Bloor bike lane construction begins next week; Michael Ford wins Toronto byelection to take over his late uncle Rob Ford’s council seat; John Tory commits to protecting anti-poverty plan investments; and more news

Bloor bike lane construction begins next week (Metro News)

Michael Ford wins Toronto byelection to take over his late uncle Rob Ford’s council seat (National Post)

John Tory commits to protecting anti-poverty plan investments (Metro News)

An All-Too-Real Fake History of Toronto Transit (Torontoist)

One community's fight to get a crosswalk in Scarborough (Metro News)

GO adding new, lower double-deck buses to its fleet (Transit Toronto)

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