{"id":26352,"date":"2012-02-16T07:58:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T12:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=26352"},"modified":"2012-02-16T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T12:58:43","slug":"thursdays-headlines-236","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/02\/16\/thursdays-headlines-236\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Mayor Rob Ford celebrates deal with outdoor workers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1131675--toronto-council-approves-cupe-contract\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto council approves agreement with garbage workers, paramedics <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-council-approves-agreement-with-garbage-workers-paramedics\/article2339373\/\">[Globe\u00a0&amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto city council approves new CUPE contract <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/15\/some-paramedics-discontent-with-cupe-deal-that-prevented-strike\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mammoliti wants CUPE 416 to apologize to mothers <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/02\/15\/mammoliti-wants-cupe-416-boss-to-apologize-to-mothers\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 We&#8217;ve got a deal <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/news\/story.cfm?content=185233\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Stop contracting out Toronto cleaning jobs, academics say <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1132089--stop-contracting-out-toronto-cleaning-jobs-academics-say\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Casino would kill what&#8217;s left of Toronto the Good <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/marcus-gee\/casino-would-kill-whats-left-of-toronto-the-good\/article2340167\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Joker&#8217;s wild on casinos <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185262\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Doug Ford fails to post out-of-pocket expenses <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/doug-ford-fails-to-post-out-of-pocket-expenses\/article2340132\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford&#8217;s approval rating on the rise, but voters would still pick Karen Stintz over incumbent: new poll <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/15\/rob-fords-approval-rating-on-the-rise-but-voters-would-still-pick-karen-stintz-over-incumbent-mayor-new-poll\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 An atypically uncontroversial day at city hall <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/an-atypically-uncontroversial-day-at-city-hall\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Etobicoke York councillors to Dalton McGuinty: actually, we are irrelevant <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/02\/etobicoke-york-councillors-to-dalton-mcguinty-actually-we-are-irrelevant\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Karen Stintz goes undercover on the TTC <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1132064--karen-stintz-goes-undercover-on-the-ttc\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Stripped down shelters provide scant cover for TTC riders <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/fixer\/article\/1131718--the-fixer-stripped-down-shelters-provide-scant-cover-for-ttc-riders\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor Rob Ford silent on buried Sheppard subway report <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1131779--toronto-mayor-rob-ford-silent-on-buried-sheppard-subway-report\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford&#8217;s subway fairy tale <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185266\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 LRTs: better than subways by miles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185274\">[NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Mississauga residents sing happy birthday to Hazel McCallion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1131862--mississauga-residents-sing-happy-birthday-to-hazel-mccallion\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The greening of Toronto&#8217;s winter <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/02\/15\/toronto-winter-2012\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 The Bloor is back <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/daily\/movies\/the_bloor_is_back.html\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 What Bixi Toronto could be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/what-bixi-toronto-could-be\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto&#8217;s 20 greatest sports bars <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/sports\/torontos-20-greatest-sports-bars\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Mayor Rob Ford celebrates deal with outdoor workers [The Star] \u2022 Toronto council approves agreement with garbage workers, paramedics [Globe\u00a0&amp; 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