{"id":20477,"date":"2011-06-08T08:06:16","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T12:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=20477"},"modified":"2011-06-08T09:20:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T13:20:56","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/06\/08\/wednesdays-headlines-202\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY FINANCES<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Don\u2019t kill land transfer tax, budget chair advises\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/1004161--don-t-kill-land-transfer-tax-budget-chair-advises\" target=\"_self\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford &#8216;crying wolf&#8217; over budget: Councillor [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/06\/07\/ford-crying-wolf-over-budget-councillor\" target=\"_self\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City turns to citizens to solve looming deficit [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/06\/07\/city-turns-to-citizens-to-solve-looming-deficit\/\" target=\"_self\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto budget chief says land transfer tax should stay for now\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-budget-chief-says-land-transfer-tax-should-stay-for-now\/article2050541\/\" target=\"_self\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>WATERFRONT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: Waterfront unveils the future while city remains stuck in the past\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1004299--hume-waterfront-unveils-the-future-while-city-remains-stuck-in-the-past\" target=\"_self\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 A speed-wired waterfront\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1004132--a-speed-wired-waterfront\" target=\"_self\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 New waterfront communities to get ultra high-speed Internet [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/06\/08\/new-waterfront-communities-to-get-ultra-high-speed-internet\/\" target=\"_self\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ultra-high-speed broadband for a wired waterfront\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ultra-high-speed-broadband-for-a-wired-waterfront\/article2051113\/\" target=\"_self\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Would you like a coffee with your bus ticket? Presto!\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1004035--would-you-like-a-coffee-with-your-bus-ticket-presto\" target=\"_self\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 TTC issues ultimatum on Queens Quay\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/ttc\/article\/1004224--ttc-issues-ultimatum-on-queens-quay\" target=\"_self\">The Star<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONSTRUCTION <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto\u2019s revolving door of construction frustrates residents\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/torontos-revolving-door-of-construction-frustrates-residents\/article2051082\/\" target=\"_self\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Dundas West\u2019s construction purgatory [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/06\/07\/peter-kuitenbrouwer-dundas-wests-construction-purgatory\/\" target=\"_self\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 \u2018Huge spike\u2019 in e-book downloads at Toronto libraries Downloads of e-books by Toronto\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1004288--huge-spike-in-e-book-downloads-at-toronto-libraries\" target=\"_self\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Neon orange bike lives to see another day\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1004173--neon-orange-bike-lives-to-see-another-day\" target=\"_self\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Requiem for a bridge\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/requiem-for-a-bridge\/article2049046\/\" target=\"_self\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Altercation prompts call for harsher controls on squeegee kids\u00a0[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/altercation-prompts-call-for-harsher-controls-on-squeegee-kids\/article2050969\/\" target=\"_self\">Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Outlaw squeegee kids: Holyday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/altercation-prompts-call-for-harsher-controls-on-squeegee-kids\/article2050969\/\" target=\"_self\">[<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/06\/07\/outlaw-squeegee-kids-holyday\" target=\"_self\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Amid global retail hotspots, Bloor Street a bargain [<a href=\"http:\/\/business.financialpost.com\/2011\/06\/07\/deals-galore-in-canadian-retail\/\" target=\"_self\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Opposition to Mississauga power plant reaches Toronto [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/06\/07\/opposition-to-mississauga-power-plant-reaches-toronto\/\" target=\"_self\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY FINANCES \u2022 Don\u2019t kill land transfer tax, budget chair advises\u00a0[The Star] \u2022 Ford &#8216;crying wolf&#8217; 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