{"id":3286,"date":"2008-06-19T07:39:19","date_gmt":"2008-06-19T11:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/06\/19\/thursdays-headlines-54\/"},"modified":"2008-06-19T07:39:19","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T11:39:19","slug":"thursdays-headlines-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/06\/19\/thursdays-headlines-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRANSIT<\/strong><br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/GTA\/Columnist\/article\/445800\">Carving out transit future will take steely nerves<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/445784\">Alarm raised over St. Clair right-of-way<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20080619.STCLAIR19\/TPStory\/TPNational\/Ontario\/\">Firefighters raise alarm over TTC dedicated lanes<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/network.nationalpost.com\/np\/blogs\/toronto\/archive\/2008\/06\/18\/hall-monitor-st-clair-streetcar-right-of-way-under-fire-by-fire-department.aspx\">St. Clair streetcar right-of-way under fire&#8230;by fire department<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20080619.TTC19\/TPStory\/TPNational\/Ontario\/\">TTC update<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/TorontoAndGTA\/2008\/06\/19\/5920201-sun.html\">Adult tickets won&#8217;t fare well after September<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/TorontoAndGTA\/2008\/06\/19\/5920196-sun.html\">Light-rail line&#8217;s on track for Sheppard<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/445785\">High-tech scans mulled as TTC workplace tests<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n<\/span> &bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=597390\">TTC looks at face-scams in lieu of drug-and-alcohol testing for workers<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/TorontoAndGTA\/2008\/06\/19\/5920221-sun.html\">Too few tickets for idling: Moscoe<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HALL<\/strong><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20080619.TELCO19\/TPStory\/TPNational\/Ontario\/\">Taxpayers subsidizing telecom firms, cities charge<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/TorontoAndGTA\/2008\/06\/19\/5920206-sun.html\">$134M in T.O taxes went to telecom roadwork<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/TorontoAndGTA\/2008\/06\/19\/5920146-sun.html\">Toronto council breaking the law: Ombudsman<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eyeweekly.com\/city\/features\/article\/30904\">Why 311 is needed<\/a> [ Eye Weekly ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>ENVIRONMENT<\/strong><br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/445758\">Rooftop shrubs draw council snubs<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/445803\">York forced to send green waste to U.S.<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><strong>NEIGHBOURHOOD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=597395\">City nixes plan for church-top condos<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/445748\">Parkette swing set  is  not everybody&#8217;s idea of good fun<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n<\/span> &bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=163643\">Don&#8217;t be outsmarted<\/a> [ NOW magazine ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>MISCELLANEOUS<\/strong><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nowtoronto.com\/news\/story.cfm?content=163640\">Post post-mortem<\/a> [ NOW magazine ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRANSIT &bull; Carving out transit future will take steely nerves [ Toronto Star ] &bull; Alarm raised over St. Clair right-of-way [ Toronto Star ] &bull; Firefighters raise alarm over TTC dedicated lanes [ Globe and Mail ] &bull; 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