but later this week, an old NASA satellite definitely is. Not to worry though, there’s only a 1 in 3,200 chance of being struck by a piece of debris from the satellite; much less than the odds of being struck by lightening.
[Huffington Post]
Talk about caught in the act! Public urinators beware: you might find yourself as the face of one Toronto building manager’s campaign to deter the practice. Using security footage, building manager Alex Hess puts up posters of public urinators with such taglines as “small penis alert.”
[Toronto Sun]
Watch the Leafs season opener, or watch election results on Oct. 6? Tough decisions had to be made by the CBC yesterday, but the Canadian broadcaster knew better than to bet against the appeal of the blue and white. Hockey will reign on CBC-TV, while live coverage of the Ontario provincial election on the CBC News Network will begin at 9 p.m., when the polls close.
[Toronto Star]
In an effort to find ways to save money, the Harper government has hired a cost-cutting firm for the price of $90,000 a day. Hey, whatever works.
[Huffington Post]