{"id":26087,"date":"2012-02-14T07:15:50","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=26087"},"modified":"2012-02-14T03:29:22","modified_gmt":"2012-02-14T08:29:22","slug":"tuesdays-headlines-238","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/14\/tuesdays-headlines-238\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Poll position: more residents disapprove than approve of Rob Ford as mayor <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/poll-position-more-residents-disapprove-than-approve-of-rob-ford-as-mayor\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford doesn&#8217;t declare conflict, joins in debate over donations by lobbyists <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-doesnt-declare-conflict-joins-in-debate-over-donations-by-lobbyists\/article2337298\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City refuses to end basement reno nightmare <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1130883--city-refuses-to-end-basement-reno-nightmare\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City workers to get 6% pay hike over four years <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1130613--city-workers-offered-6-per-cent-pay-hike\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Outside workers in Toronto ratify new contract <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/outside-workers-in-toronto-ratify-new-contract\/article2336946\/\">[Globe\u00a0&amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Paramedics&#8217; frustration drives rift in outside workers&#8217; union ahead of ratification vote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/paramedics-frustration-drives-rift-in-outside-workers-union-ahead-of-ratification-vote\/article2337339\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto city workers ratify deal despite protest <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/13\/toronto-city-workers-ratify-deal-despite-protest\/\">[National Post]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Doug Ford hatches public campaign to save mayor&#8217;s subway plan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/doug-ford-hatches-public-campaign-to-save-mayors-subway-plan\/article2337143\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor Ford&#8217;s executive pushes ahead with subway expansion dream <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1130817--mayor-ford-s-executive-pushes-ahead-with-subway-expansion-dream\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor Ford&#8217;s sacred cars become his cash cow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/mayor-fords-sacred-cars-become-his-cash-cow\/article2337244\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 James: Gordon Chong&#8217;s subway defence comes too late <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1130813--james-gordon-chong-s-subway-defence-comes-too-late\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 U of T transit expert Eric Miller insists a city like Toronto must have a full range of transit options <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1130123--u-of-t-transit-expert-eric-miller-insists-a-city-like-toronto-must-have-a-full-range-of-transit-options\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 &#8216;Save our subways&#8217;: Fords hope public will sway transit decision <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/13\/save-our-subways-fords-hope-public-will-sway-transit-decision\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford continues subway fight <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/13\/ford-continues-subway-fight\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Ford stuck on subways <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=185201\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Showing Rob Ford up in Scarborough <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/showing-rob-ford-up-in-scarborough\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Why are TTC escalators always out of service? <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/13\/information-booth-why-are-ttc-escalators-always-out-of-service\/\">[National Post]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Valentine&#8217;s Day: Toronto residents less likely to Google romantic ideas <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1130856--valentine-s-day-toronto-residents-less-likely-to-google-romantic-ideas\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Party animals; 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