Ontario government slashes tourism funding in Toronto and Ottawa; Toronto-area politicians rally against Ford’s housing-supply plan; Souped-up basements fetching condo-style rents in Toronto’s heated housing market; and more news:

Ontario government slashes tourism funding in Toronto and Ottawa (Globe and Mail)

Souped-up basements fetching condo-style rents in Toronto’s heated housing market (Toronto Star)

Toronto-area politicians rally against Ford’s housing-supply plan (Globe and Mail)

Can’t walk? Then no High Park cherry blossoms for you (Toronto Star)

Parkdale non-profit teams up with city to acquire rooming house (Toronto.com)

A look inside the Royal York’s new, extra-luxurious “hotel within a hotel” (Toronto Life)

Immediate action is needed to solve Toronto's housing woes, advocates say (Toronto.com)

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