{"id":24466,"date":"2011-12-16T08:11:07","date_gmt":"2011-12-16T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=24466"},"modified":"2011-12-16T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2011-12-16T21:56:28","slug":"fridays-headlines-227","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/12\/16\/fridays-headlines-227\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Ford will struggle for votes on land transfer tax <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1102557--ford-will-struggle-for-votes-on-land-transfer-tax\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford vows to keep promise on land transfer tax <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/12\/15\/ford-vows-to-keep-promise-on-land-transfer-tax\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Efficiency report finds way to save police $52M <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1102855--efficiency-report-finds-way-to-save-police-52m\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Fees will squeeze many kids out of recreation, official admits <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1102250--fees-will-squeeze-many-kids-out-of-recreation-official-admits\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mapping a budget disaster <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=184385\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford fact check <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/ford-fact-check-ledrew-live-december-edition\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LABOUR<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Ford-CUPE war of words escalates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1102934--ford-cupe-war-of-words-escalates\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Won\u2019t call strike in January, city workers\u2019 union promises <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/wont-call-strike-in-january-city-workers-union-promises\/article2271815\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto\u2019s \u2018one way track to a labour disruption\u2019: CUPE <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/12\/15\/toronto-on-one-way-track-to-a-labour-disruption-cupe\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Labour disruption looming: CUPE 416 boss <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/12\/15\/labour-disruption-looming-cupe-416-boss\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Won\u2019t back down to union demands: Ford <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2011\/12\/15\/mayor-ford-to-tackle-labour-in-new-year\">[The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HOUSING &amp; DEVELOPMENT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 New details in unsolved heritage building arson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/new-details-released-in-unsolved-heritage-building-arson\/article2273318\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto\u2019s historic flatiron building sells for $15 million <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/torontos-historic-flatiron-building-sells-for-15-million\/article2272379\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Q&amp;A: Is Toronto in a real estate bubble? <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2011\/12\/16\/qa-is-toronto-in-a-real-estate-bubble\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The cost of ignoring our aging highrises <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/12\/discovering-the-cost-of-ignoring-our-aging-highrises\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Service saved, for now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=184396\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 65 million reasons not to cancel Transit City <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=184320\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Queen\u2019s Park watch: why Toronto transit riders are getting screwed <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2011\/12\/queens-park-watch-why-toronto-transit-riders-are-getting-screwed\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Ford will struggle for votes on land transfer tax [The Star] \u2022 Ford vows to keep promise on land transfer tax [The Sun] \u2022 Efficiency report finds way to save police $52M [The Star] \u2022 Fees will squeeze many kids out of recreation, official admits [The Star] \u2022 Mapping a budget disaster<a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2011\/12\/16\/fridays-headlines-227\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"sr-only\">&#8220;Friday&#8217;s 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