Rob Ford launches media offensive in bid to control his message; TTC fares heading north by a nickel; Mirvish and Gehry versus heritage warehouses; and more news.

Rob Ford launches media offensive in bid to control his message (Globe & Mail)

Toronto council set for historic showdown to freeze out Ford (Glob & Mail)

SNL takes Rob Ford lampooning to new heights with merciless parody (Globe & Mail)

Mayor challenges councillors to call an election (Toronto Star)

Huronia survivors hit roadblocks in attempts to get case files (Toronto Star)

Carding by Toronto police drops sharply (Toronto Star)

Rob Ford’s misadventures have Austin raising concerns about alliance with Toronto (Toronto Star)

TTC fares heading north by a nickel (Toronto Star)

In defence of Ford Nation, they're honest people who thought they had a champion. It happens (National Post)

Rob Ford protesters say stripping Toronto mayor of his powers not enough (National Post)

‘Draft Tory’ movement aims to get popular Toronto host — who hasn’t declared his candidacy — elected in 2014 (National Post)

A New Life for an Old School (Torontoist)

David Mirvish and Frank Gehry Versus Heritage Warehouses (Torontoist)

Historicist: The Greater Scheme of Things (Torontoist)

Dear American Media: Who You Should Talk To About Rob Ford (Torontoist)

Surveying the Sam’s Sign (Torontoist)