Planners face huge hurdles in trying to create ‘vibrancy’ in Scarborough’s quasi-downtown; TTC Relief Line will include ‘less expensive, faster and better’ technology, Doug Ford says; ‘We’re growing up.’ Richmond Hill changes status from town to city; and more news:

Planners face huge hurdles in trying to create ‘vibrancy’ in Scarborough’s quasi-downtown (Globe and Mail)

TTC Relief Line will include ‘less expensive, faster and better’ technology, Doug Ford says (Toronto Star)

Toronto Wildlife Centre's proposed Scarborough facility 'a big step' (Toronto.com)

‘We’re growing up.’ Richmond Hill changes status from town to city (Toronto Star)

This Toronto painter creates moody hyper-realistic cityscapes (Toronto Life)

How six millennials bought a house together in downtown Toronto and built a community (Toronto Star)

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