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Wednesday’s headlines

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CITY HALL
• Mayor Ford’s office slams deliberate attack by waterfront CEO [Globe & Mail]
• Ford support plummeting, poll suggests [The Star]
• Margaret Atwood beats Doug Ford as most desired prize [The Star]

CITY BUDGET CUTBACKS
• Ford considering service cuts, says mayor’s press secretary [The Star]
• Budget report has good news too [National Post]
• Graphic: Toronto’s debt hole [National Post]
• Toronto libraries not on chopping block, for now [Globe & Mail]
• Toronto needs road tolls before cuts, Matlow says [The Sun] 

TRANSIT & TTC
• Toronto transit eyes cutting 1000 jobs, reducing service on key routes [Globe & Mail]
• Prepare for more crowded buses as TTC report recommends service cuts [National Post]
• TTC riders could pay for badly cut service [The Star]
• TTC memo: workers will get job notice Sept. 19 [The Star]
• Survey: most favour higher taxes or fares over TTC crowding [The Star]
• TTC stalls on provincial inaction: Augimeri [The Sun]
• TTC fare hike and job cuts proposed [The Sun] 
• Toronto still on the hook for transit city [National Post]

OTHER NEWS
• Crown seeks to keep names of undercover G20 officers under wraps [Globe & Mail]
• The changing face of Toronto’s nightclub industry [The Grid]
• U of T bans sale of bottled water at downtown campus [Globe & Mail]
• Canadians don’t like aggressive panhandlers [The Sun]

2 comments

  1. Broken link: Crown seeks to keep names of undercover G20 officers under wraps

  2. Ok, so this is not strictly a Toronto headline but there will be many comparisons made in coming years, and I can’t help posting. We here in New York just got Bixi!

    • New York Picks Alta To Run Bike Share Program [NY Times]