Greater Toronto home sales up in July from last year as listings jump; environmental and residents groups call new provincial rules barring OLT third-party appeals an attack on ‘citizen rights’; netting and noise cannons keep seagulls off TTC facility; and other news.

Greater Toronto home sales up in July from last year, listings jump (CityNews)

Environmental and residents groups call new provincial rules barring OLT third-party appeals an attack on ‘citizen rights’ (The Star)

Netting, noise cannons keep gulls off TTC facility (CBC)

This apartment building needed new balcony railings. So the landlord put in solar panels (The Star)

Leaside residents say higher tower project left them blindsided (CBC)

Toronto area home prices drop in July as real estate listing pile up (The Star)

How the vacant home tax ‘fiasco’ happened: City emails show senior staff blunders that led to thousands of homeowners being overbilled (The Star)