Toronto should cut red tape and support creativity; Artist, neighbourhood residents fuming over cancellation of mural for Davenport Diamond rail bridge; ROM’s plaza, terrace at its Bloor St. entrance to feature live music and other events; and more news:

Toronto should cut red tape and support creativity (Toronto Star)

Artist, neighbourhood residents fuming over cancellation of mural for Davenport Diamond rail bridge (Toronto Star)

Residents upset after Brampton cuts down mature trees to widen Williams Parkway (CBC News)

Metrolinx tells GO bus drivers to spit out gum if asked by passenger triggered by sound (Toronto Star)

Waste producing companies to take over operation, cost of Ontario’s ‘blue box’ curbside recycling program over next six years (Globe and Mail)

ROM’s plaza, terrace at its Bloor St. entrance to feature live music and other events (Toronto Star)

Should the city name an Etobicoke street after Rob Ford? (CityNews)

Peel mayors warn Ford government cuts will have ‘dramatic impact’ (Toronto Star)

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Madison House Tops Off in NoMad (New York)

Phase One of West Village Towers Taking Shape (Calgary)

Construction Getting Underway at Southpark on Whyte (Edmonton)

Sun Towers at Metrotown Continue to Rise (Vancouver)