Stolen Salvation Army toys returned
The Toronto Salvation Army is seeing the return of some of its stolen toys and goods. The charity reported the loss of close to $2-million worth of donated items last month, noting the theft took place over the span of two years.
CityNews reports two trailers worth of stolen items, including linens, baby goods, food and recreational items found its way back to the charity on Thursday. According to police, more recovered donations will be returned before Monday.
David Rennie, the former executive director of its Railside Road warehouse, surrendered to police on Nov. 26 and was later charged with possession of stolen property and theft over $5,000. CityNews writes another man, Umaish Ramrattan, was charged and arrested with toy theft-related offences on Nov. 29.
Dad fights a cappella anthem
A Toronto parent has filed a human-rights complaint against a school board of trustees over forcing students to sing an a cappella version of the national anthem.
The Globe and Mail writes Kevin Morrison, the parent in question, said the Toronto Catholic District School Board crossed the line when this O Canada plan was approved in April, and implemented in Sept.
“You’re a board of trustees, you’re not allowed to take the Maple Leaf off the flag, you’re not allowed to take the beaver off of nickels, so what makes you think you have the right to take the music away from the national anthem?” said Morrison, in the Globe.
Is it discriminatory to sing the anthem without music, or is this an elaborate promotion for a Footloose-Pitch Perfect crossover?
Jumanji remake is happening
The screenwriter of Stranger than Fiction will script the remake of the 1995 family classic, Jumanji.
The Hollywood Reporter writes Zach Helm is now attached to the project, which was greenlit earlier this year when Sony executives felt the need for an “update for the present.”
Jumanji focuses on the lives of two children and two adults playing an all-encompassing jungle adventure board game, full of animal hijinks and magic. The 1995 original film adaptation starred Robin Williams and Kirsten Dunst, and was based on the Chris Van Allsburg book, which was published in 1981. In 2005, a pseudo-sequel set in space, Zathura, was released, but flopped at the box office.
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