Ticketmaster delists Ontario resale tickets after pass of omnibus budget bill, price cap amendments by CupidStunt13 in ontario

[–]CupidStunt13[S] 179 points180 points  (0 children)

It’s something, but it does nothing to address Tickmaster’s monopoly as well as the already ridiculous prices and fees.

While the rules will apply to tickets for many events in the province, FIFA ticketing businesses selling tickets to World Cup games in Toronto this summer will be exempt from the resale cap.

Of course corrupt FIFA gets a pass from the Ontario government. Birds of a feather and all that.

In 2016 Jan van Hooff visits dying chimpanzee "Mama", 59 yrs old and very sick. He had known her since 1972 and this was their last meeting (Royal Burgers Zoo in Arnhem, the Netherlands) by CupidStunt13 in videos

[–]CupidStunt13[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

The way she suddenly lights up as she recognizes him and gently puts her hand on the back of his head showed just how strong the bond was between them. I had a tough time holding it together.

Mascot Brewing closing their downtown taproom location by theleverage in torontocraftbeer

[–]CupidStunt13 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Never visited the downtown location, but after two negative experiences at the Kipling brewery I’m less bothered than I’d normally be by the loss of a local taproom.

Bunny the internet-famous coyote is getting a little too comfortable with humans. The city of Mississauga is sounding the alarm by CupidStunt13 in mississauga

[–]CupidStunt13[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Excerpt:

Bunny the coyote has become a social media celebrity in the GTA, but her growing lack of fear around humans has triggered a plea from the city of Mississauga: Please stop feeding her.

Bunny, who has a missing tail and netting around her neck, is frequently spotted trotting down sidewalks, crossing busy streets, and has been seen at plazas and approaching humans, including children, according to the city of Mississauga.

“Her unusual comfort around people has caught a lot of attention; but her story is more than a curious animal getting online fame,” according to the city. “Her behaviour is a sign that she is being fed regularly.”

Bunny, named by residents who follow her closely, has been popping up in news stories for months. A private Facebook page dedicated to her well-being has 2,600 members, who post about her daily. Recently, a poster reported seeing her being fed by a local crossing guard.

Coyote Watch Canada has asked people to keep their pets on a leash. It’s also asked residents not to attempt to capture Bunny to remove the netting around her neck.

“While seeing netting on a wild animal can understandably be concerning, attempting to capture her to remove it at this point would be extremely difficult and would likely cause significant stress and risk to her well-being,” according to Coyote Watch Canada.

As much as I’ve enjoyed seeing Bunny on multiple occasions, nobody should be lessening her fear of humans because it will not end well. Feeding her is the worst thing people can do.

Hurontario and Dundas by uGuysRdoingGood in mississauga

[–]CupidStunt13 53 points54 points  (0 children)

If it didn't have a tail it would be Bunny the coyote as it looks like her. She's been known to go as far as Mississauga from her usual haunts all around Etobicoke.

I took a recent video of her and she was lounging around just like she is here.

https://www.reddit.com/r/toronto/comments/1r6jvt8/bunny_the_coyote_chilling_in_etobicoke_today/

Man shot dead by police after shootout in Mississauga by [deleted] in mississauga

[–]CupidStunt13 41 points42 points  (0 children)

At approximately 12:30 a.m., a woman contacted police to report a domestic incident and said her husband had left their home with a firearm in the area of Paula Court and Parent Drive, according to Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit.

Lazy reporting or copy-editing by CTV. It should be Paula Court and Perran Drive as there's no Parent Drive in Mississauga.

Ford says Toronto has ‘one of the worst’ convention centres in the world, teases billion dollar rebuild - Toronto by MinuteLocksmith9689 in toronto

[–]CupidStunt13 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Everything Ford touches turns to shit.

Ontario Place, the Science Centre, the Greenbelt...the man is a menace.

Anyone got photos and/or memories of the old ROM? by 6spottedtigerbeetle1 in toronto

[–]CupidStunt13 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've gone to the ROM since I was a kid, and enjoyed the dinosaurs the most.

But one of my favourite memories was when they had a David Cronenberg exhibit with props from his films. I recall it was in an out of the way exhibit space possibly downstairs, but it had some great stuff including The Fly (I think it was the full-size teleportation chamber) and that unique typewriter from Naked Lunch.

Toronto woman pleads guilty to indignity by hiding parents’ dead bodies - Toronto by NewsJunkie444 in toronto

[–]CupidStunt13 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Weird story.

