TRANSPORTATION
- Metrolinx creating $6.7B LRT ‘mega-project’ too expensive for smaller, local contract bids: critics [National Post]
- Ontario minister may need to cozy up to other levels of government if he wants to see $4.9B LRT completed [National Post]
- King-Spadina intersection to close for two weeks [Toronto Star]
- 2-week King and Spadina intersection closure begins today [CBC]
POLITICS
- TTC chair Karen Stintz could beat Ford, poll says [Toronto Star]
- Peter Milczyn looking to stay in Mayor Rob Ford’s inner circle after byelection loss [Toronto Star]
- City council, or voters, could replace Doug Holyday [Toronto Star]
- Concerns over legitimacy of Giambrone’s candidacy hurt NDP’s byelection campaign: riding association [National Post]
- ‘Subway champion’ Mitzie Hunter wins seat for Ontario Liberals [National Post]
- Doug Holyday’s impeccable dress code and fiscal responsibility will be sorely missed at City Hall [National Post]
- Toronto’s soon-to-be deputy mayor not worried about being linked to scandals plaguing Rob Ford [National Post]
- Toronto council ponders how to replace Doug Holyday [Globe & Mail]
OTHER
- Police board wants Toronto cops to review ‘dooring’ policy [Toronto Star]
- Toronto’s waterfront: Dredging up the past to build the future [Toronto Star]
- Toronto city councillor attacks unapproved condo ads [CBC]
- City goes digital to solve the island ferry bottleneck [Globe & Mail]
- City homeless census shows “troubling trends” [NOW]