Debate begins on new transit funding; Rob Ford to pay legal costs of case he won; Hydro bills go up; home sales drop in March; decision on Gardiner to come during election; and more news.

Rob Ford denied legal costs from accuser in conflict-of-interest case he won (National Post)

Your Toronto Hydro bill is about to go up (Toronto Star)

TD Bank CEO Ed Clark to retire; successor named (Toronto Star)

Terence Corcoran: Only a megaprojectile like Metrolinx could call 11 new transit-funding tax schemes a ‘short list’ (National Post)

Debate on whether to tear down crumbling Gardiner could land in middle of next year’s election campaign (National Post)

Highway tolls, fuel tax and parking fees could pay for Toronto transit if Metrolinx has its way (National Post)

Toronto home sales drop 17 per cent (Globe and Mail)

Conflict of interest case against McCallion set to begin (Globe and Mail)

This is the smallest house in Toronto (blogTO)