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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013 8:00 am | by Nada Laskovski | Comments
Urban tree canopy makes Toronto liable; highway 427 extension north to Major Mack to be built by 2020; website Gawker claims to have seen video of Rob Ford using crack cocaine pipe; and more ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 16, 2013

May 16, 2013 9:18 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Ford accused of violating city code; LCBO stike looms; Humbertown developer launches appeal to OMB; Police cracking down on scooters parked on sidewalks; anti-casino support grows; and more ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 15, 2013

May 15, 2013 8:56 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Byford looks for consensus on tansit funding; Fords vow to fight Humbertown redevelopment; poll shows residents support city takeover of BIXI; electoral reform on city radar, and More!; and more ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 14, 2013

May 14, 2013 9:50 am | by Editor | Comments
Nix tolls for high-occupancy lanes, Horwath demands; electoral reform on city 'radar'; Ontario chamber of commerce backs taxes for transit; and more news. Nix tolls for high-occupancy lanes, ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 13, 2013

May 13, 2013 9:57 am | by Brandon Leal | Comments
Hamilton opposes urbanism, Metrolinx listens, Transit debate breakdown, history of Toronto subway plans, opposing subway expansion and more news.. The past and the future of Mount Dennis ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 10, 2013

May 10, 2013 9:30 am | by Editor | Comments
Ontario not interested in Toronto subway extension, minister says; GTA development charges key to growth and transit funding; a history of island airport expansion schemes; and more news. read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 9, 2013

May 9, 2013 8:50 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Scarborough councillors make another bid for subway; Brampton Mayor proposes LRT; the ten most congested intersections in Toronto; Port Authority agrees to pay for airport expansion study; and ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 8, 2013

May 8, 2013 9:06 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
One step closer to Whisper Jets; Council vote overrules Ford on transit funding debate; 905 summit gathering shifts focus away from Toronto; concrete falling from the Gardiner; and more ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 7, 2013

May 7, 2013 9:46 am | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
Extension of island airport to cost $1-million; debate on whether or not Bixi bikes should be taken over by the TTC; further discussion about Scarborough LRT line and TTC issues; Weston-Mount ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 6, 2013

May 6, 2013 9:45 am | by Editor | Comments
The island airport expansion so far; Scarborough councillors seek subway line instead of LRT; where don't the toursits go?; and more news. Ford calls on NDP to topple Wynne government (Globe ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 3, 2013

May 3, 2013 9:46 am | by Jonah Letovsky | Comments
The Big Move stays on track, despite opposition from Mayor Ford and changes from Ontario's Transportation Minister; class-action lawsuit against TCHC; Councillor expenses more than just travel ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 2, 2013

May 2, 2013 9:30 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Ontario rethinking $34 billion transit plan; casino meeting set for May 21; Waterfront Toronto wants to borrow some cash; saving BIXI; lawyer launches complaint over Mayor's radio show; and ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 1, 2013

May 1, 2013 9:11 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Transit debate looming; budget down from previous years; renewed subway push makes unlikely partners; Stintz talks streetcars in Cincinnati; and more news. Points of contention: Looming Toronto ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 30, 2013

April 30, 2013 9:46 am | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
Toronto Zoo's giant panda exihibit is scheduled to open for the public on May 18th after much debate with CUPE 1600; local flag designer takes on project to represent Toronto's neighbourhoods; ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 29, 2013

April 29, 2013 9:46 am | by Editor | Comments
TTC chair Stintz and other councillors want Scarborough subway revived; reclaiming suburbia, one strip mall at a time; commemmorating the Battle of York; and more news. In Pictures: An outdoor ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 26, 2013

April 26, 2013 9:44 am | by Jonah Letovsky | Comments
More religious leaders side against a casino; debate over Toronto's transit funding (or lack thereof) heats up; TTC riders getting a larger say; the passing of a development giant; and more ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 25, 2013

April 25, 2013 9:42 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Suburban vs urban transit war growing; Toronto air pollution down significantly; Porter warns time is short; Coucillor Kristyn Wong-Tam offers to explain how politics works to Rob Ford; and more ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 24, 2013

April 24, 2013 9:17 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Executive committee defers on Transit Vote; debating the future of BIXI; vote sooner than expected for Porter expansion; council lacks authority to ban Queers Against Isreali Apartheid; and more ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 23, 2013

April 23, 2013 7:32 am | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
Via train plot suspects to appear in court; Rob Ford's offer to personally “explain how politics work” to women unlikely to win him female voters; safety charges laid in deadly Ontario mall ... read more
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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For April 22, 2013

April 22, 2013 8:49 am | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
Central Ontario communities hit hard by flooding; GO Transit will add 263 train weekly trips to its Lakeshore route; U.S considering a traveller's tax for border-crossing Canadians; chief ... read more

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