{"id":3379,"date":"2008-07-18T07:20:30","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T11:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2008\/07\/18\/fridays-headlines-56\/"},"modified":"2008-07-18T07:20:30","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T11:20:30","slug":"fridays-headlines-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2008\/07\/18\/fridays-headlines-56\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">TRANSIT<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/462611\">Streetcar plan derailed as TTC bidders fall short<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/RTGAM.20080718.wttc18\/BNStory\/National\/home\">TTC reopens contract after derailing Bombardier&#8217;s bid<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=664060\">Streetcar bid process collapses<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/TorontoAndGTA\/2008\/07\/18\/6191906-sun.html\">TTC stalls hunt for 204 new streetcars<\/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\/462610\">TTC approves paratransit deal<\/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\/462615\">Bike-shop owner charged with theft<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><\/span><br \/>\n&bull;<span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20080718.BIKES18\/TPStory\/TPNational\/Ontario\/\">Bicycle shop owner arrested on theft charges<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">CITY HALL<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=664059\">City hands $12M project to Toronto Housing<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/TorontoAndGTA\/2008\/07\/18\/6191876-sun.html\">Expenses &#8216;part of job,&#8217; councillors insist<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">CRIME<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/462663\">Crime down in Toronto<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n<\/span> &bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/Canada\/2008\/07\/18\/6191881-sun.html\">West is wilder, but East is tamer in East<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">ENVIRONMENT<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/462656\">McCallion volunteers neighbours for plant<\/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\/462608\">Lake cleanup viable if city handles runoff, minister says<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n<\/span> &bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/News\/Canada\/2008\/07\/18\/6191931-sun.html\">Mayors given a say on Great Lakes issues<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">MISCELLANEOUS<\/span><br \/>\n&bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/servlet\/story\/LAC.20080718.PORT18\/TPStory\/TPNational\/Ontario\/\">Port Authority CEO predicts first profit in 10-year history<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]<br \/>\n&bull; <span id=\"ctl00_ContentPlaceHolder_article_NavWebPart_Article_ctl00___Title__\" class=\"headlineArticle\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/462605\">Showdown at Toronto Zoo<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<br \/>\n<\/span> &bull; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpost.com\/news\/canada\/toronto\/story.html?id=664063\">Will the dogs take over our Hogtown?<\/a> [ National Post ]<br \/>\n&bull; 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