{"id":16660,"date":"2010-12-15T06:57:06","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T10:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=16660"},"modified":"2010-12-15T06:57:06","modified_gmt":"2010-12-15T10:57:06","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/12\/15\/wednesdays-headlines-178\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford rallies supporters to come to council meetings\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/14\/rob-ford-rallies-supporters-to-come-to-council-meetings\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Balanced city budget rests on service cuts\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/14\/16550526.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>THREE CITIES REPORT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Income divide deepens among Toronto neighbourhoods: report\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/906985--income-divide-deepens-among-toronto-neighbourhoods-report\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Growing income disparity in Toronto\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/growing-income-disparity-in-toronto\/article1838236\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Shrinking middle class makes Toronto a city of socioeconomic extremes\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/shrinking-middle-class-makes-toronto-a-city-of-socioeconomic-extremes\/article1838176\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>GTA POLITICS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Fennell\u2019s delay on watchdog vote incenses foes\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/907072--fennell-s-delay-on-watchdog-vote-incenses-foes\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 McCallion knew he had a stake in company: lawyer\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/mississauga\/mccallion\/article\/906911--mccallion-knew-he-had-a-stake-in-company-lawyer\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Mississauga councillor wants ban on BlackBerrys in council\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/14\/mississauga-councillor-wants-ban-on-blackberrys-in-council\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Stintz trains customer service lens on the TTC\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/906990--stintz-trains-customer-service-lens-on-the-ttc\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Think banning TTC strikes is a no-brainer? Think again [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/think-banning-ttc-strikes-is-a-no-brainer-think-again\/article1838226\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Making TTC essential would be costly\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/14\/16551381.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Variety Village bus stop deal &#8216;brokered&#8217;\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/14\/16550831.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 What Would Light Rail Be Like?\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2010\/12\/what_would_light_rail_look_like.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>DRIVERS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford seeks public support in car tax fight\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/14\/16550481.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Pinko councillor ready to scrap car tax\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2010\/12\/14\/16553061.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOUSING<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Hundreds return to Wellesley apartments, 11 weeks after fire\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/907097--hundreds-return-to-wellesley-apartments-11-weeks-after-fire\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Residents displaced by fire return to 200 Wellesley St. E\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/residents-displaced-by-fire-return-to-200-wellesley-st-e\/article1837928\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City sends out \u2018automatic rent reduction\u2019 notices to tenants\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/14\/city-sends-out-\u2018automatic-rent-reduction\u2019-notices-to-tenants\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City housing easing up on evictions\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/14\/16550516.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The search for the coolest house in Toronto\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2010\/12\/the_search_for_the_coolest_house_in_toronto\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Heritage Toronto joins fight to save Hearn generating station\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/14\/heritage-toronto-joins-fight-to-save-hearn-generating-station\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto\u2019s paramedics celebrate wins in Holland, U.S.\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/torontos-paramedics-celebrate-wins-in-holland-us\/article1837990\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Heroes and Villains 2010: Villains: Pests\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2010\/12\/heroes_and_villains_2010_villains_2.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto of the 1940s\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2010\/12\/toronto_of_the_1940s\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Rob Ford rallies supporters to come to council meetings\u00a0[National Post] \u2022 Balanced city budget rests on service cuts\u00a0[The Sun] THREE CITIES REPORT \u2022 Income divide deepens among Toronto neighbourhoods: report\u00a0[The Star] \u2022 Growing income disparity in Toronto\u00a0[Globe &amp; Mail] \u2022 Shrinking middle class makes Toronto a city of socioeconomic extremes\u00a0[Globe &amp; Mail]<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/12\/15\/wednesdays-headlines-178\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Wednesday&#8217;s Headlines&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4089,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[15978,16710,408,9225,1463,79,641,877,227,405,3703,506,12826],"class_list":["post-16660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines","tag-car-tax","tag-car-tax-fight","tag-councillor","tag-heritage-toronto","tag-lawyer","tag-mississauga","tag-national-post","tag-netherlands","tag-rob-ford","tag-the-star","tag-the-sun","tag-united-states","tag-wednesdays-headlines-city-hall"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Wednesday&#039;s Headlines - Spacing Toronto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/12\/15\/wednesdays-headlines-178\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wednesday&#039;s Headlines - Spacing Toronto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CITY HALL \u2022 Rob Ford rallies supporters to come to council meetings\u00a0[National Post] \u2022 Balanced city budget rests on service cuts\u00a0[The Sun] THREE CITIES REPORT \u2022 Income divide deepens among Toronto neighbourhoods: report\u00a0[The Star] \u2022 Growing income disparity in Toronto\u00a0[Globe &amp; 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