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FORD
• Mayor Rob Ford says of reading while driving: ‘Yeah, probably. I’m busy’ [Toronto Sun]
• Toronto police to Mayor Rob Ford: Get a driver, saving money not worth the risk to citizens [National Post]
• Mayor Rob Ford doesn’t deny reading while driving after photo snapped: ‘I’m busy’ [National Post]
• Police urge Ford to hire driver after mayor caught reading while driving [Globe & Mail]
• Mayor Rob Ford Admits to Reading While Driving, “Probably” [Torontoist]
• Spotted: Rob Ford reading in the driver’s seat [Openfile]

CHICAGO & TORONTO
• Levy: Ford’s Chicago mission dicey [Toronto Sun]
• Chicago and Toronto: A case of sisterly rivalry [Toronto Star]
• Ford to talk crime with Chicago mayor [Globe & Mail]

TOPLESS RALLIES
• Topless Raelians beat City Hall [Toronto Sun]
• City of Toronto changes mind, will allow topless rallies in city parks [National Post]

OTHER NEWS
• Towing companies snub Toronto’s low-tow zone [Toronto Star]
• Canada’s largest graffiti production wall nears completion [Toronto Star]
• Fiorito: TCHC eviction a near-death experience [Toronto Star]
• TTC brings back the bendy bus [Toronto Star]
• Fed: Fixing Toronto’s infrastructure with brisket and a billion Mintz-bucks [Toronto Star]
• FoodShare Toronto’s raspberry cake with lemon drizzle: Urban Cookbook recipe [Toronto Star]
• Balzac Coffee opens at Toronto Reference Library downtown [Toronto Star]
• Former 1880s bungalow has reno history and old boots found in the rafters [National Post]
• Kelly McParland: Ottawa takes the maple out of Maple Leaf Gardens [National Post]
• Police shootings, mental health to come into focus at Toronto inquest [Globe & Mail]
• Ontario Disability housing credit to be phased out in 2013 [Openfile]