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CITY HALL
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Mayor Rob Ford promises no new taxes to help fund Sheppard subway [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Sheppard subway versus LRT: expect a close race [Globe & Mail]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Doug Ford calls for lottery or casino to pay for mayor’s subway plan [Globe & Mail]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Lottery can’t fund Sheppard subway extension: OLG [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Hume: Rob Ford crashes head-first into 21st century reality [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 McGuinty gets a Ford warning [The Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Queen’s Park watch: provincial pols pick sides in transit wars [Torontoist]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Hudak and Mammo back Emery Village BIA [Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n

LABOUR DISPUTE
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Toronto EMS paramedic and former CUPE Local 416 union official resigns [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 CUPE Local 416 president Mark Ferguson says rumours he quit are premature [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Ferguson taking leave from CUPE [The Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Strike deadline set in Toronto public library talks [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Toronto libraries a step closer to striking [Globe & Mail]<\/a><\/p>\n

TRANSIT
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Tweet your complaints to TTC [The Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Stintz’s motley TTC crew: Levy [The Sun]<\/a>
\n\u2022 VIA train was going four times the speed limit: TSB [The Sun]<\/a><\/p>\n

OTHER NEWS
\n<\/strong>\u2022 Engineers say it’s safe after ice falls from CN Tower [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Who controls the CN Tower’s coloured\u00a0lights? [The Grid]<\/a>
\n\u2022 The mystery of Nathan Phillips Square: what’s going on there? [The Star]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Semi-detached: the party wall and beyond [National Post]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Spice city Toronto: a Persian plaza [Torontoist]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Urban Toronto: Toronto community housing brings affordable rentals to CityPlace [Torontoist]<\/a>
\n\u2022 Goodbye, Bay Street. Hello…South Core? [The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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