News Clippings
July 31
Vaughan News
Canada's birthday brings cash for Vaughan projects (Yorkregion.com)
10-bed hospice planned in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)
Canadians anticipate green light for Italian driver’s license (Yorkregion.com)
91 freight cars collide after runaway train incident in Vaughan: CN (CTVnews.ca)
Baby accidentally locked inside car in Vaughan parking lot (CP24.com)
York Region News
Signal timing around York Region left reporter seeing red at times (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket dog park to open Aug. 8 (Yorkregion.com)
CHATS, partner groups give York Region seniors transportation big boost with iRIDEPlus (Yorkregion.com)
No clear factor behind declining crime rate in York Region, Canada (Yorkregion.com)
Oak Ridges councillor appealing audit over controversial mailout (Yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury Council OKs sugar gliders as pets (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
TTC to mull hiking cash fares in 2016 (Thestar.com)
Uber Canada’s hush-hush policy is standard stuff, say insurers (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Gardens sprout in London community mailbox sites as locals oppose Canada Post (Thestar.com)
Ontario launches public consultations into police carding (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Breaking down the costs of an extended election campaign (Thestar.com)
Ottawa slammed for refusing to help run Ontario pension plan (Thestar.com)
July 30
Vaughan News
How an Ontario mayor is using values-driven change management to set his city on track for success (Financialpost.com)
Municipal Elections Act - Councils weigh in (NRU)
As temperatures rise in the GTA, police respond to more cases of dogs in hot cars (Globalnews.ca)
York Region News
Whitchurch-Stouffville wants jobs - Caught in the middle (NRU)
Markham seniors told they can stay put (Yorkregion.com)
Federal money for park, seniors’ projects in Stouffville (Yorkregion.com)
Disabled people cannot walk Newmarket's Davis Drive, senior says (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Peel debates DC by-law - Consultation continues (NRU)
Town of Milton mistakenly cuts down 100 trees on farm (Thestar.com)
Toronto rules can’t keep pace with new apps (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Niagara councillor's gay marriage comments spark backlash (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Longer federal election campaign will cost taxpayers millions more (Theglobeandmail.com)
Federal election campaign could kick off on weekend if Parliament dissolved (Thestar.com)
Tories want massive free trade deal signed before election (Thestar.com)
Transport Canada announces new safety rules in wake of Lac-Megantic (Thestar.com)
July 29
Vaughan News
Federal funding to be provided through the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure Program and enabling accessibility fund (JulianFantino.com)
Video: Dogs left in cars during heat alert (Citynews.ca)
'Leave your dog at home!' (Newstalk1010.com)
York Region News
Richmond Hill takes action on illegal signs (Yorkregion.com)
Newmarket hospital step closer to building hospice (Yorkregion.com)
Cool down with the Town of Newmarket (Yorkregion.com)
York police respond to 4 calls about dogs left in hot cars (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
HOV lanes a boost for GO bus commuters, sys Metrolinx (Thestar.com)
Toronto still discussing possible Expo 2025 bid (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Hydro One leads most complained-about government agencies, Ontario ombud says (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Olivia Chow to re-enter federal politics as NDP candidate (Globalnews.ca)
Ottawa scrambles to solve secret document breach by Anonymous (Thestar.com)
Foreign visitors to Canada to face electronic screening (Thestar.com)
July 28
Vaughan News
PowerStream adds 2.6 megawatts of solar generation projects (Powerstream.ca)
York Region News
Heat warning issued for York Region (Yorkregion.com)
Police in York Region respond to 5 calls for pets locked in cars (CP24.com)
Ways to beat the heat in Newmarket, Aurora and East Gwillimbury (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
33 TTC bus and streetcar route services to be improved (Thestar.com)
Majority of Torontonians support Olympic bid: Poll (Thestar.com)
Chris Selley: Norm Kelly’s Twitter renaissance a lesson for all politicians (Nationalpost.com)
Parents scrambling as time runs out for Markham daycare (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Higher fines mean tough road ahead for distracted drivers in Ontario (Thestar.com)
Federal News
Conservatives hiding budget details ahead of election, opposition says (Theglobeandmail.com)
July 27
York Region News
YOUR VIEW: Growth has created divided communities (Yorkregion.com)
Could Stouffville, Aurora, Newmarket build joint library? (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Pan Am Games closing ceremony ‘a victory celebration’ for Toronto (Thestar.com)
The Pan Ams are over. Now what? (Thestar.com)
Time for Toronto to seize the moment on Olympic bid: DiManno (Thestar.com)
Resident files conflict of interest claims against Caledon mayor, councilor (Thestar.com)
Don't give the rich their own traffic lane: Mallick (Thestar.com)
Provincial News
Guelph’s city-owned trees getting the EAB treatment (Guelphmercury.com)
Kathleen Wynne urges teachers’ unions, school boards to resume bargaining (Thestar.com)
Federal News
NDP would legislate return of door-to-door mail delivery if necessary (Thestar.com)
Stephen Harper swears off new Senate appointments (Thestar.com)
