{"id":24888,"date":"2012-01-11T07:16:36","date_gmt":"2012-01-11T12:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=24888"},"modified":"2012-01-11T09:24:49","modified_gmt":"2012-01-11T14:24:49","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-230","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/11\/wednesdays-headlines-230\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Fords vows to cut more than just budget <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/10\/fords-vow-to-cut-more-than-just-budget\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford and Doug Ford to launch charity weight-loss campaign<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1113656--rob-ford-and-doug-ford-to-launch-charity-weight-loss-campaign\"> [The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 New study shows Toronto lags far behind in arts funding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1113655--new-study-shows-toronto-lags-far-behind-in-arts-funding\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Will Toronto labour disruption derail developers? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1113470--will-toronto-labour-disruption-derail-developers\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Union to City: no concessions <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/10\/union-to-city-no-concessions\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Hike taxes, TTC fare: board of trade <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/10\/hike-taxes-ttc-fare-board-of-trade\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Umbrella touted as artistic alternative to scaffolding <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/umbrella-touted-as-artistic-alternative-to-scaffolding\/article2298293\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>BUDGET CUTS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Councillors seek to avoid cutting library hours <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/councillors-seek-to-avoid-cutting-library-hours\/article2298286\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Libraries should cut budget on movies and popular magazines: councillor <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/01\/10\/libraries-should-cut-budget-on-movies-and-popular-magazines-councillor\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 These are the library branches that could lose hours this year <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/01\/these-are-the-library-branches-that-could-lose-hours-this-year\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto public library keeps on creeping on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/toronto-public-library-keeps-on-creeping-on\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Library uion readies for funding fight <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/10\/library-union-readies-for-funding-fight\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Libraries get the axe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=184644\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Letter from Toronto public library workers union Local 4948 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/01\/10\/letter-from-toronto-public-library-workers-union-local-4948\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Occupy the budget <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=184655\">[NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Billy Bishop Toronto city airport pedestrian tunnel to start construction next month <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1113691--billy-bishop-toronto-city-airport-pedestrian-tunnel-to-start-construction-next-month\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto Crime Stoppers world&#8217;s third busiest tip line, solves 15,738 crimes since 1984 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/crime\/article\/1113474--toronto-crime-stoppers-world-s-third-busiest-tip-line-solves-15-738-crimes-since-1984\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Letting Durham region pick up Oshawa&#8217;s garbage would save money, says report by city staff <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1113463--letting-durham-region-pick-up-oshawa-s-garbage-would-save-money-says-report-by-city-staff\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 York University rated greenest university in Canada <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/york-university-rated-greenest-university-in-canada\/article2297283\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Here &amp; there: Toronto vs. Ajax <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/life\/real-estate\/here-there-what-does-280000-buy-you-in-toronto-vs-ajax\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Fords vows to cut more than just budget [The Sun] \u2022 Rob Ford and Doug Ford to launch charity weight-loss campaign [The Star] \u2022 New study shows Toronto lags far behind in arts funding [The Star] \u2022 Will Toronto labour disruption derail developers? 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