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Highway hero: Pat Delgludice, shown in his car today, braved flames to cut the seatbelt of a driver trapped in his car last night after an accident on Highway 27.
Highway hero: Pat Delgludice, shown in his car today, braved flames to cut the seatbelt of a driver trapped in his car last night after an accident on Highway 27.

Highway hero: Pat Delgludice, shown in his car today, braved flames to cut the seatbelt of a driver trapped in his car last night after an accident on Highway 27.

Date12/10/1992
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Off to the races: Mississauga Councillor Dave Cook, right, who owns the Can-Am TQ Midget racing car shown here, and his driver, Norm Mackereth, gear up for the 1988 season of the Budwesier/Castrol Can-Am Championship, which begins Saturday night at Barrie Speedway.
Off to the races: Mississauga Councillor Dave Cook, right, who owns the Can-Am TQ Midget racing car shown here, and his driver, Norm Mackereth, gear up for the 1988 season of the Budwesier/Castrol Can-Am Championship, which begins Saturday night at Barrie Speedway.
4/28/1988
Thumbs down: Pat Darrah of Agincourt shows his displeasure with the insurance premium he must pay because the car he was driving (left) rear-ended another auto. His annual fee jumped from $756 to $3,107 because of the accident.
Thumbs down: Pat Darrah of Agincourt shows his displeasure with the insurance premium he must pay because the car he was driving (left) rear-ended another auto. His annual fee jumped from $756 to $3,107 because of the accident.
4/6/1987
A tall order: Mike Crosby, owner of Erin Tree Farm in Erin Township, shoulders a Scotch pine Christmas tree and prepares it for shipment. His pay-and-cut farm is on Concession 10, 4 kilometres north of Highway 24.
A tall order: Mike Crosby, owner of Erin Tree Farm in Erin Township, shoulders a Scotch pine Christmas tree and prepares it for shipment. His pay-and-cut farm is on Concession 10, 4 kilometres north of Highway 24.
11/25/1990
Van burns on the 401. Firefighters on Highway 401 near Dufferin St. hose down flames after a propane-fuelled van caught fire during the afternoon rush(...)
Van burns on the 401. Firefighters on Highway 401 near Dufferin St. hose down flames after a propane-fuelled van caught fire during the afternoon rush(...)
9/27/1989
Holding his award as Natinal Truck Hero of the Year, before it official presentation today, driver Ted Daubreville, 53, of Toronto, shows it to Carol MeCheshey, 10, of Grimsby, one of children in school bus he swerved to avoid.
Holding his award as Natinal Truck Hero of the Year, before it official presentation today, driver Ted Daubreville, 53, of Toronto, shows it to Carol MeCheshey, 10, of Grimsby, one of children in school bus he swerved to avoid.
11/21/1971
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
Won in court: Patrick Cudahy sits in his 1980 Cadillac Elorado, looking spiffy now after three years of fighting to get his car in reasonable working order. His battle culminated in a District Court ruling last month that his new car was actually a used one. The court ordered the dealer pay various damages and Cudahy's legal expenses.
12/21/1987
Dr. Norman Green, shown standing beside a blow-up photo of his younger days, was honored at a banquet at the Four Seasons Hotel last night marking 27 years as chief of medicine at Doctors Hospital.
Dr. Norman Green, shown standing beside a blow-up photo of his younger days, was honored at a banquet at the Four Seasons Hotel last night marking 27 years as chief of medicine at Doctors Hospital.
5/19/1983
Thinking it over: Michael Pring of Thornhill is able-bodied and willing to work but loss of his voice in a car accident has hampered his search for employment
Thinking it over: Michael Pring of Thornhill is able-bodied and willing to work but loss of his voice in a car accident has hampered his search for employment
12/8/1981
Hero who safely stopped a bus after the driver collapsed at the wheel, Rajbir Bobby Maharj Singh, 23, came to Canada from his native Trinidad two years ago
Hero who safely stopped a bus after the driver collapsed at the wheel, Rajbir Bobby Maharj Singh, 23, came to Canada from his native Trinidad two years ago
6/16/1970
Back from China last week, Kevin Darroch had in his hand the final permission to lead an international canoe expedition down the Yangtze next April. An adviser to several federal MPs, he had yearned for years to canoe the 'very dangerous highway'.
Back from China last week, Kevin Darroch had in his hand the final permission to lead an international canoe expedition down the Yangtze next April. An adviser to several federal MPs, he had yearned for years to canoe the 'very dangerous highway'.
6/11/1987
Former champion: Don McKnight, a former champion racing-car driver who teaches Peel police to drive and how to avoid accidents, says shows like Starsky and Hutch and Kojak are a pile of garbage
Former champion: Don McKnight, a former champion racing-car driver who teaches Peel police to drive and how to avoid accidents, says shows like Starsky and Hutch and Kojak are a pile of garbage
6/16/1981
St. Nick? Keith Horton, president of the Christmas tree growers' association, donned a hat and pipe in the St. Nick tradition to entertain visitors at his tree farm in Vandorf, Ont., yesterday. At right, Gordon Gay with dogs Kashmir and Merlin head back to the car with their freshly cut tree. The farm is open daily.
St. Nick? Keith Horton, president of the Christmas tree growers' association, donned a hat and pipe in the St. Nick tradition to entertain visitors at his tree farm in Vandorf, Ont., yesterday. At right, Gordon Gay with dogs Kashmir and Merlin head back to the car with their freshly cut tree. The farm is open daily.
12/16/1984