{"id":21786,"date":"2011-08-04T07:10:28","date_gmt":"2011-08-04T11:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=21786"},"modified":"2011-08-04T07:10:28","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T11:10:28","slug":"thursdays-headlines-210","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/08\/04\/thursdays-headlines-210\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0Hume: Cities are part of Canada, too [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1034184--hume-cities-are-part-of-canada-too\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Benjamin Boles on being glued to Rob Ford [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182102\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0July 2011: Rob Ford&#8217;s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad month [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/rob-ford-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-month\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford ally Nunziata says she&#8217;s opposed to closing libraries [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-ally-nunziata-says-shes-opposed-to-closing-libraries\/article2118882\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Another Ford loyalist speaks out against library cuts [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1034189--another-ford-loyalist-speaks-out-against-library-cuts\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Ford ally tells Atwood not to worry [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/torontocouncil\/article\/1034335--ford-ally-tells-atwood-not-to-worry\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Budget axe shouldn&#8217;t spare police, fire services, city manager says [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1034315--budget-axe-shouldn-t-spare-police-fire-services-city-manager-says\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Straight talk from students about building a better city [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1034342--straight-talk-from-students-about-building-a-better-city\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Rob Ford barbecue has surprise guest: &#8216;fishing partner&#8217; Stephen Harper [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033974--rob-ford-barbecue-has-surprise-guest-fishing-partner-stephen-harper\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Video: Rob Ford, Stephen Harper talk fishing, &#8216;NDP mess&#8217; at backyard barbecue [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/03\/video-rob-ford-stephen-harper-talk-fishing-ndp-mess-at-backyard-barbecue\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEVELOPMENT &amp; RAINING GLASS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Nature versus venture: Beaches condo project threatens nearby ravine [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/nature-versus-venture-beaches-condo-project-threatens-nearby-ravine\/article2119062\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0No more blue skying [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182088\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Fear of falling glass from downtown highrise closes two Toronto streets [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/fears-of-falling-glass-from-downtown-highrise-closes-two-toronto-streets\/article2118045\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0More glass falls from balconies [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1034329--more-glass-falls-from-balconies\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Rain of panes not that unique [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1033940--rain-of-panes-not-that-unique\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Glass rains down on Toronto, again [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/03\/glass-rains-down-on-toronto-again\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TTC<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0&#8216;It is neat&#8217;: Showing off the Toronto Rocket &#8211; again [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/03\/it-is-neat-showing-off-the-toronto-rocket-%E2%80%94-again\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0&#8216;No immediate plans&#8217; shakeup TTC exec, oust Gary Webster [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/03\/no-immediate-plans-shakeup-ttc-exec-oust-gary-webster\/\">National Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Why Google Street View cars are back on Toronto streets [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/08\/03\/why-google-street-view-cars-are-back-on-toronto-streets\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0Newsfront [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/newsfront.cfm?content=182099\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0New Dupong mural design revealed [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/new-dupont-mural-design-revealed\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022\u00a0Hume: Cities are part of Canada, too [The Star] \u2022\u00a0Benjamin Boles on being glued to Rob Ford [NOW] \u2022\u00a0July 2011: Rob Ford&#8217;s terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad month [The Grid] \u2022 Ford ally Nunziata says she&#8217;s opposed to closing libraries [Globe &amp; 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