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Sept. 11
Vaughan News

High level of mistrust among Vaughan city employees, internal survey reveals (Yorkregion.com)

Why no Curb Appeal signs in Thornhill? (Yorkregion.com)


York must improve cycling opportunities (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Aurora council mulls parking rule changes (Yorkregion.com)

Stouffville thanks province for 2013 ice storm money (Yorkregion.com)

Community rallies to York Region homeless woman’s aid (Yorkregion.com)

Thornhill’s Kent in hot water over refugee Tweet (Yorkregion.com)

Paving and planter work planned for Davis Drive in Newmarket (Yorkregion.com)


GTA News

Getting around means more than driving (Thestar.com)

City councillor putting the heat on landlords with push for temperature-control measures (Thestar.com)

Parking authority wants more on-street parking revenue (Thestar.com)

Bill Davis joins push for bringing university to Brampton (Thestar.com)


Mississauga wants nothing to do with any Toronto Olympic bid (Theglobeandmail.com)

Taxi-Uber report faces uncertain future on city hall committee (Thestar.com)

Toronto Mayor John Tory says city will prepare to welcome 1,000 Syrian refugees in the next two years (Nationalpost.com)

Provincial News

Hamilton lowers bylaw boom on eight Uber drivers (Thespec.com)

New website highlights plight of Canadian renters (Thestar.com)


Hamilton may get rest of $4.1 million ice-storm damage claim from province (Hamiltonnews.com)


Town using drone to monitor health of Oakville forests (Insidehalton.com)

Ontario education workers start job action Thursday (Yorkregion.com)

Federal News

Mulcair says NDP would immediately end Iraq mission (Nationalpost.com)

Trudeau, Mulcair pledge to pull back TFSA contribution limit (Theglobeandmail.com)

Web history catches more candidates (Thestar.com)
Sept. 10
Vaughan News

FEDERAL ELECTION: Vaughan-Woodbridge shaping up to be two-horse race (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Reviews of new senior care model mixed (Yorkregion.com)

Richmond Hill teacher fired for social media comments (Yorkregion.com)

Markham daycare pleads with city officials for time (Thestar.com)

GTA News

Toronto takes first step to regulating Uber (Thestar.com)

Brampton hires facilitator for LRT discussions (NRU)

Why Pan Am Games don’t qualify us for Olympics (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Harsh winters, dry summers stressing trees (Brantfordexpositor.ca)

Growth plan targets optimistic - Flexibility wanted (NRU)

Oakville North-Burlington - Improving resiliency (NRU)


Sustainable urban development - Adapting regulations (NRU)

Anti-violence policing program facing major budget cut (Thestar.com)

Federal News

More politicians, officials criticized for questionable social media use (Globalnews.ca)


Notes from the campaign trail: Ontario the focus for leaders today (CP24.com)

Trudeau sticks to small-business tax shelter claim (Thestar.com)

Green Party pushes for sustainable jobs, climate plan in platform (Theglobeandmail.com)

NDP vows to save auto jobs in trade pact (Theglobeandmail.com)

Monaco’s Prince Albert II calls for leadership on climate (Theglobeandmail.com)

Mulcair ready to deal with provinces on daycare plan (Thestar.com)

Canada is world’s fifth-best place to grow old, report says (Theglobeandmail.com)

Affordable housing crisis affects one in five renters in Canada: study (Theglobeandmail.com)
Sept. 9
Vaughan News

Vaughan: City chipping away at tree replacement target (Yorkregion.com)

Stretch of King-Vaughan Road to remain closed until end of the year (Yorkregion.com)

Surprise Raptors hoopster shows up at Thornhill high school (Yorkregion.com)


York Region News

Meeting at King City Library Friday to discuss sponsorship of refugee families (Yorkregion.com)

Tory hopeful Peter Kent tweets, then retracts, claim that refugee is ISIS fighter (CBC.ca)

GTA News


Taxi company petitions City of Toronto to lower cab fares (Theglobeandmail.com)

City staff recommends lower taxi fares in Toronto (Thestar.com)


Peel's Welcome Centre offers immigrant students a soft landing (Thestar.com)

Brampton mayor may seek referendum on LRT (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

OPP union announces ‘significant reform’ after report into its operations (Thestar.com)

Olympic bid deadline looms without commitments from government or sponsors (Thestar.com)

Intact working on Uber ride-share insurance (Thestar.com)

Ontario’s tuition fees highest in the country, says new report (Thestar.com)


B.C. creates provincial refugee fund (Theglobeandmail.com)

Federal News

Wynne steps up pressure on federal government to accept more Syrian refugees (Thestar.com)

44% of voters support Trudeau's deficit plan, poll finds (Thestar.com)

Trudeau unveils Liberal plan to reverse Harper’s EI changes (Thestar.com)

Harper promises $100-$200 tuition help to families (Thestar.com)

Government red tape a barrier to Canadians’ plans to assist refugees (Theglobeandmail.com)

Canadian mayors forced to fill leadership void on providing aid to refugees (Theglobeandmail.com)

Mulcair's communications director apologizes for anti-Catholic tweets (CP24.com)
Sept. 8
Vaughan News

FEDERAL ELECTION: King-Vaughan NDP candidate garners support from pair of Toronto councillors (Yorkregion.com)

Federal Election 2015: Vaughan-Woodbridge riding (Globalnews.ca)


GTA West Corridor concerns in King Township (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

York Regional Police issue safety reminder as kids head back to school (Yorkregion.com)

Trudeau announces ‘historic’ funds for transit at Richmond Hill bus garage (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Mayor John Tory says revised Gardiner plan part of a ‘jam-packed’ fall agenda (Thestar.com)

Transportation minister to attend Brampton town hall meeting on transit (Bramptonguardian.com)

Scarborough losing its only youth shelter (Thestar.com)

Ron Searle, former mayor of Mississauga, was an early advocate for affordable housing (Thestar.com)

Schools get creative to deal with a wave of sex-ed opt-outs (Thestar.com)

City of Toronto cancels 880,000 unpaid parking tickets (Theglobeandmail.com)

Conservatives turf GTA candidates over urination incident, prank calls (Thestar.com)

What eight-hour workday? Labour Day revelers ask (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Key to Uber’s success lies in ensuring everyone understands the evils of regulation (Nationalpost.com)

Hoskins implores Ottawa to speed up refugee resettlement (Thestar.com)

Province's education workers will begin job action Sept. 10 (Yorkregion.com)


SPCA wants Quebec to ban keeping dogs tied outside around the clock (Theglobeandmail.com)

Federal News

Justin Trudeau calls for all-party summit on refugee crisis (Thestar.com)

Harper holds to party line on admitting Syrian, Iraqi refugees (Thestar.com)


‘What’s enough? What’s enough?’: Harper fires back when asked if Canada is doing enough for migrants (Nationalpost.com)

Anti-terrorism branch of public safety ministry dysfunctional prior to terror attacks, top secret probe finds (Thestar.com)

Justin Trudeau sells three-point election pitch for 2015 campaign (Thestar.com)