News Clippings

August 7

Vaughan News

Vaughan pushes ahead with massage parlour appeal (Yorkregion.com)

Vaughan residents fed up with debris mountain (Thestar.com)

Urban street art on Vaughan bridge turning heads (Yorkregion.com)

King-Vaughan Road closed for construction (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Stouffville council meetings going paperless (Yorkregion.com)

Mayor's no fan of $100,000 'Welcome to Stouffville' sign (Yorkregion.com)

Have your say on bylaw limiting recreational vehicles on Georgina driveways (Yorkregion.com)

East Gwillimbury council, staff brace for massive growth (Yorkregion.com)

Graffiti causes headache for Newmarket homeowner (Yorkregion.com)

YOUR VIEW: Region needs more affordable housing (Yorkregion.com)

Gasoline contamination leads to Yonge Street project delay in Holland Landing (Yorkregion.com)

York Region golf courses 'Score' spots in national rankings (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Sounds of summer disturb Pickering neighbour (Thestar.com)

Lawyer dogged by conflict claims in Brampton case (Thestar.com)

Federal News

Canadians gather online to debate leaders’ debate, double-check facts (Thestar.com)

Leaders set tone in bruising first debate (Theglobeandmail.com)

Four leaders bring their own styles to first debate (Thestar.com)

August 6

Vaughan News

Special Hospital Announcement for Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital (vaughaneast.snapd.com)

Vaughan Celebrates Canada Day (vaughaneast.snapd.com)

Mayor’s Golf Tournament scores hole in one for community groups (vaugahneast.snapd.com)

Toronto FC II First Home Opener (vaughaneast.snapd.com)

GTA News

Wavering public support puts cracks in political subway deal (Thestar.com)

Toronto told to tell public when untreated sewage sent into Lake Ontario (Thestar.com)

Toronto library to roll out book-lending machine at Union Station (Thestar.com)

Torontonians want Olympics, but are leery of paying the bill (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Wynne calls by-election so PC Leader Patrick Brown can run for seat (Theglobeandmail.com)

Federal News

How Canada's 42nd federal election all adds up (Thestar.com)

Gains are modest but stakes high when debates go wrong (Thestar.com)

Harper ignores cities at Canada's peril (Thestar.com)

August 5

Vaughan News

PowerStream Receives ENERGY STAR(R) Recognition (Digitaljournal.com)

York Region News

1,631 area customers still without hydro following Sunday's storms (Yorkregion.com)

If another bear wanders into Newmarket, ministry will handle it differently (Yorkreigon.com)

Markham posts signs urging residents to cut grass (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

GTA mayors want federal transit and housing cash (Torontosun.com)

New Toronto police mobile app makes it easier to report crimes (Thestar.com)

Many want another look at Scarborough subway: poll (Thestar.com)

Metrolinx seeks partners to operate retail or restaurants in GO stations (Thestar.com)

Federal News

TPP negotiations complicated by election campaigns (Thestar.com)

Stephen Harper unveils home renovation tax credit (Thestar.com)

August 4

Vaughan News

Vaughan family continues fight for life-changing surgery (Yorkregion.com)

Minister Fantino Announces $905,000 Investment for Vaughan's MiMi Food Products Inc. (Marketwired.com)

Anti-Semitic incident outside Thornhill synagogue ‘unfounded’ (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Northern York Region Conservative MPs staying mum on possible federal election call (Yorkregion.com)

Link between Hwy. 400 and Hwy. 404 is high priority for BWG, surrounding areas (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Toronto councillor Jim Karygiannis confronts UberX driver (Thestar.com)

West Nile Virus detected in the GTA (Newstalk1010.com)

Six key races to watch in Toronto and the GTA (CP24.com)

Heated dispute between bathhouse owners leads to shutdown (Thestar.com)

High daycare fees, lack of spaces plague GTA parents (Thestar.com)

Summer sounds: music to the ears or a headache? (Thestar.com)

Urban foraging against Toronto park bylaws, city warns (CBC.ca)

Provincial News

Wynne changes course, gives PC leader chance to run in early byelection (Thestar.com)

Federal News

Federal election sure to be nasty, expensive and long (Thestar.com)

Taxpayers could face $500M tab (Thestar.com)