Auditor general dug into Doug Ford’s controversial Greenbelt plan and we’re about to see what she has to report; Canada’s housing shortfall could widen by another 500,000 units if immigration continues at current pace; some Canadian business owners are sounding alarms over skyrocketing rents; and other news.
‘We were shocked:’ Why Canadian business owners are sounding alarms over skyrocketing rent (Global News)
Etobicoke church opens doors to provide shelter to asylum seekers (CBC)
Ontario government needs ‘overarching lens’ on $60-billion worth of school property, minister says (The Globe and Mail)
‘Ford is sitting on a surplus’: Local Liberal MPs say Ontario should give more money to Toronto (The Star)
Opinion: Justin Trudeau needs to make housing a primary federal responsibility (The Globe and Mail)
Scarborough residents facing possible municipal byelection this fall (CityNews)
The Toronto Caribbean Carnival is this weekend. Here are the road closures in effect (The Star)
Canadian wildfire emissions double previous record as flames rage on (CTV News)
Statistics Canada to release July employment figures this morning (CP24)