{"id":28512,"date":"2012-04-19T07:30:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T11:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=28512"},"modified":"2012-04-19T03:49:39","modified_gmt":"2012-04-19T07:49:39","slug":"thursdays-headlines-245","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/04\/19\/thursdays-headlines-245\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 City reaches deal with TDSB on school pools [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/city-reaches-deal-with-tdsb-on-school-pools\/article2405417\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Proposed driver training aims to reduce City-employee\u00a0collisions [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/18\/proposed-driver-training-program-aims-to-reduce-city-employee-collisions\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 James: Grubby garbage day turns glamorous [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1163638--james-grubby-garbage-day-turns-glamorous\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 City cyclists get no satisfaction [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/18\/city-cyclists-get-no-satisfaction\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 74% in Toronto area support sales tax hike if money goes to transit [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/74-in-toronto-area-support-small-sales-tax-hike-if-money-goes-to-transit-poll\/article2406982\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 74% of GTA residents support 0.5% sales tax for transit: poll [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story\/2012\/04\/18\/gta-regional-sales-tax-toronto657.html\">CBC<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>ENTERTAINMENT<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Nightlife at Harbourfront could fall victim to whining locals [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1163319--nightlife-at-harbourfront-could-fall-victim-to-whining-locals\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Las Vegas hard sell in Toronto [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=186290\">NOW<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Woodbine location favoured for Toronto \u2018entertainment destination\u2019 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/woodbine-location-favoured-for-toronto-entertainment-destination\/article2405887\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Woodbine construction to start soon:\u00a0developer [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/19\/woodbine-construction-to-start-soon-developer\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto casino: Referendum would likely wait until 2014 [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/article\/1163566--toronto-casino-referendum-would-likely-wait-until-2014\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>ROB FORD VS&#8230;<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Graffiti vandals get fair warning [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/18\/graffiti-vandals-get-fair-warning\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford introduces graffiti-fighting app [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/rob-ford-introduces-graffiti-fighting-app\/\">The Grid<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Rob Ford to skip parade, but urged to attend other Pride events [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/rob-ford-to-skip-parade-but-urged-to-attend-other-pride-events\/article2406387\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Mayor Rob Ford refuses to attend Pride parade [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1163028--mayor-rob-ford-refuses-to-say-if-he-will-attend-pride\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Laughing woman stands by Rob Ford KFC video [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1163496--video-residents-mock-mayor-rob-ford-as-he-enters-a-kfc\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Gurney: The Star\u2019s story on Ford visiting KFC has the taste of mockery masquerading as\u00a0news [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/19\/matt-gurney-no-love-between-rob-ford-and-the-star\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Silly weight challenge pounds mayor&#8217;s image [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/04\/18\/silly-weight-challenge-pounds-mayors-image\">The Sun<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong>TORONTO ZOO<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto Zoo loses accreditation over elephant move [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/toronto\/toronto-zoo-loses-accreditation-over-elephant-move\/article2406394\/\">Globe &amp; Mail<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Toronto Zoo loses international accreditation [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story\/2012\/04\/18\/toronto-zoo-aza.html?cmp=rss\">CBC<\/a>]<br \/>\n<strong> OTHER NEWS<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Green bins versus raccoons: Round\u00a02 [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/19\/green-bins-versus-%C2%ADraccoons-round-2\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Liverpool to face Toronto FC at Rogers Centre [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/sports\/soccer\/article\/1163671--liverpool-to-face-toronto-fc-at-rogers-centre\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 How auto theft became a dying criminal art in Toronto [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/crime\/article\/1163962--how-auto-theft-became-a-dying-criminal-art-in-toronto?bn=1\">The Star<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 Stowaway sneaks past Toronto airport\u2019s security, hides in\u00a0plane [<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/04\/18\/stowaway-sneaks-past-toronto-airports-security-hides-in-plane\/\">National Post<\/a>]<br \/>\n\u2022 A 60s staple, the curtain wall, is disappearing from Toronto [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/life\/home-and-garden\/architecture\/dave-leblanc\/a-60s-staple-the-curtain-wall-is-disappearing-from-toronto\/article2406656\/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&amp;utm_source=Home&amp;utm_content=2406656\">Globe &amp; 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