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WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
• Toronto mayor casts port lands retreat as a victory for all [The Star]
• Ford surrenders on the waterfront [NOW]
• How exactly did the ‘consensus’ on the port lands happen? [National Post]
• James: waterfront rebuff first of many for Ford [The Star]
• Applause as port lands plan passes unanimously [The Star]
• City council reaffirms plans for the port lands [Torontoist]
• Mall giant met with Doug Ford in May [The Star]
• Ford’s port lands plan sink [Toronto Sun]

CITY HALL
• Rob Ford fenced in…for now [NOW]
• Power to the mighty middle [The Grid]
• Ford, councillors share memories of depart Layton [National Post]
• Council pays tribute to Layton; exclude puppy mills [The Star]
• Toronto Council bans pet shop sale of dogs, cats, unless they’re from shelters [Globe & Mail]
• Most T.O. pet shops already don’t sell dogs and cats [The Sun]
• Council cuts off puppy mills [The Sun]

TRANSIT & TTC
• Taken for a ride on TTC cuts [NOW]
• Mississauga to hike transit fares [The Star]
• Stinz wants to use cellphones to pay for parking at city lots [Toronto Sun]

OTHER NEWS
• Five reasons why Calgary tops Toronto [The Star]
• Two tier taxi system creates ‘second class’ drivers, lawyer says [The Star]
• GTA food bank use eases [The Star]
• Toronto food bank use drops, but still higher than before recession [Globe & Mail]
• Q&A: David Miller [NOW]
• Libs set sights on hallowed NDP ground in Trinity [NOW]
• The vision thing [Torontoist]
• Design city [Torontoist]