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Stolen car slams into TTC Bus | Loonie goes lower
Top of the morning! Clear skies today with a high of 13.
MORNING NEWS SCRAMBLE
BREAKING NEWS: Stolen vehicle slams into TTC bus in North York
Nine injured, two critically in Bathurst & Wilson crash just before 2am. Major road closures in the area all morning.
Lower loonie
It’s worth keeping an eye on the loonie this week to see where it goes. It fell to 71-cents U.S. last week driven by the potential for U.S. tariffs on trade and economic weakness in Canada compared to our southern neighhours.
Arrrrrgoooos are Grey Cup champs for 19th time
Argonauts beat the Blue Bombers in the Sunday showdown.
Santa Justin
From Swift to Santa. Justin Trudeau is shifting his attention to saving the Toronto Santa Claus parade. You’ll recall the parade launched a Go Fund Me to raise $250K to cover a funding gap. It has only raised around $72K so far. That’s up from $47K a week ago.
Most “influential”
Our picks for the Most Influential Torontonians of the year: torontolife.com/deep-dives/the…
— Toronto Life (@torontolife)
10:34 PM • Nov 13, 2024
Last week we had the rich list, now Toronto Life is out with its list of who it deems the most influential people in the city. No, Taylor Swift didn’t make the list.
Royal fright
Masked men scaled a 6ft fence to sneak onto the Windsor Castle estate as Will and Kate and kids slept in nearby cottage.
So sorry
Snow White’s Rachel Zegler posts a big insta apology for her diatribe post about the re-election of Donald Trump.
Domingo surprises Sabrina!
Marcello Hernández's Domingo popped up during Sabrina Carpenter's concert in Los Angeles. Watch here:
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone)
10:36 AM • Nov 18, 2024
The SNL star character made a cameo during Sabrina Carpenter’s Los Angeles concert Sunday night.
And the Oscar-hosting job goes to…
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KEEP THE CHANGE
Inflation expectations
The latest inflation numbers are due out on Tuesday. A slight uptick is expected for October, but inline with a longer-term downward trend.
Smith & Ford vs Mexico
Seems the Ontario and Alberta premiers are on the same page calling for Canada to make its own trade deal with the U.S., and let Mexico make it own deal with each country.
HEALTHY START
Got cold hands?
Here’s a one minute test that could indicate if you’ve got Reynaud’s.
Winter Cockadoodle WHAT?
A (male?) doctor is warning of “winter penis,” a seasonal condition that may hinder a man’s ability to, ahem, perform.
Kindness is cute
Researchers at Wharton say if you want to boost your attractiveness, just be kinder to those around you.
AND… ANOTHER THING!
That’s an expensive watch!
Pocket watch “presented to Captain Rostron with the heartfelt gratitude and appreciation of three survivors of the Titanic April 15th 1912 Mrs John B Thayer, Mrs John Jacob Astor and Mrs George D Widener” auctioned for £1.56m.
— Titanic Ship of Lost Illusions (@titanicillusion)
8:55 AM • Nov 17, 2024
A gold pocket watch given to the captain of the ship who saved hundreds of Titanic passengers sells for a record $2-million at auction.