{"id":28237,"date":"2012-04-12T07:30:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-12T11:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=28237"},"modified":"2012-04-12T03:52:26","modified_gmt":"2012-04-12T07:52:26","slug":"thursdays-headlines-244","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/04\/12\/thursdays-headlines-244\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Is Toronto cutting \u2018the right gravy\u2019? Stintz\u00a0asks [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/11\/toronto-council-deals-a-blow-to-rob-fords-effort-to-outsource-staff\/\" title=\"toronto-council-deals-a-blow-to-rob-fords-effort-to-outsource-staff\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Holyday urges voters to clean up council [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/11\/holyday-urges-voters-to-clean-up-council\" title=\"holyday-urges-voters-to-clean-up-council\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Council punts casino issue to Ford&#8217;s executive committee [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/council-punts-casino-issue-to-fords-executive-committee\/article2397994\/\" title=\"council-punts-casino-issue-to-fords-executive-committee\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ford loses key vote that puts his contracting-out agenda in peril [G<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/ford-loses-key-vote-that-puts-his-contracting-out-agenda-in-peril\/article2399108\/\" title=\"ford-loses-key-vote-that-puts-his-contracting-out-agenda-in-peril\">lobe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Council defies Ford on contracting-out cleaners [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1160003--council-defies-ford-on-contracting-out-cleaners\" title=\"council-defies-ford-on-contracting-out-cleaners\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday tells voters not to elect more activists, unionists or cyclists [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1159898--deputy-mayor-doug-holyday-tells-voters-not-to-elect-more-activists-unionists-or-cyclists?bn=1\" title=\"deputy-mayor-doug-holyday-tells-voters-not-to-elect-more-activists-unionists-or-cyclists\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Keenan: Great city&#8211;but the service stinks [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/great-city%E2%80%94but-the-service-stinks\/\" title=\"great-city-but-the-service-stinks\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>SAFE INJECTION SITES<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 New Study Recommends that Toronto open three safe injection sites [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/04\/new-study-recommends-that-toronto-open-three-safe-injection-sites\/\" title=\"new-study-recommends-that-toronto-open-three-safe-injection-sites\">Torontoist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Legalized injection sites recommended for Toronto and Ottawa [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/11\/safe-injection-sites-recommended-for-toronto-and-ottawa\" title=\"safe-injection-sites-recommended-for-toronto-and-ottawa\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Three drug injection sites recommended for Toronto, two in Ottawa [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1159581--three-drug-injection-sites-recommended-for-toronto-two-in-ottawa?bn=1\" title=\"three-drug-injection-sites-recommended-for-toronto-two-in-ottawa\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Ottawa, Toronto resist call for supervised injection sites [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/ottawa-toronto-resist-call-for-supervised-injection-sitesv\" title=\"ottawa-toronto-resist-call-for-supervised-injection-sitesv\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Silver Snail gets a new home [<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/04\/silver-snail-gets-a-new-home\/\" title=\"silver-snail-gets-a-new-home\">Torontoist<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Silver Snail skips the Annex in favour of Yonge &amp; Dundas [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogto.com\/books_lit\/2012\/04\/silver_snail_skips_the_annex_in_favour_of_yonge_dundas\/\" title=\"silver_snail_skips_the_annex_in_favour_of_yonge_dundas\">BlogTO<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 DVP the weekend place to avoid [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/11\/dvp-the-weekend-place-to-avoid\" title=\"dvp-the-weekend-place-to-avoid\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Pearson cooks up innovative dining [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/11\/pearson-cooks-up-innovative-dining\" title=\"pearson-cooks-up-innovative-dining\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Blitz aims to relieve traffic congestion [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/11\/blitz-aims-to-relieve-traffic-congestion\" title=\"blitz-aims-to-relieve-traffic-congestion\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 National park plan in works for Rouge Valley [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/national-park-plan-in-works-for-rouge-valley\/article2399259\/\" title=\"national-park-plan-in-works-for-rouge-valley\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto doctor offered cosmetic procedures without proper training, certification [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-doctor-offered-cosmetic-procedures-without-proper-training-certification\/article2398591\/\" title=\"toronto-doctor-offered-cosmetic-procedures-without-proper-training-certification\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Man shot in Etobicoke over mobile phone dispute [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/man-shot-in-etobicoke-over-mobile-phone-dispute\/article2399091\/\" title=\"man-shot-in-etobicoke-over-mobile-phone-dispute\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto students flash mob for International Day of Pink [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1159851--toronto-students-flash-mob-for-international-day-of-pink\" title=\"toronto-students-flash-mob-for-international-day-of-pink\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 British transit enthusiast aims at a speed record for visiting subway stations <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/transportation\/article\/1159991--british-transit-enthusiast-aims-at-a-speed-record-for-visiting-subway-stations\" title=\"british-transit-enthusiast-aims-at-a-speed-record-for-visiting-subway-stations\">[The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto condo surge disguises looming slowdown [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/article\/1159857--toronto-condo-surge-disguises-looming-slowdown?bn=1\" title=\"toronto-condo-surge-disguises-looming-slowdown\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 James: Melonie isn\u2019t the only one [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1159893--james-melonie-isn-t-the-only-one?bn=1\" title=\"james-melonie-isn-t-the-only-one\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto District School Board to allow 430 laid-off education assistants to retrain as early childhood educators [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/education\/article\/1160043--toronto-district-school-board-to-allow-430-laid-off-education-assistants-to-retrain-as-early-childhood-educators?bn=1\" title=\"toronto-district-school-board-to-allow-430-laid-off-education-assistants-to-retrain-as-early-childhood-educators\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Sing \u2018O Canada\u2019 a capella, Toronto Catholic trustee urges students [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1159891--sing-o-canada-without-music-toronto-catholic-trustee-urges-students?bn=1\" title=\"sing-o-canada-without-music-toronto-catholic-trustee-urges-students\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Tiny condos [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/life\/real-estate\/tiny-condos\/\" title=\"real-estate\/tiny-condos\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Top chefs to open shop at Toronto Pearson [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/life\/food-drink\/top-chefs-to-open-shop-at-pearson\/\" title=\"top-chefs-to-open-shop-at-pearson\">The Grid<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022 Is Toronto cutting \u2018the right gravy\u2019? 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