{"id":19706,"date":"2011-05-04T08:53:37","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T12:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=19706"},"modified":"2011-05-04T08:53:37","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T12:53:37","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/05\/04\/wednesdays-headlines-193\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s Headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY COUNCIL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford allies tout \u2018direct line\u2019 to Harper [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/985061--ford-allies-tout-direct-line-to-harper\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Ford campaign overspent by $70,000, complaint says [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-campaign-overspent-by-70000-complaint-says\/article2009038\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=2009038\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Ford\u2019s gamble of backing Harper puts him in a sweet spot [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/fords-gamble-of-backing-harper-puts-him-in-a-sweet-spot\/article2009029\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=2009029\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0With Tory majority, Ford anticipates \u2018a direct line to Ottawa\u2019 [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/05\/03\/tory-majority-pleases-ford-who-anticipates-a-direct-line-to-ottawa\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Councillor wants to ensure clinics provide legit massage [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/05\/03\/councillor-wants-to-ensure-clinics-provide-legit-massage\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Election good for Toronto, Councillor Ford says [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/05\/03\/election-good-for-toronto-councillor-ford-says\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Ford helps turn Toronto blue [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/05\/03\/ford-helps-turn-toronto-blue\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Toronto&#8217;s New Culture Plan Is All Business [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/05\/torontos_new_culture_plan_released.php\">Torontoist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>FEDERAL ELECTION<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Six GTA ridings came down to the wire [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/985216--six-gta-ridings-came-down-to-the-wire\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Fiorito: Why Peggy Nash won in Parkdale-High Park [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/984977--fiorito-why-peggy-nash-won-in-parkdale-high-park\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Hume: Note to city\u2019s new Tories: Please give Harper a tour [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/985018--hume-note-to-city-s-new-tories-please-give-harper-a-tour\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0The sacrificial lamb who slew Ignatieff [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/tory-who-brought-down-ignatieff-was-in-it-to-win-it\/article2009058\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=2009058\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0A look at post-election Toronto [<a href=\"http:\/\/toronto.openfile.ca\/toronto\/file\/2011\/05\/look-post-election-toronto\">OpenFile<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CYCLING<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Bixi launches with a spin in the rain [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/985048--bixi-launches-with-a-spin-in-the-rain\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Bixi bike sharing program begins [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/bixi-bike-sharing-program-begins\/article2008736\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=2008736\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Bixi launch highlights odd political times [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/05\/03\/peter-kuitenbrouwer-bixi-launch-highlights-odd-political-times\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TCHC<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0New TCHC board by mid-June [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/984842--new-tchc-board-by-mid-june\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Ford strikes panel to nominate TCHC citizen board [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-strikes-panel-to-nominate-tchc-citizen-board\/article2008301\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=2008301\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY GARBAGE<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0The Fixer: Overflowing dumpster trashes public housing [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/984980--the-fixer-overflowing-dumpster-trashes-public-housing\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Levy: Toronto&#8217;s garbage fight heats up [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/05\/03\/levy-garbage-fight-heats-up\">The Sun<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Toronto police, union reach tentative deal [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-police-union-reach-tentative-deal\/article2008969\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Toronto&amp;utm_content=2008969\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY COUNCIL \u2022 Ford allies tout \u2018direct line\u2019 to Harper [The Star] \u2022\u00a0Ford campaign overspent by $70,000, complaint says [Globe &amp; Mail] \u2022\u00a0Ford\u2019s gamble of backing Harper puts him in a sweet spot [Globe &amp; 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