Ontario Transportation Minister says he's not seizing control of Troonto transit planning; Scarborough subway to be built with shortened route; a Pickering airport, or farmland?; and more news.

Proposed Scarborough subway extension comes with risks, city planner says (Globe & Mail)

Scarborough subway to be built with shortened route, Ontario announces (Globe & Mail)

The 40-year argument: A Pickering airport, or farmland? (Globe & Mail)

Scarborough subway could be 10 years down the road (Toronto Star)

Hunting for supper in a food desert: Fiorito (Toronto Star)

Toronto city hall’s money-saving hiring slowdown leaves city short-staffed in key areas (Toronto Star)

Building permit delays blamed on staff shortage (Toronto Star)

‘We can accommodate three or four stations’: Glen Murray wishes he had put a few more stops on that proposed subway map (National Post)

Longer island airport runway might make ‘an already quiet airplane even quieter,’ Porter CEO says (National Post)

Future of Scarborough transit extension murky as province, city fight over who has final say (National Post)

Public Works: A Living Wall May Mean Fewer Floods in London (Torontoist)