By Karen Aagaard (Guest Contributor)

Clinton, Bush booked for joint Toronto appearance (Globe and Mail): “Former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will appear together in Toronto next month on a public stage for the first time since Mr. Bush ended his presidency, in a remarkable twist on the cultural cold war that Barack Obama and others are trying to lay to rest.”
Hijack victims return home (Toronto Star): “A harrowing day came to an emotional end for some of the passengers and crew involved in the hijacking of a Canadian plane in Jamaica as they touched down on home soil.” [More coverage in the Globe, and the Post.]
Sex assault a shock for area residents (National Post): “Eneli Holmes received unsettling e-mails from her friends yesterday morning, including one that read: ‘Please e-mail me back to make sure you’re okay.’”
Put “rat crap” eateries out of biz: Councillor (Toronto Sun): “Toronto’s public health department should have the authority to permanently shut down food establishments that routinely serve their customers ‘rat crap,’ according to the health board chairman.” [More coverage in the Post.]
Purse-snatcher flees into subway tunnel, snarls transit system (National Post): “A purse-snatcher made his getaway by subway tunnel today, single-handedly shutting the Spadina line for more than half an hour. ‘I don’t know if he paid his fare or not—likely not,’ said TTC spokesman Brad Ross.”
Digging through the bricks: An amazing archaeological find at the Brick Works (Now): “Oops. Evergreen’s $55 million revamp of the historic Don Valley Brick Works just got more complicated. Quite by accident late last week, demolition crews preparing for the Bricks’ grand re-opening next spring uncovered a surprise at the brick making factory—the original kilns used to forge the bricks buried underground.”