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Morning Brew: May 18, 2007

Posted by Sameer / May 18, 2007

VistaPhoto: "Vista" by blogTO Flickr pooler J.A.L.E.X

Your morning news roundup for Friday, May 18th, 2007:

It may be getting warm outside, but parents should shut their windows when kids are around, as yesterday's incident of two children falling out of a window reminds us all.

We might not be singing God Save the Queen in schools anymore, but one Toronto lawyer wants to take it even further: he wants to remove the oath of allegiance to the Queen from the citizenship process.

If you live in the Dundas and Lansdowne area, hide your cats...and maybe your small children too. A vicious dog is still at loose in the area, which concerns many local residents.

Word of advice: go back and check your bank account statement. Five men have been arrested in a series of ATM scams where they steal your pin with carefully hidden cameras and then withdraw cash from your account.

Fashion Cares has always been a joyous romp, but the Toronto Star is saying that this year's event had very little fashion or care. Does Fashion Cares need to be saved? And if it does, who's going to do it?

Today's Crossroad Puzzle after the jump...

Crossroad Puzzle
Recognize this part of the city? Post your answer in the comments, and check for the answer in tomorrow's blogTO Morning Brew.

Yesterday's answer: Humber River at Lake Ontario

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8 Comments

Jerrold / May 18, 2007 at 09:07 am
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Show us what you got, yellowman, Chester, Diane! Crossroads has yet to stump you guys.
Denise / May 18, 2007 at 09:46 am
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Is it New College?
sookie / May 18, 2007 at 10:54 am
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About two weeks ago my bank account was frozen since someone was making withdrawals unbeknownst to me. I had to visit my bank 3 times to correct the error and nearly every customer in the branch was experiencing the same problem. Turns out crooks can place a scanner over authorized ATM's and steal your info so the only advice I got was don't use a machine if it looks shady or tampered with.
SH / May 18, 2007 at 11:19 am
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I think it is New College (Spadina + Willcocks)... many a time I have been lost trying to find a class in that complex. I'm kind of confused by the building across the street, however.
Sameer Vasta / May 18, 2007 at 11:19 am
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Denise...it might be. Do you know the intersection? =)

Sookie, that's not much advice, is it? It's not comforting to know that the technology to steal your PIN is not only so easy to create, but so cheap as well. Doesn't do much to curb my fear of ATMs in general. (Debit and Dexit 4Life!) Hope you got it all sorted out.
Jeremy / May 18, 2007 at 11:29 am
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The balloon is pointed at Classic Ave. and Spadina
Sameer Vasta / May 18, 2007 at 12:30 pm
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Indeed you're right Jeremy. You guys are good.
David Elliott / May 19, 2007 at 01:54 am
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That's New College -- both buildings.

The building at the bottom of the photograph is part of the Earth Sciences Complex and spans the length of Huron from Willcocks to Russell.

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