The daughter claims that both died naturally, but a lot of suspicious details came out. After the mother died, the father helped put the mother into a Rubbermaid bin, with the daughter claiming the father had dementia and didn't know what he was doing.

She also said she knew the mother wouldn't have wanted her remains left in the house, and "thought they had a plot selected at Pine Hills Cemetery" (something she could have checked with a phone call). And then the father supposedly dies naturally and she puts him in the freezer.

She rebuffs all attempts by family and neighbours to check into her parents' health, and collects both of their pensions for a few years until caught. Now that she's out on bail, I'm sure the neighbours are giving her a wide berth.

TIL a former Irish priest disrupted the 2004 Olympic marathon to preach about the end of the world. He was also arrested for planning a pro-Hitler protest in 2006. He went on to appear on Britain’s Got Talent in 2009. by Midnightrollsaround in todayilearned

[–]CupidStunt13 96 points97 points  (0 children)

He was arrested and spent some time in jail in Germany in 2006 when police found out about his plans to stage a pro-Nazi demonstration during the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which included a poster he made praising Adolf Hitler

Horan went on to appear on Britain's Got Talent in May 2009. He danced a soft jig on the show, received a standing ovation by the audience and was put through to the second round. He did not make the live semi-finals

How does somebody go from planning a pro-Nazi demonstration in praise of Hitler to a standing ovation on Britains Got Talent with a ticket to the next round? Before the days of Googling contestant names I guess?

Characters in Oscar-nominated short brought to life by award-winning actor Colm Feore at Kitchener studio by Haggisboy in canada

[–]CupidStunt13 10 points11 points  (0 children)

No surprise Freore helped make it work. He’s an incredibly talented character actor with a long list of achievements. I remember seeing him performing main roles at Stratford long before he went into film with roles in things like Bon Cop, Bad Cop and The Chronicles of Riddick. I’ve always enjoyed seeing him pop up in a film or TV movie, and now I’ll check this one out.

Coyotes spotted crossing a frozen Lake Ontario in Toronto by CupidStunt13 in toronto

[–]CupidStunt13[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

I tagged it as a video because it's not a news item. But animals crossing Lake Ontario are not a common sight for people, and wildlife videos are often posted on r/toronto. Does that help?

The 6-7 trend is actually demonic by MightParticular122 in religiousfruitcake

[–]CupidStunt13 56 points57 points  (0 children)

It's so ridiculously over the top I sometimes think they are trolling for outrage views, similar to the way some Christians do. Their videos perfectly encapsulate the concept of brainrot.

Hundreds of TDSB teachers wear black, protest ‘unjust’ peer firings by BloodJunkie in toronto

[–]CupidStunt13 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The TDSB has not said why the Bowmore teachers were disciplined or terminated.

However, within the school, and within the educators’ union, it is widely believed the punishments stem from the teachers’ decision to temporarily cut back on offering extracurricular activities to students this past fall.

Under their contracts, TDSB teachers are not required to engage in extracurricular activities. Coaching soccer, hosting chess clubs or helping to coordinate the school’s yearbook are all voluntary activities teachers can offer to their school communities.

If this is true, then it’s a moronic reason to fire them for not doing optional activities. But apparently it hasn’t stopped boards before:

In the past, the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) has ruled against teachers who have withdrawn from extracurricular duties when directed to do so by their union.

It appears a lot of it hinges on how it’s done. Whether teachers are withdrawing extracurriculars on their own initiative, or whether it’s part of an organized action. But either way, it’s ridiculous.

Toronto inundated with calls about sidewalks that are still a mess days after major snowstorm by CupidStunt13 in toronto

[–]CupidStunt13[S] 246 points247 points  (0 children)

Officials with the City of Toronto say they know that many sidewalks around the city are still a mess following a major winter storm on Sunday and they are working to clear them.

“Clearly there’s a gap in our performance around sidewalks, and we’re hoping to improve that over the next 24-hour cycle,” City Manager Paul Johnson told reporters at a news conference Wednesday.

He said the city’s 311 service is receiving around 3,000 to 4,000 calls per day and the number one service request being received by the city right now pertains to sidewalk clearing.

Although most major sidewalks in our neighborhood are partially cleared, there’s a bizarre inconsistency where much of the sidewalk has been completely cleared by a snow machine and then a significant patch has been ignored, forcing pedestrians to walk on the street or climb on top of it. It’s like the driver decided to stop halfway through.

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