{"id":32452,"date":"2012-08-01T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T05:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=32452"},"modified":"2012-08-01T01:10:00","modified_gmt":"2012-08-01T05:10:00","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-259","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/08\/01\/wednesdays-headlines-259\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/31\/rob-fords-ancestor-landed-in-canada-for-being-unruly\">Rob Ford&#8217;s ancestor landed in Canada for being &#8216;unruly&#8217;<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/31\/councillor-targets-gangsters\">Councillor targets gangsters<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/31\/adviser-in-rob-fords-office-eyes-provincial-seat-as-tory\">Adviser in Rob Ford&#8217;s office eyes provincial seat as Tory<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/07\/31\/toronto-councillors-office-budgets\">Toronto councillors&#8217; office budgets<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/07\/mayor-rob-ford-meets-will-ferrell-and-zach-galifianakis\/\">Mayor Rob Ford Meets Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis<\/a> [Torontoist]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TORONTO&#8217;S NEW CHIEF PLANNER<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/07\/31\/transit-waterfront-priorities-for-torontos-new-chief-planner-jennifer-keesmaat\/\">Transit, waterfront priorities for Toronto\u2019s new chief planner Jennifer Keesmaat<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/new-chief-planner-excited-for-the-challenge\/article4453416\/\">New chief planner excited for the challenge<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/cityhallpolitics\/article\/1234709--jennifer-keesmaat-appointed-toronto-s-new-chief-planner\">Jennifer Keesmaat, advocate of density and walkability, appointed Toronto\u2019s new chief planner<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/torontoist.com\/2012\/07\/duly-quoted-jennifer-keesmaat-torontos-new-chief-planner\/\">Duly Quoted: Jennifer Keesmaat, Toronto\u2019s New Chief Planner<\/a> [Torontoist]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TAXI DRIVERS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/apparent-bathroom-ban-for-taxi-drivers-at-toronto-airport-sparks-uproar\/article4453028\/\">Apparent bathroom ban for taxi drivers at Toronto airport sparks uproar<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openfile.ca\/toronto\/blog\/2012\/cabbies-incensed-over-island-airport-washroom-ban\">Cabbies incensed over island airport washroom ban<\/a> [Openfile]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/07\/31\/lien-placed-on-saadi-gaddafis-luxury-toronto-condo-for-unpaid-fees\/\">Lien placed on Saadi Gaddafi\u2019s luxury Toronto condo for unpaid fees<\/a> [National Post]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1235087--transit-hub-plan-worries-vaughan-residents\">Transit hub plan worries Vaughan residents<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1235069--toronto-sewer-groundwater-stymies-project-to-bypass-giant-crack-in-main-line\">Toronto sewer: Groundwater stymies project to bypass giant crack in main line<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1235075--july-weather-a-month-of-extremes\">July weather a month of extremes<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1235058--some-residents-of-danzig-public-housing-complex-want-out\">Some residents of Danzig public housing complex want out<\/a> [Toronto Star]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CITY HALL \u2022\u00a0Rob Ford&#8217;s ancestor landed in Canada for being &#8216;unruly&#8217; 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