Toronto tourism numbers hit an all time high; new and quicker plan to fix the aging Gardiner Expressway; new political candidates for the 2014 city election; and more news.

Tory, Stintz give Toronto mayoral election a high-profile boost (Globe & Mail)

Ontario drivers to face higher fines for distracted driving  (Globe & Mail)

John Tory’s Toronto bid: So non-crazy it just might work  (Globe & Mail)

All or nothing for Toronto mayoral candidate John Tory (Globe & Mail)

‘I drank. I enjoyed myself,’ Rob Ford tells Today show  (Globe & Mail)

2014 Election: John Tory steals Karen Stinz's big day (Toronto Star)

Rob Ford tells Today Show he still drinks (Toronto Star)

End of the road for Toronto and the Gardiner: Hume (Toronto Star)

Mayoral campaign getting too crowded: James (Toronto Star)

Rob Ford tells NBC host Matt Lauer he ‘experimented’ with drugs while he was mayor (National Post)

Toronto’s divide-and-conquer conservatives doomed to split the vote and hand Olivia Chow the mayor’s job (National Post)

International visitors helping to boost Toronto's tourism sector (CTV News)

New plan would speed up Gardiner repairs, but comes with a catch (CTV News)

Karen Stintz on refiguring the Gardiner, a World Cup bid, and the DRL (National Post)