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FORD
• Gee: Ford turns back on support community at flag raising [Globe & Mail]
• Rob Ford’s silent treatment [NOW]
• Police find ‘no evidence’ to charge reporter over confrontation with Mayor Ford [The Star]

CITY HALL
•Tempers flare as council debates firearms bylaw [Globe & Mail]
• Adam Vaughn’s ‘special’ jury duty pass [The Sun]
• Councillors choosing sides on waterfront casino proposal [Globe & Mail]
• City says warning over asbestos-laced asphalt an ‘abundance of caution’ [National Post]

TRANSIT
• St. Clair traffic fix could cost more than $30 million [The Star]

REAL ESTATE & DEVELOPMENT
• Affordable homes with hang-ups [NOW]
• Condo owners need more protection, Toronto MPP says [CBC]
• Housing bubble talk dismissed amid Toronto ‘condo craze’ [The Star]

OTHER NEWS
• Memo to Eugene Jones, Toronto housing’s new boss: keep the flak jacket [The Star]
• Yonge Street revival: Looking at competing visions to invigorate Toronto’s main drag [National Post]
• Public art in Canada: Toronto’s best and worst [OpenFile]
• Irish pub owners again looking to replace The Real Jerk [National Post]