Today's news puts Toronto on the map sooner than expected, looks at restoring native trees to Toronto while asking why our parks look ragged compared to Detroit's. Of course, the housing shortage is never far away, and neither is the upcoming municipal election.

One man’s quest to restore native Canadian trees to Toronto (Globe and Mail)

Geographer finds first use of Toronto’s name on a map — from 1678 (Toronto Star)

Why Toronto’s parks are looking ragged, compared to Detroit’s (Globe and Mail)

Could you live where you work? Live-work units are ideal in Toronto's tough rental market (Toronto Star)

Toronto’s politicians should leave transit planning to the experts Subscriber content (Globe and Mail)

In Toronto-Danforth, progressives reluctantly go head-to-head (Toronto Star)

WALKABOUT: Travelling through time in Olde East York (Inside Toronto)

Global news from our sister site, SkyriseCities.com:

58-Storey Tower Proposed for Fairmont Macdonald Site (Edmonton)

Prime on the Plaza Nearing Completion in Surrey (Vancouver)