{"id":25851,"date":"2012-02-07T07:01:22","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T12:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=25851"},"modified":"2012-02-07T02:21:02","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T07:21:02","slug":"tuesdays-headlines-237","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/07\/tuesdays-headlines-237\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Toronto asks to opt out of Ontario Municipal Board <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/article\/1126884--ttc-chair-karen-stintz-submits-petition-that-could-resurrect-light-rail-plan\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Cut the waits: the Fords&#8217; weekly weigh-in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1126903--cut-the-waist-the-ford-s-weekly-weigh-in\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob and Doug Ford down 5 pounds in their weight-loss challenge <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/06\/rob-and-doug-ford-down-5-pounds-in-their-weight-loss-challenge\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Following in Ford&#8217;s footsteps &#8211; and counting them <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/following-in-fords-footsteps%e2%80%94and-counting-them\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Bag tax could save trees <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/06\/bag-tax-could-save-trees\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Pay hike debate defeated &#8211; for now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/06\/pay-hike-debate-defeated-for-now\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Deal good for taxpayers, not bad for workers: councillors <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/06\/deal-good-for-taxpayers-not-bad-for-workers-councillors\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto&#8217;s deal with union takes &#8216;handcuffs&#8217; off management: Denzil Minnan-Wong <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/06\/torontos-deal-with-union-takes-handcuffs-off-management-denzil-minnan-wong\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 What&#8217;s on city council&#8217;s agenda: February 2012 <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/whats-on-city-councils-agenda-february-2012\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 James: get all the experts &#8211; our transit future&#8217;s on the line <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1127337--james-get-all-the-experts-our-transit-future-s-on-the-line\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford, Stintz gird for battle over transit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-stintz-gird-for-battle-over-transit\/article2328906\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Transit petition to put Ford&#8217;s leadership to test <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/transit-petition-to-put-fords-leadership-to-test\/article2327625\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Metrolinx gives Rob Ford&#8217;s transit plan a lift <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/06\/metrolinx-gives-rob-fords-transit-plan-a-lift\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Karen Stintz discovers following her convictions can lead to trouble <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/06\/peter-kuitenbrouwer-karen-stintz-discovers-following-her-convictions-can-lead-to-trouble\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Karen Stintz&#8217;s Transit City petition called a &#8216;coup&#8217; by Giorgio Mammoliti <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/06\/karen-stintzs-transit-city-petition-called-a-coup-by-mammoliti\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Turncoat Stintz isn&#8217;t listening to Scarborough&#8217;s voters <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/06\/turncoat-stintz-isnt-listening-to-scarboroughs-voters\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto taxpayers on the hook for transit delays: Metrolinx president <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/06\/toronto-taxpayers-on-the-hook-for-transit-delays-metrolinx-president\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Citizen commissioners coming to the TTC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/06\/citizen-commissioners-coming-to-the-ttc\">[The Sun]<br \/>\n<\/a>\u2022 Ford&#8217;s transit plans hijacked <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=185087\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rebellion at City hall: everything you need to know about city council&#8217;s special transit meeting <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/rebellion-at-city-hall-everything-you-need-to-know-about-city-councils-special-transit-meeting\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Nine architects share visions for the future of Ontario Place <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/06\/nine-architects-share-visions-for-the-future-of-ontario-place\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Comfort Zone: Toronto&#8217;s most notorious after-hours club <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/life\/society\/the-night-shift-into-the-comfort-zone\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Toronto asks to opt out of Ontario Municipal Board [The Star] \u2022 Cut the waits: the Fords&#8217; 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