{"id":16866,"date":"2010-12-23T00:53:18","date_gmt":"2010-12-23T04:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=16866"},"modified":"2010-12-23T09:02:41","modified_gmt":"2010-12-23T13:02:41","slug":"thursdays-headlines-179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2010\/12\/23\/thursdays-headlines-179\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Smitherman hit with sign violations [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/22\/16650441.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 No time to roll over [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=178436\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Who is more deluded: Rob Ford or the labour unions? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontolife.com\/daily\/informer\/from-print-edition-informer\/2010\/12\/22\/who-is-more-deluded-rob-ford-or-the-labour-unions\/\">Toronto Life<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto&#8217;s new subway trains delayed [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/911164--toronto-rockets-not-yet-ready-to-blast-off\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 First commuter chaos, then a $618,000 bill [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/911192--first-commuter-chaos-then-a-618-000-bill\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Sheppard subway extension: A quarter the stops for three times the cost [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/sheppard-subway-extension-a-quarter-the-stops-for-three-times-the-cost\/article1847893\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rocket Talk: Can Marketers Hawk Aboard the TTC? [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2010\/12\/rocket_talk_11.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Turning on transit [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=178437\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROADS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto completes first count of downtown cyclists [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/911222--toronto-completes-first-count-of-downtown-cyclists\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Toronto Water turns on asphalt taps [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/911169--the-fixer-toronto-water-turns-on-asphalt-tap\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Dundas West may get parking back [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/22\/16650606.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Jackes Ave. repairs slated for 2011 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/22\/16650531.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOUSING &amp; NEIGHBOURHOODS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Lawyers close Wellesley fire legal clinic over \u2018unfair\u2019 city offer [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/911309--lawyers-close-wellesley-fire-legal-clinic-over-unfair-city-offer\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 An unlikely pair and their online labour of love [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/911119--an-unlikely-pair-and-their-online-labour-of-love\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Leafs&#8217; practice on new outdoor rink [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/22\/16651026.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Kensington Market&#8217;s Garden Car Still Needs a New Home [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2010\/12\/kensington_markets_garden_car_still_needs_a_new_home.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>G20 AFTER-MATH<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 G20 officer tight-lipped at SIU appearance [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontog20summit\/article\/910856--g20-officer-tight-lipped-at-siu-appearance\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 DiManno: How G20 officer was identified [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/911337--dimanno-how-g20-officer-was-identified\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 G20 protests: Don\u2019t let charge be end of story [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/opinion\/editorials\/article\/910578--g20-protests-don-t-let-charge-be-end-of-story\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Officer charged with G20 assault blogged about humanitarian mission to El Salvador [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/officer-charged-with-g20-assault-blogged-about-humanitarian-mission-to-el-salvador\/article1847910\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Cop union blasts media over stakeout [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2010\/12\/22\/16648101.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>YEAR-END<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 2010: WTF? The year in pictures [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/city\/features\/article\/108744--2010-wtf-the-year-in-pictures\">Eye Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 2010: The moments that defined a wild year [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=178441\">Now Weekly<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Heroes and Villains 2010: Heroes: Movers [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2010\/12\/heroes_and_villains_2010_heroes_2.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Anti-poverty activist wins $5,500 settlement from city in trespassing case [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/910628--anti-poverty-activist-wins-5-500-settlement-from-city-in-trespassing-case\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Critic\u2019s wish for 2011: pinnacle restaurant that will, \ufb01nally, put Toronto on the map [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/22\/critic\u2019s-wish-for-2011-pinnacle-restaurant-that-will-\ufb01nally-put-toronto-on-the-map\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Man sues Toronto Santa Claus parade [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2010\/12\/22\/man-sues-toronto-santa-claus-parade\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Are slides the next architectural trend? [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2010\/12\/are_slides_the_next_architectural_trend\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Smitherman hit with sign violations [The Sun] \u2022 No time to roll over [Now Weekly] \u2022 Who is more deluded: Rob Ford or the labour unions? 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