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CITY HALL
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Why can’t voters fire Toronto mayor Rob Ford? [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Ford’s toadies [NOW]<\/a>
\n\u2022 TTC chief Gary Webster’s firing puts a chill on staff, says Toronto ombudsman [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 By firing Gary Webster, Team Ford turned the head of a backwards transit system in a martyr [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Time for council to take control of the transit file, or watch it blow up in their faces [NOW]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Toronto’s 311 service will no longer accept emails [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Mammoliti appeals forensic audit of his election expenses [Globe & Mail]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Ford brothers to co-host NewsTalk 1010 radio show [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Library union brought to book [The Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 TCH sell-off stalled [The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n

TRANSIT
\n<\/strong>\u2022 TTC light rail plans are full speed ahead, regardless of politics [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Q&A: how bumpy is the road ahead for Toronto’s transit plan? [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Mayor’s opponents building coalition to derail subways [Globe & Mail]<\/a>
\n\u2022 New TTC head vows to transcend politics and express his views [Globe & Mail]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Rob Ford: A better way to retool Toronto’s ailling TTC [Globe & Mail]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Q&A: TTC’s Andy Byford says it’s too soon to pick sides in subways, light rail debate [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Andy Byford’s memo to TTC employees after the termination of Gary Webster [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 A closer look at the TTC’s decision to fire Gary Webster [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Hefty severance for ex-TTC honcho [The Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 “Absolute integrity” [NOW]<\/a>
\n\u2022 “Fired without just cause” [NOW]<\/a><\/p>\n

OTHER NEWS
\n<\/strong>\u2022 KPMB architects blame City of Vaughan for $15M cost overrun on city hall [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Builder still on track for Distillery District condo\/hotel development [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 More off-road bike trails are in the pipeline [Torontoist]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Bollywood in the ‘burbs [The Grid]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Coffee-shoponomics [The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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