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SCARBOROUGH SHOOTING
• Scarborough shootings: 2 killed, 22 hurt in gunfire at block party [Toronto Star]
• Scarborough shooting: ‘Gang involvement’ in shootout that killed 2, police chief says [Toronto Star]
• Fiorito: What we should ask about the Scarborough shooting [Toronto Star]
• Mass shooting on Danzig puts the lie to Toronto’s ‘safe city’ mantra [Toronto Star]
• Notable Toronto shootings [Toronto Star]
• Toronto Police fear ‘retaliatory vengeance’ after Scarborough shooting [Toronto Sun]
• Premier to gather top law enforcement in wake of Scarborough shooting [Toronto Sun]
• Toronto’s homicides, from 2008 to today [Globe & Mail]
• Retaliation feared after two killed, 21 wounded in ‘Toronto’s worst incident of gun violence’ [National Post]
• It’s time Toronto ‘declare war’ on gangs: Rob Ford in furious call to arms in Scarborough shooting’s wake [National Post]
• Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Life and death on ‘the other side of the tracks’ [National Post]
• Duly Quoted: Rob Ford [Torontoist]

CITY HALL
• Downtown park needed more than Condos, say councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, and MPP Glen Murray, as city green space goes up for sale [Toronto Star]
• Read selected e-mails from Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s communication team [Globe & Mail]

OTHER NEWS
• The Fixer: A stroll on the Harbour Square boardwalk could turn into a stumble [Toronto Star]
• City staff shortages threaten popular Dufferin Grove Park dinners [Toronto Star]
• University of Toronto partners Coursera to offer free open online classes [Toronto Star]
• Toronto breaks weather record as temperatures top 36°C [Globe & Mail]
• Shops at Don Mills welcomes yet more pedestrian-friendly condos [National Post]
• Posted Toronto Political Panel: Where should we raise our children, anyway? [National Post]
• Toronto staff say Uber is operating without city limo licence [Openfile]
• Forget the ferry: how else can you get to the Toronto Islands? [Openfile]