{"id":24655,"date":"2012-01-04T09:08:04","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T14:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=24655"},"modified":"2012-01-04T10:08:42","modified_gmt":"2012-01-04T15:08:42","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-229","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/04\/wednesdays-headlines-229\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Rob Ford&#8217;s funding cuts protested at mayor&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Levee <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/rob-fords-funding-cuts-protested-at-mayors-new-years-levee\/article2289084\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto timeline: protesters crash Rob Ford&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Levee <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/01\/03\/toronto-timeline-protesters-crash-rob-fords-new-years-levee\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Police benefits strain city budget <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/police-benefits-strain-city-budget\/article2289380\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Councillor Ford says park the perks<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/03\/councillor-ford-says-park-the-perks\"> [The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Keeping tabs on council&#8217;s rookies <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=184564\">[NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>LABOUR DISPUTE<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 City and unions appear headed for a lockout <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1110022--city-and-unions-appear-headed-for-a-lockout\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Countdown to a labour disruption <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1110102--countdown-to-a-labour-disruption\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City hall reveals bargaining goals in feud with CUPE workers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-hall-reveals-bargaining-goals-in-feud-with-cupe-workers\/article2290676\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 What the #!%*? Is another city worker strike in the cards for Toronto? <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/01\/03\/what-the-is-another-city-worker-strike-in-the-cards-for-toronto\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Holyday says lockout isn&#8217;t a sure thing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/03\/holyday-says-lockout-isnt-a-sure-thing\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Library union head predicts lockout <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/03\/library-union-head-predicts-lockout\">[The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT &amp; TRAFFIC<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Finally some good news for commuters but will it last? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/finally-some-good-news-for-commuters-but-will-it-last\/article2289375\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Eglinton LRT nation&#8217;s costliest infrastructure project: magazine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-lrt-is-canadas-costliest-infrastructure-project-magazine\/article2288634\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The centenary of the subway that might have been <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/the-centenary-of-the-subway-that-might-have-been\/article2288673\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Coffee Run: tough decisions on the go at Bathurst station <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/01\/04\/coffee-run-a-tough-decision-on-the-go-at-bathurst-station\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City committee considers steep gridlock fines <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/03\/city-committee-considers-steep-gridlock-fines\">[The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Pan American games in financial trouble, Olympic icon warms <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1110045--pan-american-games-in-financial-trouble-olympic-icon-warns\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 In &#8216;Rob Ford: The Opera&#8217;, Atwood is God <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1110187--in-rob-ford-the-opera-atwood-is-god\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto&#8217;s oldest indie book store to close <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/article\/1110071--toronto-s-oldest-indie-bookstore-to-close\">[The Star]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Rob Ford&#8217;s funding cuts protested at mayor&#8217;s New Year&#8217;s Levee [Globe &amp; 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