{"id":35297,"date":"2012-12-19T01:33:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-19T06:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=35297"},"modified":"2012-12-19T01:33:16","modified_gmt":"2012-12-19T06:33:16","slug":"wednesdays-headlines-277","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/12\/19\/wednesdays-headlines-277\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday&#8217;s headlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>TRANSIT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/18\/ttcs-wheel-trans-unsustainable-as-is-scathing-auditor-general-report-says\">TTC&#8217;s Wheel-Trans &#8216;unsustainable&#8217; as is, scathing auditor general report says<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/transportation\/article\/1304184--makeover-recommended-for-ttc-wheel-trans\">Makeover recommended for TTC Wheel-Trans<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/toronto\/system-builder-of-presto-fare-card-had-poor-track-record\/article6551526\/\">System builder of Presto fare card had poor track record<\/a> [Globe &amp; Mail]<\/p>\n<p><strong>TORONTO ELEPHANT<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/18\/toronto-elephants-on-track-for-april-departure\">Toronto elephants on track for April departure<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1304154--toronto-elephant-move-to-paws-targeted-for-spring\">Toronto elephant move to PAWS targeted for spring<\/a> [Toronto Star]<\/p>\n<p><strong>CITY HALL<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/18\/councillor-raymond-cho-to-run-for-ontario-conservatives\">Toronto Councillor Raymond Cho to run for Ontario Conservatives<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalpost.com\/2012\/12\/18\/rob-ford-critic-raymond-cho-named-as-ontario-pc-candidate-for-scarborough-rouge-river\/\">Rob Ford critic Raymond Cho named as Ontario PC candidate for Scarborough-Rouge River<\/a> [National Post]<\/p>\n<p><strong>OTHER NEWS<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.torontosun.com\/2012\/12\/18\/60-charged-in-staged-crashes-scam-in-york-region\">60 charged in staged crashes scam in York Region<\/a> [Toronto Sun]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/article\/1304063--ikea-monkey-s-owner-plans-protest\">Ikea monkey\u2019s owner plans protest<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/education\/article\/1304236--talking-to-teachers-striking-toronto-teachers-say-they-won-t-back-down-on-anti-bill-115-protest\">Talking to teachers: Striking Toronto teachers say they won\u2019t back down on anti-Bill 115 protest<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/fixer\/article\/1304041--the-fixer-delayed-construction-at-lawrence-ttc-station-causes-bus-bay-crowding\">The Fixer: Delayed construction at Lawrence TTC station causes bus bay crowding<\/a> [Toronto Star]<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/ontario-teachers-threaten-to-walk-out-en-masse-after-holidays\/article6547837\/\">Ontario teachers threaten to walk out en masse after holidays<\/a> [Globe &amp; 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