{"id":32001,"date":"2012-07-19T01:31:03","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T05:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=32001"},"modified":"2013-03-14T13:22:11","modified_gmt":"2013-03-14T17:22:11","slug":"thursdays-headlines-258","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/07\/19\/thursdays-headlines-258\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SCARBOROUGH SHOOTINGS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/community-leaders-working-on-solutions-to-gang-violence\">Community leaders working on solutions to gang violence<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=187842\">Crime reporting, 140 characters at a time<\/a> [NOW]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=187838\">Chief Blair: Spare us the tough on crime rhetoric<\/a> [NOW]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/crime\/article\/1228534--scarborough-shootings-old-gang-rivalries-re-emerging-police-chief-bill-blair-suggests\">Scarborough shootings: Old gang rivalries re-emerging, Police Chief Bill Blair suggests<\/a> [Toronto Star]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TCHC<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/tchc-suffering-now-from-past-negligence\">TCHC suffering now from past mis-management<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/some-tchc-buildings-no-stranger-to-violence\">Some TCHC buildings no stranger to violence<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/evict-tchc-residents-convicted-of-drug-and-gun-crimes-thompson-2\">Evict TCHC residents convicted of drug and gun crimes: Thompson<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/17\/tchc-boss-takes-no-nonsense-approach-to-gun-violence-in-wake-of-danzig-shootings\">TCHC boss takes no-nonsense approach to gun violence in wake of Danzig shootings<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/despite-shooting-new-public-housing-chief-says-toronto-not-like-detroit\/article4424571\/\">Despite shooting, new public housing chief says Toronto \u2018not like Detroit\u2019 <\/a>[Globe &amp; Mail]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/mammoliti-re-issues-his-curfew-idea\">Mammoliti re-issues his curfew idea<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/ford-wants-money-for-tavis-police-officers\">Ford wants money for TAVIS police officers<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/07\/18\/mayor-rob-ford-to-ask-ontario-for-more-police-officers-after-spate-of-shootings\/\">Mayor Rob Ford to ask Ontario for more police officers after spate of shootings<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/07\/18\/rob-ford-to-press-harper-for-tougher-gun-sentences-in-wake-of-scarborough-shooting\/\">Rob Ford to press prime minister for tougher gun sentences in wake of Scarborough shooting<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/toronto-mayor-to-meet-with-mcguinty-to-ask-for-more-money-for-policing\/article4425464\/\">Toronto Mayor to meet with McGuinty to ask for more money for policing<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/call-tech-support-doug-ford-turns-to-ibm-problem-solver-for-municipal-tips\/article4426555\/\">Call tech support: Doug Ford turns to IBM problem solver for municipal tips<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=187835\">7 Reasons why RalphLean spells disaster for Rob Ford in 2014<\/a> [NOW]<\/p>\n<p><strong>FALLING CONCRETE<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/chunks-of-concrete-fall-from-gardiner-onto-bathurst\">Chunks of concrete fall from Gardiner onto Bathurst<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/07\/18\/more-concrete-falls-off-torontos-gardiner-expressway\/\">More concrete falls off Toronto\u2019s Gardiner Expressway<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/more-pieces-of-concrete-fall-from-the-gardiner-in-downtown-toronto\/article4424685\/\">More pieces of concrete fall from the Gardiner in downtown Toronto<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1228537--toronto-s-gardiner-expressway-concrete-falling-due-to-age-water-salt-and-neglect\">Toronto\u2019s Gardiner Expressway: concrete falling due to age, water, salt and neglect<\/a> [Toronto Star]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/18\/ttc-chairman-rejects-failing-grade-from-advocacy-group\">TTC chairman rejects failing grade from advocacy group<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/07\/18\/ttc-report-card-low-marks-on-fare-prices-accessibility-and-frequency-advocate-says\/\">TTC report card: Low marks on fare prices, accessibility and frequency, advocate says<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/07\/transit-watchdog-groups-report-card-gives-toronto-indifferent-grades\/\">Transit Watchdog Group\u2019s Report Card Gives Toronto Indifferent Grades<\/a> [Torontoist]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/driver-shortage-putting-the-brakes-on-meals-on-wheels\/article4426824\/\">Driver shortage putting the brakes on Meals on Wheels<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/the-digital-city-ibms-guru-banavar-on-traffic-politics-and-toronto\/article4426472\/\">The digital city: IBM\u2019s Guru Banavar on traffic, politics and Toronto<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1228432--goodbye-welfare-cheque-hello-debit-card\">Goodbye welfare cheque, hello debit card<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1228539--busker-from-bologna-quits-six-figure-salary-to-sing\">Busker from Bologna quits six-figure salary to sing<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/politics\/how-to-bridge-the-urban-suburban-divide\/\">How to bridge the urban-suburban divide<\/a> [The Grid]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/local-news\/hot-dogged\/\">Street-food turf wars heating up<\/a> [The Grid]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thegridto.com\/city\/people\/municipally-minded-mp-olivia-chow\/\">Municipally minded MP Olivia Chow<\/a> [The Grid]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=187843\">Up on Downsview Park<\/a> [NOW]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCARBOROUGH SHOOTINGS \u2022\u00a0Community leaders working on solutions to gang violence [Toronto Sun] \u2022\u00a0Crime reporting, 140 characters at a time [NOW] \u2022\u00a0Chief Blair: Spare us the tough on crime rhetoric [NOW] \u2022\u00a0Scarborough shootings: Old gang rivalries re-emerging, Police Chief Bill Blair suggests [Toronto Star] TCHC \u2022\u00a0TCHC 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