Naturally occurring cultural districts; Toronto kills the plastic bag; contracted company caused flooding at Union Station; living next to the creepiest house in Toronto; an interview with a Luminato luminary and more:

Construction work caused flood at Union Station: city (National Post)

Toronto tosses bags out with the ‘bag tax’ (National Post)

Council vote map: Ban plastic bags (Toronto Star)

Toronto cracking down after revelations alleged Eaton Centre gunman worked at after-school program (National Post)

Catholic schools more often score better than public schools, new C.D. Howe report shows (Toronto Star)

The Fixer: One fish, two fish, no water for you fish (Toronto Star)

Social Planning Toronto releases first-ever poverty profiles of the city’s 44 wards on Destitution Day (Toronto Star)

A sticky wicket for Brampton’s dream of a cricket stadium (Toronto Star)

You could win tickets to The Stop’s Night Market! (The GridTO)

Jorn Weisbrodt: Luminato luminary (The GridTO)

I Live Next To… Leslieville’s doll house (The GridTO)

Beyond the Black Rainbow (The GridTO)

Are Dupont Street’s Bike Lanes Under Threat? (Torontoist)

Rob Ford speech absent of specifics and new ideas (Spacing)

NOCD: Naturally Occurring Cultural Districts (Spacing)