{"id":27187,"date":"2012-03-08T11:20:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T16:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=27187"},"modified":"2012-03-08T11:20:47","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T16:20:47","slug":"thursdays-headlines-239","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/03\/08\/thursdays-headlines-239\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 20% of Toronto&#8217;s garbage recycling winds up in landfill <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1142892--20-of-toronto-s-garbage-recycling-winds-up-in-landfill\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Proceeds from sale of T.O.&#8217;s Yorkville garage going to transit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1142711--proceeds-from-sale-of-t-o-s-yorkville-garage-going-to-transit\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 How Rob Ford can regain his swagger <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1142790--columnjames-how-rob-ford-can-regain-his-swag\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford&#8217;s power problem <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185615\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Responding to critics, Doug Ford rejects charges he&#8217;s a liability <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/responding-to-critics-doug-ford-rejects-charges-hes-a-liability\/article2361588\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford won&#8217;t appeal; audit hearing to go ahead in April <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/rob-ford-wont-appeal-audit-hearing-to-go-ahead-in-april\/article2362000\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 City still on track for library strike <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/03\/07\/city-still-on-track-for-library-strike\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 What did City Council decide this week? <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/03\/what-did-city-council-decide-this-week\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 TTC chair Karen Stintz, subway booster Gordon Chong to debate subways and LRTs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1142572--ttc-chair-karen-stintz-subway-booster-gordon-chong-to-debate-subways-and-lrts\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 On Toronto&#8217;s transit, no one at Queen&#8217;s Park is blameless <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/on-torontos-transit-no-one-at-queens-park-is-blameless\/article2362337\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 McGuinty hits back in Toronto transit debate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/mcguinty-hits-back-in-toronto-transit-debate\/article2361441\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Tell us, Toronto drivers: What&#8217;s your worst commute? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/globe-to\/tell-us-toronto-drivers-whats-your-worst-commute\/article2361730\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor wanted Carroll to take over TTC from Stintz <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/03\/07\/mayor-wanted-carroll-to-take-over-ttc-from-stintz\">[The Sun]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Karen Stintz, giant killer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185606\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Scarborough residents struggle to find common ground on transit plans <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/03\/discussing-the-future-of-scarborough-transit\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Tunnel of dreams <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/tunnel-of-dreams\/\">[The Grid]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 Protesters decry looming closure of Toronto men&#8217;s-only shelter, School House <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1142878--protesters-decry-looming-closure-of-toronto-men-s-only-shelter-school-house\">[The Star]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Proposed Pickering airport leaves agricultural future up in the air <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/proposed-pickering-airport-leaves-agricultural-future-up-in-the-air\/article2362362\/\">[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Semi-detached: how a shared parking spot can lead to extreme vexation <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/03\/08\/semi-detached-how-a-shared-parking-spot-can-lead-to-extreme-vexation\/\">[National Post]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 What&#8217;s too high for High Park? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=185611\">[NOW]<\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 Premium products reign at the Toronto International Bike Show <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/03\/premium-products-reign-at-the-toronto-international-bike-show\/\">[Torontoist]<\/a><br 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