Newsstand: May 26, 2009

Miller's 'war on the car' will haunt him, foes vow (Globe and Mail): "[I]n in a daylong debate over the plan, which Mr. Miller's critics on council argue is part of a "war on the car," several councillors said the Jarvis plan, and other initiatives like it, would be a key campaign issue for whomever decides to challenge the mayor from the right." [Previous coverage on Torontoist: Four Wheels Good, Two Wheels Bad.]

GO to study electrifying its rail lines (Toronto Star): "GO Transit will begin a study this summer on electrifying its entire train system. Metrolinx plans to announce today that the study, to be complete by winter 2010, will be overseen by an external advisory committee including community representatives, technical and environmental experts." [Previous coverage on Torontoist: Bubbles to Clear the Air of Diesel Exhaust?]

Sheridan stretching out (Toronto Star): "Mississauga finally will get a community college of its own – a $46 million campus of Sheridan College to open in 2011 with a focus on business studies and training new Canadians."

File-sharing report that slammed Canada plagiarized: Expert (Canwest): "The fight between consumers and the entertainment industry over reforms to Canada's copyright law escalated Monday when one of the country's leading experts on the issue accused the Conference Board of Canada of plagiarizing from a U.S. lobby group's documents to wrongly paint Canadians as the file-swapping capital of the world." [More from Geist's findings here.]

GM workers in 4 Ontario cities ratify new deal (CBC): "GM workers in four Ontario cities voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new collective agreement, the union said Monday."

'Atypical' Toronto swine flu victim had other medical condition: official (CBC): "A man from Toronto is the second Canadian to die after contracting swine flu, health officials in Ontario said Monday. The unidentified 44-year-old died Saturday after suffering from a chronic, pre-existing medical condition, Ontario's acting chief medical officer, Dr. David Williams, told a teleconference with reporters. The man is said to have had diabetes."

School board to vote on censuring trustee (Globe and Mail): "Tomorrow, in a showdown worthy of any schoolyard, the board is expected to vote on officially censuring Mr. Matlow for questioning the board's handling of a suspected swine-flu case at Vaughan Road Academy earlier this month."