News Clippings
May 12
Vaughan News
Committee to bring resident survey to Promenade developer (yorkregion.com)
York Region politicians angry over John Tory's threat to stop subway project (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Historic sites across York Region open during Doors Open 2017 (yorkregion.com)
More York Region stores included in expanded E. coli scare recall (yorkregion.com)
Inflammatory newspaper Your Ward News found in Richmond Hill (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Community leaders slam councillors’ recommendation to freeze spending (thestar.com)
Tory wants to speed up construction projects by extending work hours (thestar.com)
Toronto woman wrongly given parking tickets for putting ‘for sale’ sign in car (thestar.com)
Metrolinx strikes light-rail deal with Alstom, bypassing Bombardier (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontarians will face hydro-bill shock after short-term relief, PCs say (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario’s Greenbelt architect launches defence of anti-sprawl policies (theglobeandmail.com)
Bad hospital discharges among top complaints, Ontario watchdog finds (theglobeandmail.com)
Ottawa City Hall yanks down anti-abortion flag after councillors express anger (torontosun.com)
Liberals' reckless blunders to blame for hydro fiasco (torontosun.com)
Federal News
Feds hoping to find strength in numbers to help extinguish illegal marijuana trade (thestar.com)
Government flood damage compensation likely to increase, Quebec Premier Couillard says (thestar.com)
Canadians with disabilities face alarmingly high tax rates, new report reveals (torontosun.com)
May 11
Vaughan News
Vaughan greenfield heritage - architectural control (NRU)
Province hosting community meeting in Vaughan on Black Youth Action Plan (yorkregion.com)
What’s in a name? Alectra enters the debt market for the first leaves and leaves with $675 million (financialpost.com)
York Region News
Age-friendly tourism - accessible downtowns (NRU)
Get disaster tips at York Region's emergency preparedness fair May 12 (yorkregion.com)
King bylaw investigating after tear gas ingredient released in King (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto needs to find more money or spend less (thestar.com)
Toronto tech boom poised to bring good and bad (thestar.com)
Uber’s new Toronto research hub is a big win for Canada (theglobeandmail.com)
Possible E. coli contamination triggers ground meat recall across the GTA (yorkregion.com)
Scarborough residents question why subway plan gives them just one new stop (thestar.com)
Toronto's radical librarians critique Little Free Library (thestar.com)
Who’s really paying for Toronto Community Housing repairs? (thestar.com)
GTA subway battle heats up (torontosun.com)
Provincial News
City of Ottawa opening info centres for residents affected by flood (cbc.ca)
'I hope we don't think we won this battle:' City prepares for massive flood recovery (ottawacitizen.com)
Rapid growth in Milton - funding disconnect (NRU)
Federal News
Yes, I’m a millennial. No, I didn’t grow up with smartphones (thestar.com)
N.S. Tories promise to spend $34 million to revive film tax credit if elected (thestar.com)
May 10
Vaughan News
Ontario Improving Transit Experience for Commuters in Vaughan (ontario.ca)
Chris Slik and Susan Kelly from Vaughan Animal Services talk about upcoming rabies clinic on ‘What Pet Should I Get?’ with Julia Bachelor (Rogers TV York)
Mayor threatens to block subway extension unless province pays for relief line (thestar.com)
GTA News
Region of Peel agrees to cost share Albion Vaughan study (caledonenterprise.com)
The dirty secret of Toronto’s bacteria-laced harbor (thestar.com)
TDSB shuts down Snapchat, Netflix and Instagram in schools (thestar.com)
North York bike lane proposal absurd: Councillor (torontosun.com)
Provincial News
Patrick Brown introduces accountability plan (thestar.com)
Ontario lawyers head to court June 12 in bid to dismiss CUPE lawsuit aimed at stopping Hydro One sale (thestar.com)
Province serves up menu boost for residents of nursing homes (thestar.com)
Federal News
Feds spend nearly $1,900 on cardboard cut-outs of Trudeau to ‘promote Canada’ (thestar.com)
Anti-Semitic incidents highest on record in Canada last year with 490 in Ontario (thestar.com)
Value of Canadian building permits falls 5.8 per cent in March (theglobeandmail.com)
May 9
Vaughan News
Thornhill ratepayers president earns hero award (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan home improvement app creator lands spot on CBC's 'Dragons' Den' (yorkregion.com)
GTA condo boom bursting in the ’burbs (torontostoreys.com)
York Region News
Markham woman charged with tree-cutting will be back in court May 18 (yorkregion.com)
Accident involving Newmarket students prompts road safety talks (yorkregion.com)
Richmond Hill receives more than $800K for Canada 150 celebrations (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City staff recommend budget freeze for 2018 (thestar.com)
Mississauga waterfront proposal needs a rethink (thestar.com)
NDP pledges to pay a third of Toronto’s community housing repair bill (thestar.com)
Pride 2017 grant survives its first test at city hall (thestar.com)
Mayor John Tory ‘thrilled’ to have new federal bank in Toronto (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario to sell Hydro One shares worth $2.8B (thestar.com)
Home Capital problem hitting close to home for Wynne Liberals (thestar.com)
Ontario airports must accommodate traffic growth, study says (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Canadian housing starts drop as multi-unit and single-family paces slow (theglobeandmail.com)
Caring for aging parents costs Canadians $33 billion a year (thestar.com)
City faces major decisions as desire for ride sharing grows (ctvnews.ca)
Visually impaired voters in B.C. given option to phone it in (theglobeandmail.com)
Wearables in the workplace have major implications (torontosun.com)
May 8
Vaughan News
Woodbridge's The Country Club sold to developer (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan soccer turns discipline case over governing YRSA body (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
York Region hospitals get increased funding from provincial budget (yorkregion.com)
Bank economist tells York millennials: Forget about owning home in GTA (yorkregion.com)
Heavy rains, high water lead to York Region flooding concerns (yorkregion.com)
Newmarket closes some trails and parks due to flooding and rising water levels (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Renters go out on a limb with Airbn-treehouse (thestar.com)
Will a ‘city within a city’ at Woodbine ever happen? (thestar.com)
Nine Toronto hospitals, health centres getting $68 million to ease wait times (thestar.com)
Uber opening Toronto research hub for driverless car technology (thestar.com)
Thousands of sites for homes sit shovel-ready in Toronto area (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto’s best hope for affordable rental housing faces hardships (theglobeandmail.com)
Defanging the housing price monster (theglobeandmail.com)
Cookie-cutter daycare system not the answer (torontosun.com)
Provincial News
Ontario debating school bus cameras to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses (thestar.com)
$54,000 Canada Goose parka purchase by Ontario government ruffles feathers (thestar.com)
Federal News
Liberals’ plan to curb stoned drivers face limits of its own, experts say (thestar.com)
Canadians still pro-immigration, but souring on United States (theglobeandmail.com)
Floods wreak havoc in Canada as Montreal declares emergency (theglobeandmail.com)
