Mayor Rob Ford, Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair, and Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty will discuss ways to tackle gun crime when they meet with other members of the provincial government later today. Ford appears to be struggling to make his ideas, which include some kind of deterrent based around citizenship, clear. The mayor called Newstalk 1010 on Friday to explain but ended up making things more confusing. According to the latest stats, more than 20 people have been killed as a result of gun violence this year.

It wasn't a good weekend on the roads or waterways. Downtown, a TTC bus struck a building - home to Little Nicky's coffee - on Peter Street, in Oakville, a boat exploded after refueling and in North York an SUV fell 9 metres into a ravine. Stay safe out there.

If you watched the video in Friday's Morning Brew of Global News reporter Jackson Proskow drilling Rob Ford over his community grant voting record (i.e. always against) you would have seen the mayor getting into a sleek, black Cadillac Escalade instead of his usual Uplander minivan. Turns out the new wheels were a birthday gift from his brothers, Doug and Randy (yep, there's a third one.)

In the latest episode of Toronto Zoo's elephant saga, we've found out the animals won't be heading to California until September because of concerns over the hot weather.

Could more roundabouts be the answer to Toronto's traffic congestion? According to the National Post, the circular junctions remove the need for traffic lights and help keep vehicles moving. Okay, hands up who knows how they actually work. Here's a live feed video from a real life roundabout in Halifax, Nova Scotia, if you're into that sort of thing.

Finally, right on schedule, the intersection of Queen and Spadina is back open for east-west traffic after a two-week closure to replace the streetcar tracks. The catch? There's only one lane in each direction right now, but at least the 501 streetcar is off diversion.

IN OTHER NEWS:

• Blue Jays play bombs away to sweep Red Sox [CBC]
• Mariner and Toronto FC thriving in choppy waters [Globe and Mail]
• Canadian theatres ban masks and increase security after Batman shooting [The Star]
• Toronto officially opens Canada's first accessible playground [The Star]
• Colorado shooting victim narrowly missed Eaton Centre shooting [Globe and Mail]
• St. Bartholomew's faces a new challenge -- an upscaling neighbourhood [National Post]

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• Stand up paddling in Toronto
• Beirut show their chops at the Sound Academy
• Waterfront Night Market brings balls to the Port Lands
• Where to get churros before a trip on the Dufferin 29
• Highlights from the 2012 Hot and Spicy Food Festival
• The sinking of the steamer Alexandria in Toronto
• Bright family-owned cafe opens in midtown
• Get to know a Baker: Cynthia Pacheco, Curbside Bliss
• This Week in Theatre: Best of The Fringe, Backbeat, Caribbean Dreams, Altar Boyz, Macbeth
• This Week In Comedy: Mick Foley, Dylan Gott, Trent McClellan feat. Lamont Ferguson, Ladystache Edinburgh Fringe Festival Fundraiser, and Kevin Hart

Photo: "Across the Bay" by DdotG in the blogTO Flickr pool.