News Clippings
Aug. 11
Vaughan News
5 things to do this weekend (Vaughan Citizen and Thornhill Liberal)
York Region News
New tree owner is re-leafed Markham has put down roots for him (yorkregion.com)
Aurora facilities to offer new power boost menu to promote healthy eating (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Cabbagetown house is the subject of a decade-long neighbourhood battle (thestar.com)
Toronto harm reduction advocates pushing for pop-up safe-injection sites (cbc.ca)
'Communication failures' caused school bus crisis of 2016, Ontario ombudsman's report reveals (cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Enjoy free admission to Sibbald Point Provincial Park (yorkregion.com)
Province announces funding for Highway 26 widening in Collingwood (yorkregion.com)
Andrea Horwath slams Kathleen Wynne for not calling a Toronto Centre byelection (thestar.com)
Chamber of commerce urges tax cuts for business as NDP Leader Andrea Horwath calls for beefed up labour reforms to help workers (hestar.com)
Federal News
Cities urge Trudeau government to rethink federal homelessness strategy (thestar.com)
Quebec researcher doubts census data citing major increase of anglophones (thestar.com)
Aug. 10
Vaughan News
Smart Real Estate Investment Trust Releases Second Quarter Results for 2017 and Announces Distribution Increase (digitaljournal.com)
LISTEN: Could organized crime be responsible for shootings in Vaughan? (CBC Metro Morning and cbc.ca)
Join Vaughan resident in Parkinson SuperWalk, become everyday hero (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan's Gabriella Wilder performs at Woodbridge Ribfest (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Aurora resident offended by lack of 'Christmas' in tree lighting ceremony (yorkregion.com)
School's not in for new Markham high school this September (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Woodbine believes casino plans will mesh with proposal to build a new community in northwest Toronto (thestar.com)
Cost to refurbish 'Tetanus Park': $150,000 (torontosun.com)
Toronto home buyers and sellers play the waiting game (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Reaches Major Milestone on Eglinton Crosstown LRT Construction (news.ontario.ca)
Federal News
Giant hogweed plant that can cause burns and blindness spreading in Canada (thestar.com)
Canadian building permits rise in June; single-family home plans decrease (bnn.com)
NDP government says feedback shows most Albertans oppose daylight time (theglobeandmail.com)
Canada’s economic growth: is this as good as it gets? (theglobeandmail.com)
Aug. 9
Vaughan News
Take a trip to one of these quaint Ontario towns this weekend (huffingtonpost.ca)
York Region News
Aviation noise from Pearson may force Richmond Hill resident from home (yorkregion.com)
Is story behind Markham’s controversial cow sculpture a tall tale? (thestar.com)
GTA News
Woodbine’s ‘city-within-a-city’ casino expansion expected to generate 2,500 jobs (thestar.com)
Residents concerned about tree-cutting at Ramsden Park (thestar.com)
Cabbagetown residents angry about city, neighbour's handling of new construction (cbc.ca)
More than 220 Toronto youth to get summer jobs after federal government investment (cbc.ca)
Architects want to build a Toronto highrise out of wood and trees - and it's inspired by Habitat 67 (cbc.ca)
Woodbine casino a step closer to reality, but some still concerned (cbc.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario to get 17 new ridings, including a constituency that is largely Indigenous (thestar.com)
Massey Hall’s major renovation gets a little more cash from province (thestar.com)
Ontario wants more clean electricity from Quebec...if it saves money (thestar.com)
Federal News
Canada's hope to get climate change into NAFTA could be a struggle (thestar.com)
Ottawa mulls tougher drunk driving laws by lowering legal alcohol limit (thestar.com)
What's stopping Canadians from buying electric vehicles? (nationalobserver.com)
Aug. 8
Vaughan News
TransCanada to expand mainline system capacity (dailycommercialnews.com)
York Region News
People test positive for West Nile virus, Lyme disease in York Region (yorkregion.com)
July home sales plummet in York Region (yorkregion.com)
'I make no apologies for photo-ops': Markham mayor responds to critic (yorkregion.com)
Mayor says extra push on to silence Markham train horns by early 2018 (yorkregion.com)
Just who gave approval for Markham’s cow statue? (yorkregion.com)
Sleepless in Stouffville: Airbnb scam brings unwanted guests to home (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Amid growing demand, GTA libraries are helping to fill a social-services gap (theglobeandmail.com)
Here's where single-person households are clustering in Toronto (cbc.ca)
Why Toronto remains an underachiever - and why it won't last (thestar.com)
Growth of big players in Airbnb rentals shows need for regulations, city says (thestar.com)
Large commercial operators a growing concern in the Airbnb market, study says (thestar.com)
Ikea monkey, dart guy immortalized on downtown Toronto mural (thestar.com)
Provincial News
The roundabout way to control road traffic (thestar.com)
Uber public transit a huge success according to Innisfil (barrie.ctvnews.ca)
Federal News
The costs and the legacies of hosting the Games (theglobeandmail.com)
Vancouver city planners aim to make high-density neighbourhoods livable (theglobeandmail.com)
Parks Canada prepared for ‘exceptional levels of visitation’ for Canada 150 (thestar.com)
