News Clippings
Aug. 19
Vaughan News
150 reasons for city the celebrate our country’s sesquicentennial (Vaughan Citizen)
Learn the skills employers value most (TheStar.com)
York Region News
Tampa Drive resident wants town to allow backyard chickens in Georgina (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Police disperse crowd at city hall after taxi industry hurls accusations at Mississauga Mayor (Mississauga.com)
Embrace new transit technology or else, U of T study says (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Decals: One last thing to debate before region’s new taxi bylaw is final (TheRecord.com)
Ontario Tories hold steady lead in latest poll (TheStar.com)
Federal News
Philpott pays back $3,700 for car service (YorkRegion.com)
Aug. 18
Vaughan News
Vaughan to host Canada's first indoor snowboarding facility (yorkregion.com)
Woodbridge brothers honour sister who died from agressive form of brain cancer (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City of Toronto challenges Queen's Park over affordable housing (thestar.com)
Mississauga planning policy - Planning for change (NRU)
The Big Move review - Cautious optimism (NRU)
Get Used To Renting, CIBC Tells Torontonians (huffingtonpost.ca)
Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary dominate global ‘liveability’ rankings (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario considers more changes to how gender is displayed on government ID (thestar.com)
Ontario to regulate home inspectors (thestar.com)
Region says no to in-car cameras for Uber, taxis as it wrangles with proposed bylaw (therecord.com)
1,600 parasitic wasps released in Ontario, Quebec to fight off emerald ash borers (cbc.ca)
Federal News
Canada wants to spread Chinese immigrants evenly across country, minister says (thestar.com)
Ottawa’s new air-travel rule catches dual citizens by surprise (thestar.com)
Goodale opens discussion on police access to passwords and data (metronews.ca)
Aug. 17
Vaughan News
New Post-Grad Certificate Focusing on Business Success (Toronto Star Print)
Funding grows York's agricultural sector (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
Fire ban in northern York Region to be lifted Wednesday (YorkRegion.com)
Small cell technology coming to Aurora smartphone users (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto announces new Uber licence, background checks for drivers (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Taxi protest Wednesday - even though the city grants Uber licence to operate (TorontoSun.com)
Uber is now licensed to operate in Toronto, but cabbies call it 'a political stunt' (CBC.ca)
St. Joseph’s hospital contracts went to firms with personal ties to executives: audit (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Provincial News
Freeze urban boundaries for two years, says Greenbelt group (TheStar.com)
OMA leadership warned as doctors remain divided on negotiations (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Federal News
Prime Minister announces $119-million in funding for Nova Scotia (GlobeandMail.com)
Brenda O'Farrell: Ample parking at new train stations a must (MontrealGazette.com)
Aug. 16
York Region News
Aurora wants to know how residents want tax dollars spent (YorkRegion.com)
Special rainfall statement issued for York Region (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
UPDATE: Cabbies to target East York Civic Centre with protest Wednesday (NewsTalk1010.com)
‘Transit renaissance’ on tap for GTA if funds found, report finds (TheStar.com)
Stopping Toronto’s next flood (MetroNews.ca)
Provincial News
City won't delay Uber legalization because of massive taxi lawsuit (Ottawa Sun)
Ontario physicians decisively dismiss province’s new fee agreement (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Transport minister experiences dangers of Highway 3 (WindsorStar.com)
Ontario pays for ‘self-congratulatory’ radio ad promoting federal CPP (TheStar.com)
Kingston takes on emerald ash borer (TheWhig.com)
Federal News
Arbitrator sides with Canada Post in contract negotiation with rural postmasters (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Conflict-of-interest screen in place for justice minister (TheStar.com)
Liberals not necessarily advantaged by switch to ranked ballot voting system: experts (TheWhig.com)
Federal government announces who will sit on environmental assessment review panel (CBC.ca)
Aug. 15
Vaughan News
McMichael Canadian Art Collection bets big on past for 50th anniversary (TheGlobeandMail.com)
York Region News
Unionized Canada Post workers fearing lockout hold information picket in Richmond Hill (YorkRegion.com)
Ontario hospital executive dismissed over ethics breach, documents say (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Dragon boat teams race for a York/Toronto United Way on Lake Seneca (YorkRegion.com)
Tornado hit shore of Lake Simcoe, Environment Canada confirms (TheStar.com)
GTA News
Alarm raised after peanut butter found smeared on playground equipment in Toronto parks (NationalPost.com)
City's rail-deck park dream depends on securing air rights (TheStar.com)
Toronto’s bone-dry fountains send the message that nobody gives a damn (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Toronto businesses reserving judgement on Bloor bike lanes… for now (MetroNews.ca)
Bringing Toronto’s Don River back from the dead (The GlobeandMail.com)
Lack of supply driving GTA house price surge, studies say TheGlobeandMail.com)
Provincial News
Taxi drivers file $215M lawsuit against City of Ottawa (OttawaSun.com)
Ontario doctors vote on 4-year deal, fee hike (TheStar.com)
Ontario doctors’ dispute lays bare deep divisions within medical profession (TheGlobeandMail.com)
Federal News
Thousands of young Canadians seek spot on Trudeau youth council (TheGlobeandMail.com)
