Committee to examine shields for Toronto taxi drivers; many ways to fund Bixi bike-share program; five ways to celebrate Earth Day in Toronto; and more news.

Liberals display sense of humour on pricey power plant cancellation (Globe & Mail)

Committee to examine shields for Toronto taxi drivers (Globe & Mail)

Three G20 protesters accept cash to drop claims against Toronto police (Globe & Mail)

Toronto 6th among cities in global competitiveness ranking: study (Globe & Mail)

Bixi: Many ways to fund a bike-share program (Toronto Star)

Mayor Rob Ford is now Toronto’s most popular reality show (Toronto Star)

City of Toronto to launch probe into taxi rules (Toronto Star)

Judge fines residents $15,000 for running ‘notorious’ illegal booze-selling operation out of Toronto condo (National Post)

Maple-headed beaver, punk porcupine among finalists for Toronto’s Pan Am mascots (National Post)

That time when Record Store Day was everyday (blogTO)

5 ways to celebrate Earth Day in Toronto (blogTO)

Public Works: Use Your Phone To Pay For Parking (Torontoist)

These Are the Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games’ Mascot Finalists (Torontoist)