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Liveblog: Transit Showdown at City Hall

After months of debate and weeks of mounting tension, city council meets today to decide what transit plan they support.

The transit plan currently on the books for Toronto, based on a Memorandum of Understanding between the mayor and the province.

Newsstand: February 8, 2012

What's German for Wednesday? Mittwoch. Now that you know, some news: the battle over transit continues (though some councillors just want to know WTF is going on), drivers everywhere groan as parking fines threaten to rise, Toronto schoolkids turn reading into a sport, and Toronto Hydro equipment is likened to dinosaurs.

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Extra, Extra: Madonna on Tour, Food Truck Tutorial, Transit Skills Test

Every weekday's end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

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Ontario Court of Appeal Dismisses Class Action Lawsuit Regarding St. Clair Transit Construction

Decision states that the matter of damages must go to the OMB, and no evidence was presented in support of alleged misconduct by the City.

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Newsstand: February 7, 2012

It's the kind of Tuesday when you miss Electric Circus and nothing really makes sense to you anymore, isn't it? Well, hang in there, we've got some news for you: Metrolinx releases a report suggesting the mayor's transit plan isn't so bad, council moves to cut out the OMB, timing of cost-of-living debate to be debated, Buddy and Pedro may be parents soon, Facebook gets weird about boobs, and charges dropped against a deaf man arrested at the G20.

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Extra, Extra: Imagining Ontario Place, Bracing for a TA Strike

Every weekday's end, we collect just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

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Rebellion at City Hall: Everything You Need to Know About City Council’s Special Transit Meeting

In which we explain just what a "special meeting" is, and how this one came to be.

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What’s On City Council’s Agenda: February 2012

In which we highlight key items from the month’s city council meeting.

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Newsstand: February 6, 2012

It should be another "absolutely fantastic day" in Toronto, because it's Monday and we've got the news! Specifically: Things may get a little less than fantastic for Ford today as the transit feud heats up; a by-election has been called for the Toronto-Danforth riding; how the Toronto Police might be "whitewashing criminal justice" (spoiler alert: it involves stats!); there's a new (angry!) detective in town; and a quick commuter alert for eastbound Gardiner Expressway users.

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Transit Pros Support Eglinton Subway-Surface LRT Plan

More details on the letter that calls for a return to "sensible" transit planning in Toronto.

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Planners, Urban Designers, Academics Call for Restoring Sense to Transit Planning

Paul Bedford, Ken Greenberg, David Crombie among those asking councillors to return to planning a transit network rather than pursuing individual and often politicized projects.

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Outside Workers Reach Tentative Deal with the City

No details yet, but a "working framework" has been agreed upon.

CUPE 415 president Mark Ferguson speaking to the press on Friday. Photo by Hamutal Dotan/Torontoist.
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Weekend Newsstand: February 4, 2012

Oh the Saturday news, what a bear of a different colour. Happening today: what you need to know in the event of a labour disruption, Toronto Zoo staff make fun of abandoned baby bear, police shoot and kill a man in the east end, and an Occupy protester with money.

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Extra, Extra: Collisions, Tense Negotiations, and Cute Baby Animals

Every weekday’s end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

This Toronto Zoo polar bear is not the one referred to below. Just click the link. Trust us. Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jajriviere/5870596757/"}j-riviere{/a}, from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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City, Outdoor Workers’ Union Inch Closer to Lockout

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City Council to Vote on Pedestrian-Only Streets

Vote will determine whether Willcocks and Gould become permanent car-free zones.

U of T's pedestrian-only zone on Willcocks Street.

Newsstand: February 3, 2012

Congratulations, it's Friday! And it's all thanks to you. In the news: the mayor's Sheppard subway adviser advises road tolls and then takes it back, a report on the city's cycling data, Proud FM forced to leave the Village, and the pandas are coming.

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Extra, Extra: Tarragon Theatre Tussle, Postering Perils

Every weekday's end, Extra, Extra collects just about everything you ought to care about or ought not miss.

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Kensington Market’s Pedestrian Sundays to be More Frequent

The popular street festivals will happen much more often this year, but neighbourhood leaders hope to tone them down.

A typical Pedestrian Sunday crowd. Photo by {a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/14954127@N00/4546555910/"}Nicolai Grut{/a}, from the {a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/torontoist/"}Torontoist Flickr Pool{/a}.
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Scene: Students Rally for Lower Tuition

A rally to drop student fees took over Queen's Park on Wednesday.