{"id":24237,"date":"2011-12-01T08:25:30","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T13:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=24237"},"modified":"2011-12-01T09:59:17","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T14:59:17","slug":"thursdays-headlines-227","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/12\/01\/thursdays-headlines-227\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Council approves bike friendly measures <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/11\/30\/council-approves-bike-friendly-measures\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Side guards get nod from city council <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=184076\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Fairhaven, Stanley Park pools among those going dry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1095239--fairhaven-stanley-park-pools-among-those-going-dry\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City budget moves: foes occupy Ford <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=184133\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Devil in budget details <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=184135\" target=\"_self\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Budget 2012: Rob Ford\u2019s sleight of hand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/budget-2012-rob-fords-sleight-of-hand\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City laying off almost 1,200 workers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1095101--city-laying-off-almost-1-200-workers\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City to issue up to 1,190 pink slips, most of them to unionized staff <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-to-issue-up-to-1190-pink-slips-most-of-them-to-unionized-staff\/article2255640\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto planning to shed 600 unionized jobs; TTC, library, fire and police among cuts <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/12\/01\/toronto-planning-to-shed-600-unionized-jobs-ttc-library-fire-and-police-among-cuts\/\" target=\"_self\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City layoffs deal with economic reality <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/11\/30\/city-layoffs-deal-with-economic-reality\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Library chair demands Del Grande apologize for \u2018program creep\u2019 comments <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/library-chair-demands-del-grande-apologize-for-program-creep-comments\/article2255509\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Del Grande won\u2019t apologize for \u2018Blockbuster\u2019 comment <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/11\/30\/del-grande-wont-apologize-for-blockbuster-comment\" target=\"_self\">[The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ROB FORD<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Why we plan to fight Ford\u2019s Star boycott <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1095141--why-we-plan-to-fight-ford-s-star-boycott\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford asks court to set aside decision to audit his election expenses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-asks-court-to-set-aside-decision-to-audit-his-election-expenses\/article2256055\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n\u2022 <\/strong>Riders fear public-private Eglinton line could cost more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1095133--riders-fear-public-private-eglinton-line-could-cost-more\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Making the TTC a better way, maybe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/making-the-ttc-a-better-way-maybe\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Chris Upfold: the TTC\u2019s top gripe-taker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/people\/chris-upfold-the-ttcs-top-gripe-taker\/\" target=\"_self\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Wildly inaccurate budgets a staple in Brampton <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1095117--wildly-inaccurate-budgets-a-staple-in-brampton\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Hume: new Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens offers food for thought <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1095038--hume-new-loblaws-at-maple-leaf-gardens-offers-food-for-thought\" target=\"_self\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Brilliant new life for the Gardens <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/brilliant-new-life-for-the-gardens\/article2255904\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ontario pension fund plans $300 million Toronto complex <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/globe-investor\/ontario-pension-fund-plans-300-million-toronto-complex\/article2256177\/\" target=\"_self\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Kensington market debates street closures <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/11\/kensington-market-debates-street-closures\/\" target=\"_self\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Council approves bike friendly measures [The Sun] \u2022 Side guards get nod from city council [NOW] \u2022 Fairhaven, Stanley Park pools among those going dry [The Star] \u2022 City budget moves: foes occupy Ford [NOW] \u2022 Devil in budget details [NOW] \u2022 Budget 2012: Rob Ford\u2019s sleight of hand [The Grid] \u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/12\/01\/thursdays-headlines-227\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Thursday&#8217;s 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