Extra, Extra: Ford’s Challenge Accepted, Jarvis Bike Lane Rejected

By Steve Kupferman • Photo by Corbin Smith

Mayor Rob Ford leaving court for a lunch break during his conflict of interest hearing on September 5.

• On his radio show on Sunday, Mayor Rob Ford challenged his critics in the media to debate him. Edward Keenan—an editor at the Grid, who recently wrote a searing recap of the mayor’s court hearing—has accepted.
• The province has rejected a last-chance bid to rescue the Jarvis Street bike lanes, meaning they’re likely not long for this world.

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