CITY HALL
• Budget cuts are health-care cuts, professionals warn [The Star]
• Health-care workers plead for services [Globe & Mail]
• Proposed budget cuts draw fire [The Sun]
• Parents debate: are city recreation fees too low? [The Star]
• KPMG suggests outsourcing city cleaning, security jobs [The Star]
• Build Toronto approves aggressive private-sector-style compensation for executives [Globe & Mail]
• CBC ombudsman casts doubt on police chief’s version of Rob Ford’s 911 call [National Post]
• City won’t play into unions’ hands [The Sun]
• The cost of austerity [NOW]
TRANSIT & TRAFFIC
• No pants subway ride: cheeky riders earn cheers [The Star]
• Clogged traffic court system gives breaks to guilty drivers [The Star]
• Landmark bus depot loses its lustre [The Star]
• LEAF brings a bit of wilderness to the TTC [Torontoist]
OTHER NEWS
• Hospital study looks at frequency of cardiac arrests in Toronto neighbourhoods [Globe & Mail]
• Our muse the mayor: artwork inspired by Rob Ford is easy to spot, but why? [National Post]
• Toronto should aspire to be best city for families [National Post]