Councillor floats idea of foreign buyers tax in Toronto; TTC insists cost-saving measures aren’t service cuts; How Toronto Became a Hub for Green Roofs; and more news:

Councillor floats idea of foreign buyers tax in Toronto (Metro News)

John Tory mulls new taxes and asset sales in Toronto – but not right now (Globe and Mail)

How Toronto Became a Hub for Green Roofs (Torontoist)

Video: How Nathan Phillips Square got one Canada’s most prestigious design awards (Metro News)

TTC insists cost-saving measures aren’t service cuts (Toronto Star)

The Sharing Economy is Here to Stay—Get Used to It (Torontoist)

Why is it so hard for Toronto to think big? Keenan (Toronto Star)

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