When condo-dwellers strike back: Foundry battle shows what happens when community flexes its muscle; Markham council asked Doug Ford’s government to fast-track development in farmland despite opposition from residents and staff; The pandemic was supposed to cool Canada’s hot housing market. Instead, it’s hotter than ever; and more news:

When condo-dwellers strike back: Foundry battle shows what happens when community flexes its muscle (Toronto Star)

‘It just doesn’t seem right’: Markham council asked Doug Ford’s government to fast-track development in farmland despite opposition from residents and staff (Toronto Star)

The pandemic was supposed to cool Canada’s hot housing market. Instead, it’s hotter than ever (Globe and Mail)

After four years and $7 million, Metrolinx quietly drops proposal for hydrogen-powered GO trains (Toronto Star)

The duality of Amazon in Scarborough – from delivering jobs to packaging community relations (Spacing Toronto)

‘Code red:’ New climate change study finds carbon emissions are steadily rising in Toronto and the GTA (Toronto Star)

When it comes to customer reviews, experts say to give quarantine hotels a break (Toronto.com)