{"id":2873,"date":"2008-03-12T07:24:48","date_gmt":"2008-03-12T12:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2008-03-12T07:24:48","modified_gmt":"2008-03-12T12:24:48","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/03\/12\/wednesdays-headlines-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/339509\">Retailers urge city to use province&#8217;s plan for batteries<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=368613\">Councillors cast doubt on battery deposit fee<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/canada\/toronto\/story\/2008\/03\/11\/deposit-batteries.html\">City considering deposit deposit fee for some toxic materials<\/a> [ CBC.ca ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20080312.BATTERIES12\/TPStory\/TPNational\/Ontario\/\">Councillor&#8217;s zeal raises eyebrows<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/GTA\/Fixer\/article\/339548\">A pigeon&#8217;s paradise at subway station<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/339519\">Buy Canadian for public transit?<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=368605\">GO rebate &#8216;long way&#8217; off<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=368604\">First offer likely to fail, TTC boss says<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/canada\/toronto\/story\/2008\/03\/11\/tto-ttc.html\">Strike threat as TTC workers set to vote on contract<\/a> [ CBC.ca ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>SNOW<\/strong><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/canada\/toronto\/story\/2008\/03\/11\/tto-flooding.html\">Torontonians warned of flood threat as snow begins to melt<\/a> [ CBC.ca ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/339554\">All that snow has to go&#8230;where?<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n&bull; 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