CITY HALL
• A look at Rob Ford’s year [National Post]
• Toronto mayoral candidates face fines over misplaced campaign signs [Globe & Mail]
• Ford staying by phone over holidays [The Sun]
• Shocked, then dismayed [The Sun]
GTA POLITICS
• Councils avoid salary bumps across GTA [The Star]
• Mississauga councillor seeking to overturn committee appointments [National Post]
TRANSIT
• One dead after TTC bus hits electrical workers’ truck [The Star]
• Electrical worker killed in collision involving TTC bus [Globe & Mail]
• New ‘Toronto Rocket’ subway trains delayed: TTC [National Post]
STREETS
• Toronto signals will keep on chirping [The Star]
• Scarborough intersection reopened after flooding [The Star]
• Abandoned Barbies get a new life [The Star]
• Elaborate and festive window displays in Toronto [BlogTO]
• Remembering Andrew [Torontoist]
IMMIGRATION
• Ontario’s newcomers brace for cuts and layoffs [The Star]
• Funding cuts threaten immigrant agencies [Globe & Mail]
• Liberals protest cuts to immigrant aid [The Sun]
CRIME & G20 AFTER-MATH
• Accused G20 officer went on humanitarian mission [The Star]
• Toronto cop charged in alleged assault [The Star]
• Will two officers face discipline in G20 fallout? Police aren’t saying [Globe & Mail]
CITY LOCALES
• Taylor Creek Park: A ribbon of otherness [Globe & Mail]
• The origins of the Eaton Centre [BlogTO]
INDUSTRY
• $34.5M for T.O. film industry [The Sun]
• How many cellular towers are there in Toronto? [BlogTO]
OTHER NEWS
• PM releases holiday message [The Star]
• The winners of the Star’s emerging artist cover contest [The Star]
• Satire: How the middle class is reclaiming Toronto [Globe & Mail]
• Toronto rehab: A good place to have bad things happen [Globe & Mail]
• Standing Engagement: The Serial Diners [National Post]
• Heroes and Villains 2010: Heroes: Show-Offs [Torontoist]