The Chicago house that Macaulay Culkin defended so ably in Home Alone is up for sale, at a price of $2.4 million. It’s like the death of an era, of a time when we were all so innocent and easily amused. Not like now. Just look at today’s news. Al-Qaeda confirms the death of Osama bin Laden, but the so-called “deathers” continue to advance conspiracy theories. An Ontario judge has ruled that drunkenness can be used as a defence even in a sexual assault case. The ruling would overturn a law prohibiting such a defence. A Canadian on trial in India for running that country’s biggest meth factory escapes by motorcycle during his trial. I know we’re trying to encourage exports, but I’m not sure this is what anybody had in mind. A plane crash-landed on a Catholic high school field in Burlington yesterday. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, but it did interrupt a Walk for Jesus going on at the time. And, no, there’s no further joke coming. + LOCAL Toronto’s Pizza Gigi is now subject to proceeds-of-crime legislation. The popular outlet was busted in February with more than a million dollars of illegal drugs on the premises. We’re sure the staff isn’t at all tired of being asked if that’s really oregano being sprinkled on the slices. The New Orleans Saints deny they’ll be marching into Toronto any time soon. Councillor Doug Ford had said the city will be pitching the NFL on the move soon. Who dat? Who dat claiming the Saints are leaving? A new walking tour of Toronto takes participants to sites where G20 violence and vandalism erupted. It’s not a full sensory experience, as there will be no kettling, arrests or rubber bullets. Mayor Rob Ford says he’s unsure whether he’ll march in this year’s Gay Pride parade. Given that city council still hasn’t approved funding for this year’s celebrations, it’s easy to see why Ford is hesitant to bring his “300 pounds of fun” (his term) to the festivities. + THE LAST JetMan, the daredevil who has used a jetpack to fly over the Alps and the English Channel, wants to cross the Grand Canyon. Planning is being delayed, because it seems the Federal Aviation Administration has to approve the flight.
