Metrolinx’s $27B GO Expansion delayed and scaled back; Toronto councillors ask city solicitor for legal options to fight provincial takeover at Billy Bishop; Council approves teardown of vacant public housing site near High Park to make way for towers; and other news.

Metrolinx’s $27B GO Expansion delayed and scaled back: confidential report (The Star)

Toronto councillors ask city solicitor for legal options to fight provincial takeover at Billy Bishop (CBC)

Council approves teardown of vacant public housing site near High Park to make way for towers (The Star)

6 years and millions of dollars later, there’s still no drop-in centre at this Cabbagetown site (CBC)

More Americans are looking at Ontario cottages, but market remains in a ‘holding pattern’ (The Star)

Brampton council considering LED crosswalks as part of new traffic calming measures (CityNews)

Today at Toronto city council: TTC safety, yacht club future and some Mamdani-esque ideas (The Star)

FIFA cancelling thousands of hotel bookings in host cities, including Vancouver and Toronto (The Globe and Mail)

HST new-home rebate: these homebuyers stand to benefit the most from the new tax break (The Star)

Ford set to unveil 2026 Ontario budget as economy remains volatile (CBC)

Five Toronto streetcar routes delayed after derailment at Leslie Barns storage facility (The Star)