{"id":22448,"date":"2011-09-08T08:24:56","date_gmt":"2011-09-08T12:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=22448"},"modified":"2011-09-08T08:24:56","modified_gmt":"2011-09-08T12:24:56","slug":"thursdays-headlines-215","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/09\/08\/thursdays-headlines-215\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Doug Ford\u2019s waterfront sells us out for the short-term money <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/doug-ford%e2%80%99s-waterfront-sells-us-out-for-the-short-term-money\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ferris wheel of fortune <a href=\"http:\/\/beta.torontoist.com\/2011\/09\/ferris-wheel-of-fortune\/\" target=\"_self\">[Torontoist]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Waterfront whirl <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182578\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 That\u2019s right. Monorail. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=182500 \" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kelly McParland: Toronto pays the price of politicians afflicted with vision <a href=\"http:\/\/fullcomment.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/07\/kelly-mcparland-toronto-pays-the-price-of-politicians-afflicted-with-vision\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post] <\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 James: this city\u2019s councillors cannot be trusted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/crime\/article\/1050754--james-this-city-s-councillors-cannot-be-trusted\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mall builder met with city officials about port lands <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1050823--mall-builder-met-with-city-officials-about-port-lands\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Port lands battle heating up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/07\/port-lands-battle-heating-up\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 \u201cWe\u2019re not gravy,\u201d firefighters say in budget fight <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1050317--we-re-not-gravy-firefighters-say-in-budget-fight\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Firefighters union heats up the gravy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/07\/firefighterss-union-heats-up-the-gravy\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto police may be offered buyouts <a href=\" http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/crime\/article\/1050750--toronto-police-may-be-offered-buyouts\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Woodbine Live! megaproject delayed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1050716--woodbine-live-megaproject-delayed\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Fordlandia <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/fordlandia\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford\u2019s fake fiscal crisis <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182580\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The real dope <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=182582\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRAFFIC &amp; TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Innovative traffic signal in Toronto being re-evaluated <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/innovative-traffic-signal-in-toronto-being-re-evaluated\/article2157497\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford ally asks for review of Yonge-Dundas \u2018scramble\u2019 <a href=\" http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1050762--ford-ally-asks-for-review-of-yonge-dundas-scramble\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Scramble intersection under city scrutiny <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/07\/scramble-intersection-under-city-scrutiny\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Family of woman who died in TTC bus crash speaks out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1050472--family-of-woman-who-died-in-ttc-bus-crash-speaks-out\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Family of woman killed in bus crash intends to sue TTC, drivers involved <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/09\/07\/family-of-woman-killed-in-bus-crash-intends-to-sue-ttc-drivers-involved\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Fixer: No end of delays for Castle Frank TTC project <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/1050366--the-fixer-no-end-of-delays-for-castle-frank-ttc-project\" target=\"_self\">[The Star] <\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Off road bike trails hit the skids <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.blogs.com\/cycling\/2011\/09\/off-road-bike-trails-hit-the-skids.html\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 E-bikes banned from Martin Goodman Trail\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/thestar.blogs.com\/cycling\/2011\/09\/e-bikes-banned-from-martin-goodman-trail.html\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>PROVINCIAL ELECTION<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Why Rob Ford should stay mum on Ontario\u2019s election <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/why-rob-ford-should-stay-mum-on-ontarios-election\/article2157325\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 In battle for Ontario\u2019s suburbs, McGuinty courts McCallion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/ontario-election\/in-battle-for-ontarios-suburbs-mcguinty-courts-mccallion\/article2157111\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ontario NDP drops Thornhill candidate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/politics\/ontario-election\/ontario-ndp-drops-thornhill-candidate\/article2157577\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Team picked to build athletes\u2019 village for Toronto Pan Am games <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/team-picked-to-build-athletes-village-for-torontos-pan-am-games\/article2157278\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Corporate playgrounds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/corporate-playgrounds\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Costs top $6.5 million in Mississauga inquiry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1050666--costs-top-6-5-million-in-mississauga-inquiry\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Residents left in dark about 5 day power outage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1050743--residents-left-in-dark-about-5-day-power-outage\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford will attend environment day <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/09\/07\/ford-will-attend-environment-day\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT \u2022 Doug Ford\u2019s waterfront sells us out for the short-term money [The Grid] \u2022 Ferris wheel of fortune [Torontoist]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Waterfront whirl [NOW] \u2022 That\u2019s right. Monorail. [NOW] \u2022 Kelly McParland: Toronto pays the price of politicians afflicted with vision [National Post] \u2022 James: this city\u2019s councillors cannot be trusted [The Star] \u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/09\/08\/thursdays-headlines-215\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Thursday&#8217;s headlines&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[14697,12488,1813,79,641,636,7155,22085,227,405,19,1643,22090,391],"class_list":["post-22448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-headlines","tag-doug-ford","tag-kelly-mcparland","tag-martin-goodman-trail","tag-mississauga","tag-national-post","tag-ontario","tag-ontario-ndp","tag-politics","tag-rob-ford","tag-the-star","tag-toronto","tag-toronto-police","tag-transit","tag-usd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Thursday&#039;s headlines - Spacing Toronto<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/09\/08\/thursdays-headlines-215\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thursday&#039;s headlines - Spacing Toronto\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT \u2022 Doug Ford\u2019s waterfront sells us out for the short-term money [The Grid] \u2022 Ferris wheel of fortune [Torontoist]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022 Waterfront whirl [NOW] \u2022 That\u2019s right. 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