News Clippings
Jan. 15
Vaughan News
Vaughan weighing costs of dated bridge (YorkRegion.com)
Vaughan Deputy Mayor Michael Di Biase takes ethics watchdog to court (thestar.com)
Vaughan students rally for sick child (YorkRegion.com)
Toronto Star expected to close main printing plant in GTA (theglobeandmail.com)
Metrolinx Finalizes Eglinton Crosstown Station Names (torontoist.com)
African trophy hunting show in Vaughan angers animal rights activists (cp24.com)
York Region News
Plans for artificial turf field in Newmarket move forward (YorkRegion.com)
Refugee families furnish new homes at Thornhill's Furniture Depot (YorkRegion.com)
Aurora councillor calls for OMB reform and development policy summit (YorkRegion.com)
Town of Newmarket, Pickering College arena deal nears (YorkRegion.com)
Newmarket residents could pay about $52.69 more in taxes this year (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Pot tax revenue pays for Denver sidewalks and schools: Would it work here? (thestar.com)
Toronto’s wish lists go nowhere when tax talk is forbidden (thestar.com)
John Tory’s SmartTrack transit plan for Toronto getting smaller, cheaper (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
County budget: Chainsaws will be busy in Norfolk in 2016 and beyond (simcoereformer.ca)
Region calling on Queen’s Park for Uber regulations (stcatharinesstandard.ca)
Federal News
Economists urge Ottawa to consider larger deficits to spur growth (theglobeandmail.com)
China open to historic free-trade deal with Canada under certain provisos (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada’s pot industry calling on Ottawa to stop rise of illegal stores (theglobeandmail.com)
Why Canada’s top court must weigh in on electoral reform (theglobeandmail.com)
Jan. 14
Vaughan News
Vaughan women help lift the veil on wearing the hijab (YorkRegion.com)
VINTAGE VAUGHAN: Patterson School Students (YorkRegion.com)
Rail line link: Increasing freight rail in York Region (NRU)
Highway 7 development settled (NRU)
Vaughan trucking terminal allowed (NRU)
Canada Post says it's working to de-ice frozen community mailboxes (680news.com)
Price of GTA homes up 8.6% over 2014 (torontosun.com)
GTA News
A touch of Trudeaumania hits Toronto’s City Hall (theglobeandmail.com)
Amateur photos of waterfront mark area’s transformation (thestar.com)
The stars align for affordable housing in Toronto (theglobeandmail.com)
Pot entrepreneur joins rush to open shops in hot Toronto market (theglobeandmail.com)
Trudeau announces $20-million in funding for Toronto stem cell research (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Clarington struggling to keep up with infected ash trees (durhamregion.com)
Cornwall coping with emerald ash borer invasion (standard-freeholder.com)
Report lauds quality of Ontario’s drinking water (NRU)
Federal News
Ottawa eyes faster infrastructure spending to revive economy (theglobeandmail.com)
Ottawa will spend to help Canadians prepare for disasters (thestar.com)
Alberta to freeze some civil servants’ pay amid plunging energy prices (theglobeandmail.com)
Jan. 13
York Region News
Markham's cat adoption centre gets set to purr (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Trudeau, Tory to meet at City Hall (torontosun.com)
Toronto councillor blasts police board over ‘status quo’ promotions for senior officers (thestar.com)
Mild winter leaves gap in pothole work: Fixer (thestar.com)
Provincial News
New security features aim to curb forged accessible parking permits (thestar.com)
Government-created organizations should be part of review of third-party political contributors, Wynne says (thestar.com)
Ontario taxpayers give their two cents’ worth on crafting spring budget (thestar.com)
Legalizing marijuana will come with strict controls, MP Bill Blair says (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Ottawa weighs skipping budget hearings amid pressure for stimulus (theglobeandmail.com)
Burnaby mayor asks Trudeau to halt Trans Mountain pipeline hearings (theglobeandmail.com)
Survey aims to assess impact Uber would have on city (northernlife.ca)
Gary Bettman’s push for public funds for Calgary Flames arena - for benefit of wealthy owners - displays next-level gumption (nationalpost.com)
Jan. 12
Vaughan News
Mid-rise condos proposed for Thornhill-Vaughan community (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
Newmarket condo residents seek ramp to access Davis Drive (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Condo sales signs hide fast-moving traffic from drivers (thestar.com)
Uber to launch car-pooling service as city continues to draft new regulations (CP24.com)
Garbage incinerator plan burned $7M hole in Peel region coffers before being trashed (Mississauga.com)
Councillors share thoughts on budget process (torontosun.com)
Provincial News
Kathleen Wynne backs Bill Blair to spearhead marijuana legalization (thestar.com)
Ontario’s Wynne calls by-election for Feb. 11 in Whitby-Oshawa (globeandmail.com)
Ontario rushed to contain raccoon rabies in Hamilton after cases emerged (thestar.com)
How Ontario cabinet ministers moonlight for money (thestar.com)
Ontario Power Generation to spend $12.8 billion refurbishing four Darlington nuclear reactors (thestar.com)
Federal News
Urbanarium debates to explore future of Vancouver’s infrastructure (theglobeandmail.com)
Jan. 11
Vaughan News
The Daily Brief (Bloomberg TV Canada)
Vaughan celebrating a quarter-century as a city (YorkRegion.com)
Vacationing Thornhill homeowners return to burned out house (YorkRegion.com)
Bony kitten in photo sparks debate about selling pets in Brampton (CBC.ca)
York Region News
Average price nears $1M for detached homes in York Region (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto Liberal MPs reaffirm $2.6B federal commitment for transit (CBC.ca)
Toronto eyes privatization of hydro, parking as Tory hunts for cash (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto trudging again through season of denial (thestar.com)
MP Bill Blair says legal pot could be sold in liquor stores (thestar.com)
Ex-colleague will lobby MP Bill Blair to restrict field of pot growers (theglobeandmail.com)
Welcome to Guelph, Ont., pop. 121,688 and Canada’s jobs powerhouse (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Fun with numbers on your monthly hydro bill (thestar.com)
Federal News
Advocacy groups seek clarity on Liberal ‘social infrastructure’ pledge (theglobeandmail.com)