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Morning Brew: April 12th, 2007

Posted by Jerrold Litwinenko / April 12, 2007

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20070412_MB.jpgPhoto: "St. George Rush Hour" by blogTO Flickr pooler neuroticjose

Your morning news roundup for Thursday April 12th, 2007:

The CBC has annouced that it has signed a deal to broadcast 14 of the 30 Toronto FC soccer games this season, as well as playoffs. Rogers Sportsnet and The Score will also be airing regular season games. The home opener is on April 28th, on CBC.

An school bus accident in Brampton has one boy fighting for his life, and has reopened the debate on whether or not school buses should have seatbelts.

GO Transit train tardiness (say it 5 times, fast) is under the spotlight after 1 in 5 trains ran behind schedule in both January and February. GO blames it on mechanical probems and weather, but clearly they have bigger (human) problems.

Newmarket-Aurora MP Belinda Stronach is quitting politics after quite the ride that included crossing the floor, making it then breaking it with Peter Mckay, and being caught up in the Tie Domi divorce circus. I wonder if all that poking on Facebook (a viral internet "POKE BELINDA" joke that got around) was the straw the broke the camel's back?

The bubble gum thief has turned herself in! Will black market prices see a jump?

Crossroad Puzzle after the jump...

20070412_CRP004.jpgRecognize this part of the city? Post your answer in the comments (and make your eyes go out of focus so you don't accidentally see the answer in a previous comment).

Answer to yesterday's puzzle: Lansdowne Ave & College St.

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marc / April 12, 2007 at 09:19 am
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It's the islands... I think it's Centre Island to be exact (I always forget which island is which) but I do know the hedge maze. I played in it a lot as a kid.
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Sameer Vasta / April 12, 2007 at 09:21 am
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Too easy today Jerrold. That's <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/vasta/176629253/";>the maze</a> at Toronto Island Park, just as you walk down Avenue of the Islands.
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Sameer Vasta / April 12, 2007 at 09:25 am
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Also, I'm going to miss poking Belinda Stronach.
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Jerrold / April 12, 2007 at 09:51 am
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They can't all be Lansdowne and College ;)

Marc, here's your <a href="http://i.euniverse.com/funpages/cms_content/6489/a-maze-ing_new_cursor3.swf";>fantastic prize</a>.
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sookie / April 12, 2007 at 12:27 pm
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The current doc I'm researching details the events of the Amagasaki train crash, where a Japanese train hurled itself into an apartment building because the speeding driver was trying to make up for his 90 second delay.

In Japan, according to Wikipedia, "Drivers face financial penalties for lateness as well as being forced into harsh and humiliating training programs; a few have been fired without pay altogether. At least one other driver committed suicide recently following management harassment and threats of job termination when he made an unscheduled stop for a safety check, the union alleges."

I'd rather not live in a society that puts punctuality before safety.
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Ryan C. / April 13, 2007 at 10:26 am
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What goes around comes around; Belinda's poking us all back! You can all thank me for getting some Stronach pokin' action!
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And incidentally, unless someone else started it before April 7th and I just never heard about it, I started a small viral net fad. That's resume material!
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