By Karen Aagaard (Guest Contributor)

Porter unveils plans for new island air terminal (Globe and Mail): “Porter Airlines Inc.—which operates out of Toronto’s controversial island airport—said yesterday it is spending $45-million to build a new passenger terminal as it goes ahead with plans to double its fleet to 20 planes by the end of the year, boasting that it is creating hundreds of jobs in the middle of a recession.” [More coverage in the Post; previous coverage on Torontoist: Porter Air Says: Take That, YYZ.]
Former Sick Kids doctor faces sexual assault charge (Globe and Mail): “Behind the respected U.S. doctor’s genial demeanour, Toronto detectives allege, a sexual predator lurked. And when they came for him on the weekend at his luxury downtown hotel, police said, he did not go quietly.”
First charge laid by lobbyist registrar (National Post): “Toronto’s lobbyist registrar today announced she had laid the first set of charges for alleged violations of the city’s bylaw. A charge of ‘not providing information that is accurate and factual to public office holders’ was laid was laid against Darryl Jessop.” [More coverage in the Star.]
Stopping the war also means stopping traffic (National Post): “The sun shone. Hundreds of police officers stood and sat, talking and eating pizza. Police bicycles and police horses blocked Toronto’s most stately thoroughfare, University Avenue. Replacing the growl of traffic, the roar came up from thousands of protesters of Sri Lankan origin, standing or sitting in the centre of the traffic lanes: ‘U.S.A.? Immediate action!’”
Let my wife come home, husband pleads (Toronto Star): “Outbreak traps dying Toronto woman in Mexico as pandemic alert is increased to Level 4.”
Extortionists targeting GTA’s Asian merchants, police say (National Post): “Extortionists are targetting Asian merchants in greater Toronto, demanding cash to fund residents’ exit from Canada, York Regional Police said today. At least 10 business owners in Markham and Richmond Hill, in professional fields ranging from restaurants to accounting firms, have handed over cash.”
Signs are a-changin’—maybe (Toronto Star): “A major billboard company is quietly lobbying city councillors to support converting 10 of its signs to a digital format where the image changes every 10 seconds.”
City expands list of sites that it wants to develop (Toronto Star): “If you’re a City of Toronto taxpayer, you’re now in the real estate development game—and the city has released a list of 30 properties that are now in play.”
Parks offer pooch paper bags (Toronto Star): “City says biodegradable, plastic bags don’t work for waste in green bins in dog-walking parks.”