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MAYOR ROB FORD
• Fiorito: Don Cherry has no place at mayor’s inauguration [The Star]
• Don Cherry was Ford’s ‘good luck charm’ on the campaign [Globe & Mail]
• Ford in for a fight as union contracts expire [Globe & Mail]
• Can Rob Ford do all that? [National Post]
• Ford launches cost-cutting blitz at City Hall [The Sun]
• Mayor’s big brother focussed on city’s business [The Sun]
• Jury out on bag tax — Ford [The Sun]

CITY COUNCIL
• Rumours, relationships, and a simple request [The Star]
• Ex-con surfaces in city politics [The Sun]

CITY BUILDING
• Sale of local church brings a chance for reinvention [The Star]
• The city’s last indoor skate park to close [Globe & Mail]
• Is Toronto beginning to overcome its fear of colour? [BlogTO]
• Nostalgia Tripping: Toronto’s Art Deco Heritage [BlogTO]

TRANSPORTATION
• Ford ‘loyalists’ on new TTC commission [The Star]
• James: A path to transit compromise [The Star]
• No more federal funding available for Toronto subways: Kenney [National Post]
• Chris Selley: Ford’s jarring bravado on transit [National Post]
• Posted Toronto Political Panel: The slow death of Transit City [National Post]
• Historicist: From magnificent thoroughfare to death-trap [Torontoist]

STREETS
• Water main project hits roadblock: water [The Star]
• Trash receptacles buckle under heavy boots [The Star]
• The Fixer: Good spellers make better street signs [The Star]
• Worst intersections: No left turns on Belmont Street leaves drivers fuming [Globe & Mail]

SEASONAL
• Eaton Centre backtracks, allows Sally Ann bells to ring [The Star]
• The magic of an indoor snow show [The Star]
• Lakeshore Santa parade rescued [The Star]
• Vintage Toronto Christmas commercials [BlogTO]

G20 AFTERMATH
• DiManno: G20 Youtube video a sorry affair indeed [The Star]
• Restaurateur furious about wait for G20 compensation [The Star]
• Toronto Police Chief apologizes to Nobody [Globe & Mail]
• Police learn ID of G20 vandals, seek extradition of New Yorkers [Globe & Mail]
• Chief sends his regret [The Sun]

HOUSING & NEIGHBOURHOODS
• Over a million living in highrises have been largely ignored [The Star]
• Hume: Highrise apartments are towering issue in Greater Golden Horseshoe [The Star]
• New grassroots movement wants to bring the Jewish community back to Kensington Market [Globe & Mail]

CRIME
• Library struggles to cope with horror of crossbow slaying [The Star]
• Mayor’s plan to hire more police but cops don’t want them [The Star]
• Library crossbow murder: Father and son shared a troubled past [National Post]
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Crossbow murder disrupts safety, community [National Post]

OTHER NEWS
• 311 complaints: What’s bugging Toronto? [The Star]
• ‘Gravy Train’ makes brief stop at City Hall [The Star]
• ‘We want it!’: Behind the scenes on the city’s hit ad campaign [Globe & Mail]
• Teachers’ CEO: No offer made for MLSE [Globe & Mail]

2 comments

  1. Saw Rob Ford at a community event in Scarborough on the weekend. Said “Mayor Ford, Save the LRT”. His reply? “Oh yeah?” and he walked away.

  2. P.S. It’s pretty sad that the Sun will be our major news source for anything city-related for the next four years.