Wednesday’s Headlines

CITY COUNCIL
• Ford allies tout ‘direct line’ to Harper [The Star]
• Ford campaign overspent by $70,000, complaint says [Globe & Mail]
• Ford’s gamble of backing Harper puts him in a sweet spot [Globe & Mail]
• With Tory majority, Ford anticipates ‘a direct line to Ottawa’ [National Post]
• Councillor wants to ensure clinics provide legit massage [The Sun]
• Election good for Toronto, Councillor Ford says [The Sun]
• Ford helps turn Toronto blue [The Sun]
• Toronto’s New Culture Plan Is All Business [Torontoist]

FEDERAL ELECTION
• Six GTA ridings came down to the wire [The Star]
• Fiorito: Why Peggy Nash won in Parkdale-High Park [The Star]
• Hume: Note to city’s new Tories: Please give Harper a tour [The Star]
• The sacrificial lamb who slew Ignatieff [Globe & Mail]
• A look at post-election Toronto [OpenFile]

CYCLING
• Bixi launches with a spin in the rain [The Star]
• Bixi bike sharing program begins [Globe & Mail]
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Bixi launch highlights odd political times [National Post]

TCHC
• New TCHC board by mid-June [The Star]
• Ford strikes panel to nominate TCHC citizen board [Globe & Mail]

CITY GARBAGE
• The Fixer: Overflowing dumpster trashes public housing [The Star]
• Levy: Toronto’s garbage fight heats up [The Sun]

OTHER NEWS
• Toronto police, union reach tentative deal [Globe & Mail]