How secure can malls be?; Mayor Ford wants to end the land transfer tax; why Toronto's playing fields are in the shape they're in; auction empties the Four Seasons; TTC workers awarded 6% raise in new contract; Luminato preview and more:

Eaton Centre shooting was ‘personal,’ not gang-related, say police (National Post)

Malls face difficult test of balancing safety and access (The Globe & Mail)

Parks and wrecks: Why Toronto's playing fields are in such rough shape (The Globe & Mail)

Mayor Ford still out to kill 'terrible' land transfer tax (The Globe & Mail)

Luminato's hidden treasures (The Globe & Mail)

Committee rejects Ford's bid to buy parkland (The Globe & Mail)

TTC workers awarded 6% raise over 3-year contract (Toronto Star)

Four Seasons Hotel auction ends as buyers snap up chandeliers, pianos and crown moulding (Toronto Star)

Mayor Rob Ford might get his way in convincing Toronto council to kill mandatory plastic bag fee (Toronto Star)

2012 Toronto Luminato Festival preview (blogTO)