Las Vegas gambling mogul visits Rob Ford to lobby for casino; Toronto Police can 'absorb' cost of salary hike, says councillor; let the internet teach you how to read TTC signals; and more news.

Police investigate explosion at Toronto CNE; no injuries (Globe & Mail)

Las Vegas gambling mogul visits Rob Ford to lobby for casino (Globe & Mail)

Fiorito: Toronto budget cuts, remembered (Toronto Star)

CNE masterpiece: A well-buttered Ford reading Atwood, leaning on a steering wheel (Toronto Star)

Marineland: OSPCA conducts inspection of beleaguered theme park (Toronto Star)

Toronto Police can ‘absorb’ cost of salary hike: councillor (National Post)

New Toronto fire chief won’t rule out EMS merger (National Post)

That time when Citytv was everywhere (blogTO)

Let the Internet Teach You How to Read TTC Signals (Torontoist)