News Clippings
June 17
Vaughan News
Trees fall in Thornhill for rapidway construction (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Longo's re-opens following blaze (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
800 new homes coming to East Gwillimbury this year (yorkregion.com)
MPAC notices in mail; Richmond Hill residents learn how much home values increased (yorkregion.com)
Stouffville spending $200,000 to keep street open during construction (yorkregion.com)
Mild job growth comes to York Region: survey (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto library hopes to bridge 'digital divide' by lending free Wi-Fi hotspots (thestar.com)
Government bars Canada Post from delivering controversial Your Ward News (thestar.com)
Toronto police task force unveils plan to ‘redefine’ service (thestar.com)
Federal News
Artificial intelligence puts 42% of jobs ‘at risk,’ study says (theglobeandmail.com)
Lyrics to French O Canada still a politically correct nightmare, but nobody cares (nationalpost.com)
June 16
Vaughan News
York Region’s LGBTQ community strives for hope in aftermath of Orlando massacre (yorkregion.com)
PowerStream Recognized as "Best Smart Grid Solution Provider" (marketwired.com)
Yonge Subway North - Mixed messages (NRU)
GTA News
Gardiner Expressway lanes to be fully open by June 25 (thestar.com)
Mayor Tory’s road safety plan may change - but not the funding (thestar.com)
Safety campaign points fingers at the wrong suspect (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Preserving ash trees can be expensive, but worthwhile (niagaraadvance.ca)
Ontario government’s renamed ministries signal a changing face (thestar.com)
Mediation at the OMB - Cultural shift (NRU)
Federal News
Senate passes assisted-dying bill with amendment to cut near-death provision (thestar.com)
Clean-energy spending falls in Canada as Ottawa pledges green push (theglobeandmail.com)
Ottawa, provinces striving to find consensus on CPP reform (theglobeandmail.com)
Canadian lawmakers vote to make national anthem gender neutral (reuters.com)
June 15
York Region News
Stouffville home values up 47% since 2012: MPAC (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mississauga Debates Possible Restrictions on Uber (insauga.com)
Brain-themed art project around the city aims to get you thinking (thestar.com)
Don’t just allow sports gear on roads - make it mandatory (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Queen’s Park to hire digital guru at cost of $200K annually (thestar.com)
Federal News
Quebec forces Uber legislation through, though insurance still unclear (insurancebusiness.ca)
Child benefit to pull record number of kids out of poverty, minister says (thestar.com)
Child care, housing key priorities for families minister (thestar.com)
Vancouver plans to impose tax on owners of vacant homes (theglobeandmail.com)
How online news is being consumed (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada’s household debt holds near record; growth moderates (theglobeandmail.com)
June 14
York Region News
Newmarket-Aurora MPP Chris Ballard named Ontario's minister of housing (yorkregion.com)
Water quality tests begin at beaches in York Region (ctvnews.ca)
York LGBT community 'devastated' by nightclub mass murder in Florida (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mississauga committee debates capping Uber drivers, limiting geographical boundaries (Mississauga.com)
Readers explain why ridership is slowing at the TTC (thestar.com)
Toronto mayor vows quicker action on road safety after intense criticism (theglobeandmail.com)
How Mayor John Tory changed his tough-on-crime ways (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Struggling Wynne shuffles cabinet, adds 7 new ministers (thestar.com)
On voting reform, a referendum is not the answer (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Trudeau announces new funding for indigenous mental health services (thestar.com)
Canada can help heal LGBT community by correcting mistakes of the past (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada needs a more competitive landscape for R&D to thrive (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada’s housing problem is supply, and the solution is local, not federal (theglobeandmail.com)
June 13
Vaughan News
Vaughan entrepreneur riding 'hard rootbeer' wave (yorkregion.com)
At the McMichael, an anniversary makes peace with a complicated history (thestar.com)
York Region News
Leadership key to character communities, Stouffville meeting hears (yorkregion.com)
General Motors to build new technology centre in Markham (yorkregion.com)
Ropes on Richmond Hill trails serious safety hazard, mountain bikers say (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Metrolinx wrestles with what fare is fair (thestar.com)
Riskiest spots for pedestrians and cyclists get new rules in road-safety plan (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Barrie doesn't need red-light cameras, say city staff, cops (simcoe.com)
Quebec's Uber legislation is passed in the National Assembly (cjad.com)
Communities’ ability to veto development adds to B.C. housing crisis (theglobeandmail.com)
Wynne to shuffle Ontario’s Liberal cabinet halfway through mandate (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Trudeau calls Florida shooting a ‘domestic terror attack’ against LGBT community (thestar.com)
NDP urges Liberals to decriminalize pot before legalizing it (thestar.com)
Drone close calls near airports spur proposed regulations (thestar.com)
