{"id":35240,"date":"2012-12-12T01:50:14","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T06:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=35240"},"modified":"2012-12-12T01:50:14","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T06:50:14","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-276","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/12\/12\/wednesdays-headlines-276\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TORONTO ZOO<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1300954--cubs-deaths-at-toronto-zoo-highlights-difficulties-of-polar-bear-breeding\">Cubs\u2019 deaths at Toronto Zoo highlights difficulties of polar bear breeding<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/toronto-zoo-open-to-breeding-polar-bear-again-after-cubs-deaths\">Toronto Zoo open to breeding polar bear again after cubs&#8217; deaths<\/a> [Toronto Sun<\/p>\n<p><strong>GARDINER EXPRESSWAY<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/12\/documents-show-gardiner-expressway-concerns\">Documents show Gardiner Expressway concerns<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/12\/11\/high-risk-that-a-heavy-truck-could-punch-through-thinning-gardner-expressway-report-warns\/\">\u2018High risk\u2019 that a heavy truck could \u2018punch through\u2019 thinning Gardner Expressway, report warns<\/a> [National Post]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/raise-toronto-taxes-councillor-janet-davis-urges\">Raise Toronto taxes, Councillor Janet Davis urges<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/mayor-rob-ford-axes-new-years-levee\">Mayor Rob Ford axes New Year&#8217;s levee<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/brother-defends-mayor-rob-fords-vacation\">Vacationing mayor weighs in on police budget<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/doug-ford-beats-mayoral-byelection-drums\">Doug Ford beats mayoral byelection drums<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/12\/11\/youre-not-going-to-make-everyone-happy-torontos-budget-committee-takes-input-on-how-to-balance-budget\/\">\u2018You\u2019re not going to make everyone happy:\u2019 Toronto\u2019s budget committee takes input on how to balance budget<\/a> [National Post]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1300797--anti-native-racism-common-in-toronto-health-care\">Anti-native racism common in Toronto health care<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/fixer\/article\/1300721--the-fixer-a-tale-of-toppled-utility-poles\">The Fixer: A tale of toppled utility poles<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/grocery-store-food-disposal-angers\">Grocery store food disposal angers<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/high-school-security-guards-accused-of-dealing-drugs-to-students\">High school security guards accused of dealing drugs to students<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/11\/ikea-monkey-owner-hes-my-son\">Ikea monkey owner: &#8216;He&#8217;s my son&#8217;<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/man-tried-to-blow-up-friars-house-in-downtown-toronto-police-allege\/article6194351\/\">Man tried to blow up friars\u2019 house in downtown Toronto, police allege<\/a> [Globe &amp; 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