TAX HIKE
- Duelling mayors Norm Kelly, Rob Ford dispute size of Toronto tax hike [Toronto Star]
- Toronto budget committee approves 2.25% tax hike [Toronto Sun]
- Ford hints at privatization after tax hike [Globe & Mail]
STREETCARS
- Doug Ford wants to remove streetcars from downtown streets Doug Ford still eyeing provincial career [Toronto Star]
- Disabled streetcars fuel Fords’ war against above-ground rail transit [Globe & Mail]
WEATHER
- Ice storm cost Toronto $106 million: City staff [Toronto Star]
- Peel region seeks provincial funds for storm cleanup [Globe & Mail]
- More cancellations, delays at Pearson Airport in wake of deep freeze [Globe & Mail]
OTHER
- Watch the Toronto Zoo’s baby polar bear take its wobbly, adorable first steps in intensely cute new videos [Video] [National Post]
- High time for term limits at city hall [Toronto Sun]