{"id":17639,"date":"2011-02-01T03:36:50","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T07:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=17639"},"modified":"2011-02-01T03:40:33","modified_gmt":"2011-02-01T07:40:33","slug":"tuesdays-headlines-186","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/02\/01\/tuesdays-headlines-186\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY COUNCIL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 City Hall Diary: Cuts? Slow and thoughtful, please [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/931073--city-hall-diary-cuts-slow-and-thoughtful-please\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Food contract mishandled, Doug Ford says [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/931077--food-contract-mishandled-doug-ford-says\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Doug Ford fed up with city&#8217;s sole-sourced deals [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/31\/17103031.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City Hall&#8217;s merit pay mess: Levy [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/comment\/columnists\/sueann_levy\/2011\/01\/31\/17102636.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Texting TTC drivers fired [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/931262--texting-ttc-drivers-fired\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Researchers take a stand for safer bus rides [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/british-columbia\/researchers-take-a-stand-for-safer-bus-rides\/article1889599\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC lease deal could be dead, sources say [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ttc-lease-deal-could-be-dead-sources-say\/article1889558\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC plan would restore service cuts [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ttc-plan-would-restore-service-cuts\/article1889431\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Leslie streetcar yard \u2018utter boondoggle,\u2019 says Mary-Margaret McMahon [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/31\/leslie-streetcar-yard-utter-boondoggle-says-mary-margaret-mcmahon\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC streamlines e-alert service [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/31\/ttc-streamlines-e-alert-service\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Union boss warns &#8216;essential&#8217; doesn&#8217;t mean more money [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/31\/17103186.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 The Transit Crunch on Finch West [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/01\/the_pinch_on_finch_west.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIVING CITY REPORT CARD<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 \u2018Signs of hope\u2019 in green scorecard [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/931177--signs-of-hope-in-green-scorecard\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Report card on Toronto finds environment improved, credits the recession [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/report-card-on-toronto-finds-environment-improved-but-credits-the-recession\/article1889067\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 GTA gets mixed marks on environment group\u2019s report card [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/31\/gta-gets-mixed-marks-on-environment-groups-report-card\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROADS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: Pothole patching crews deserve space and respect [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/931010--the-fixer-pothole-patching-crews-deserve-space-and-respect\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Gridlock \u2018chronic\u2019 in GTA: Living City Report Card [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/31\/gridlock-chronic-in-gta-living-city-report-card\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CULTURE &amp; RECREATION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: New skating rink is icing on the waterfront cake [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/931008--hume-new-skating-rink-is-icing-on-the-waterfront-cake\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: Toronto&#8217;s newest rink a sign of things to come [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/930827--hume-toronto-s-newest-rink-a-sign-of-things-to-come\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 What the #!%*?: Toronto\u2019s \u2018Culture Plan\u2019 [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/31\/what-the-torontos-culture-plan\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Sherbourne Common&#8217;s new skating rink mostly quiet, for now [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/01\/sherbourne-commons-new-skating-rink-mostly-quiet-now\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>SNOWMAGEDDON 2K11<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 \u2018Wild weather\u2019 headed for the GTA [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/931188--wild-weather-headed-for-the-gta\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Snowmageddon by the numbers [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/31\/snowmageddon-by-the-numbers\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>POLICE &amp; CRIME<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 G20 fallout: How a radical became a free speech martyr [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/01\/31\/g20-fallout-how-a-radical-became-a-free-speech-martyr\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Cops keep G20 sound cannons [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/torontoandgta\/2011\/01\/31\/17104441.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>GTA POLITICS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 McCallion fights back after scolding [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/mississauga\/mccallion\/article\/931196--mccallion-fights-back-after-scolding\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 James: McCallion\u2019s defence shows why inquiry was necessary [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/931178--james-mccallion-s-defence-shows-why-inquiry-was-necessary\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 McCallion in conflict on land deal, lawyer charges [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/mccallion-in-conflict-on-land-deal-lawyer-charges\/article1889239\/?cmpid=rss1\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 McCallion&#8217;s son &#8216;took advantage&#8217; of mayor: Mississauga&#8217;s lawyer [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/news\/columnists\/joe_warmington\/2011\/01\/31\/17098646.html\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Shia, Sunni get own Muslim cemetery in GTA [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/931172--shia-sunni-get-own-muslim-cemetery-in-gta\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto of the 1850s [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2011\/01\/toronto_of_the_1850s\/\">BlogTO<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY COUNCIL \u2022 City Hall Diary: Cuts? 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