Thursday’s headlines

SALVATION ARMY
• Salvation Army pegs $2M toy theft on one of its own [Toronto Sun]
• Salvation Army thefts: Charity has been ‘inundated’ with offers of help [Toronto Star]
• Public rushes to Salvation Army’s aid after alleged theft of $2M in toys from warehouse [National Post]
• Huge planning went into theft of $2-million in Salvation Army toys [Globe & Mail]

TTC
• TTC approves fare hike [Toronto Sun]
• Held ‘hostage’ by TTC driver, passenger says [Toronto Sun]
• TTC green lights 5¢ fare hike for 2013 [National Post]
• TTC approves 5-cent fare hike, another increase expected [Globe & Mail]

ROB FORD
• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s football stumble caught on video [Toronto Sun]
• Rob Ford: From political games to football games, Rob Ford means I’m a sports reporter [Toronto Star]

OLIVIA CHOW
• ‘Olivia Chow is no Jack Layton,’ Councillor Doug Ford says [Toronto Sun]
• ‘Olivia Chow is no Jack Layton’: Doug Ford likes brother Rob’s re-election chances [National Post]

TDSB
• Schoolyard selloff: Toronto school board abandons land sale proposal [Toronto Star]
• TDSB nixes plan to sell off parts of schoolyards [Globe & Mail]

OTHER NEWS
• City truck parked in Sherbourne bike lane [Toronto Sun]
• EMS senior managers make huge overtime claims [Toronto Sun]
• The Fixer: Water leak turns University Ave. sidewalk into a splash pad [Toronto Star]
• College Park is getting a $3 million makeover [Toronto Star]