{"id":14855,"date":"2010-10-13T08:20:13","date_gmt":"2010-10-13T12:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=14855"},"modified":"2010-10-13T08:20:13","modified_gmt":"2010-10-13T12:20:13","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-169","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/10\/13\/wednesdays-headlines-169\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MAYORAL RACE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford sued for $6 million by Boardwalk Pub owner [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/874119--ford-sued-for-6-million-by-boardwalk-pub-owner\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rossi&#8217;s ex-campaign manager defects to Smitherman [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/elections\/article\/874245--rossi-s-ex-campaign-manager-defects-to-smitherman\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Smitherman avoids attacks in ad campaign [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/873913--smitherman-avoids-attacks-in-ad-campaign\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford&#8217;s war on waste [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/editorialopinion\/article\/874317--rob-ford-s-war-on-waste\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Smell Test: Rossi&#8217;s e-voting promise [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontomayoralrace\/article\/874251--smell-test-rossi-s-e-voting-promise\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Daily Plank: Fund community councils, says Pantalone [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/874211--the-daily-plank-fund-community-councils-says-pantalone\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto mayoral candidates condemn offensive signs [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-votes\/toronto-mayoral-candidates-condemn-offensive-signs\/article1753497\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford sued by Beaches pub owner [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-votes\/city-votes-news\/rob-ford-sued-by-beaches-pub-owner\/article1754394\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Smitherman&#8217;s new ads avoid attacks on Ford [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-votes\/smithermans-new-ads-avoid-attacks-on-ford\/article1753604\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Six former Rossi organizers join Smitherman campaign [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-votes\/six-former-rossi-organizers-join-smitherman-campaign\/article1753989\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Pantalone would hand some spending control to community councils [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-votes\/pantalone-would-hand-some-spending-control-to-community-councils\/article1753484\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Boardwalk Pub owner suing Rob Ford for libel [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/10\/12\/boardwalk-pub-owner-suing-rob-ford\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Smitherman unveils new ad campaign with &#8216;progressive&#8217; pitch [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/10\/12\/smitherman-unveils-new-ad-campaign-with-progressive-pitch\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rossi backers defect to Smitherman [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/10\/12\/rossi-backers-defect-to-smitherman\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Pantalone promises more spending power at local level [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/10\/12\/pantalone-promises-more-spending-power-at-local-level\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Boardwalk Pub suit haunts Ford [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2010\/10\/12\/15669811.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Joe Pants still in the dark: Levy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/comment\/columnists\/sueann_levy\/2010\/10\/12\/15668231.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>GTA ELECTIONS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Brampton councillors call on mayor for disclosure [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/874339--brampton-councillors-call-on-mayor-for-disclosure\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Election Ephemera: Candidate attacks himself [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/elections\/article\/874190--election-ephemera-candidate-attacks-himself\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ontario official backs council candidate [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/874254--ontario-official-backs-council-candidate\">The Star<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSPORTATION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 TTC and Google show the way [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/874390--ttc-and-google-show-the-way\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Bike boxes a mystery to Toronto cyclists, drivers [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/874187--bike-boxes-a-mystery-to-toronto-cyclists-drivers\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Metropass machines a never-ending headache [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/874115--the-fixer-metropass-machines-a-never-ending-headache\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Crumbling asphalt near hospital is rehabilitated [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/874014--the-fixer-crumbling-asphalt-near-hospital-is-rehabilitated\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Chris Selley: Google Transit is going places [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/10\/13\/chris-selley-google-transit-is-going-places\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TORONTO POLICE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Human rights tribunal slams Toronto police [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/874400--human-rights-tribunal-slams-toronto-police\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Julian Fantino: A politician in police uniform [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/adam-radwanski\/julian-fantino-a-politician-in-police-uniform\/article1754331\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Fiorito: Why Hazel Evoy hopes for sunshine [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/874252--fiorito-why-hazel-evoy-hopes-for-sunshine\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Media treat trivial issues same as relevant news, Miller says [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/10\/13\/media-treat-trivial-issues-same-as-relevant-news-miller-says\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Tony Blair and Christopher Hitchens to square off in Toronto next month [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/10\/12\/tony-blair-and-christopher-hitchens-to-square-off-in-toronto-next-month\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MAYORAL RACE \u2022 Ford sued for $6 million by Boardwalk Pub owner [The Star] 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