Housing minister stands by changes to rent control, midtown density; TTC’s $780-million plan that calls for new streetcars is mostly unfunded; Toronto-area home prices to surge past $1 million in 2020, according to Royal LePage; and more news:

Housing minister stands by changes to rent control, midtown density (Toronto Star)

'Missing middle’ key to solving housing affordability, experts say (Globe and Mail)

TTC’s $780-million plan that calls for new streetcars is mostly unfunded (Toronto Star)

Toronto-area home prices to surge past $1 million in 2020, according to Royal LePage (Toronto Star)

Pranksters hand out hundreds of fake tickets for 'doing a fantastic parking' (CBC News)

‘Welcome to 2099’: Immersive and giant new lights show opens at the Toronto Zoo (Toronto Star)

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