Toronto home sales drop 40% compared with a year ago; Why Toronto Needs Rail Deck Park; Postmedia sells Toronto printing plant for $30.5 million; and more news:

Toronto home sales drop 40% compared with a year ago (CBC News)

Toronto crane climber back on solid ground (Inside Toronto)

Why Toronto Needs Rail Deck Park (Torontoist)

The birth of Toronto’s playgrounds: Once Upon A City (Toronto Star)

Postmedia sells Toronto printing plant for $30.5 million (Financial Post)

North Toronto non-profit Doorsteps Neighbourhood Services to shut down (Toronto Star)

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