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TRANSIT<\/strong>
\n• German firm looks to bid on derailed TTC deal with Bombardier<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]
\n• TTC to seek new bids on streetcar contract<\/a> [ CBC.ca ]
\n• TTC wants to deal with rail firms directly<\/a> [ National Post ]
\n• TTC to curb train delays with help of paramedics<\/a><\/span> [ Toronto Star ]
\n• Metropass holders looking at the end of the line for free parking privileges<\/a> [ National Post ]
\n• End seen for free parking<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]
\n• Premiums for parking are proof of a city ‘at its best’<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]
\n• TTC nixes notion of brand-name stations<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]
\n<\/span>• $60 city car tax starts Monday<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]<\/span><\/p>\n

POLITICS<\/strong><\/span>
\n• Put municipal issues first, parties told<\/span><\/a> [ Toronto Star ]
\n• Joke’s on us as mayor, 16 pals go on junket<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<\/p>\n

PROPANE FIRE<\/strong>
\n• <\/span>Parade tries to allay fears<\/a> [ Toronto Star ]
\n• ‘Things back to normal’<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]<\/span><\/p>\n

MISCELLANEOUS<\/strong>
\n• Zoning loophole allows for supersized home<\/a> [ Globe and Mail ]
\n• The nose knows what stinks about this city<\/a> [ Toronto Sun ]
\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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