News Clippings
Sept. 29
Vaughan News
Auditor general asked to review controversial GO stations proposed by Metrolinx (cbc.ca)
York Region News
Police investigating hate graffiti in York Region and Halifax (cjnews.com)
York Region parent questions daycare subsidy drive (thestar.com)
UPDATE: No sign of gator or croc in Richmond Hill pond: investigation halted (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
City on hook for $1.6 billion to fix crumbling public housing (thestar.com)
City should give senior money from sale of home he inherited: ombudsman (thestar.com)
Rob Ford Memorial Stadium? Doug Ford wants it, John Tory backs it (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province tries to allay business fears over minimum wage hike (thestar.com)
Ceremony kicks off planting of 1,500 trees and shrubs in Oakville park (insidehalton.com)
Ontario pledges $19M to fight human trafficking (thestar.com)
Federal News
Universal pharmacare could save more than $4 billion a year (thestar.com)
Anti-poverty plan includes reducing racism, sexism, Duclos says (thespec.com)
$500-million Netflix deal anchors Canada's culture plan (thestar.com)
International News
British Prime Minister Theresa May calls London Uber ban 'disproportionate' (globalnews.ca)
Sept. 28
Vaughan News
COLUMN: Vaughan's vision for transit is a reality (yorkregion.com)
[VIDEO]: Crews remain at scene of massive Vaughan fire (cp24.com)
[VIDEO]: House fire in Vaughan sends two to hospital, causes $10M in damages (ctvnews.ca)
Man, child taken to hospital after a 3-alarm fire rips through Vaughan mansion (cbc.ca)
Father, son burnt in Wednesday morning Vaughan house fire (yorkregion.com)
Canada's commercial construction industry evolving amidst a digital disruption (dailycommercialnews.com)
Auditor general to review controversial GO stations (thestar.com)
TTC names emergency exercise after Vietnam War bombing campaign (thestar.com)
York Region News
$1.5B shortfall for York Region roads 'alarming,' official admits (yorkregion.com)
Whitchurch-Stouffville council votes to dock mayor 30 days pay (yorkregion.com)
Massive Markham Buttonville development in jeopardy, councillor says (yorkregion.com)
East Gwillimbury decision to move to ward system garners mixed reviews (yorkregion.com)
Region defers decision on Mount Albert traffic light after public outcry (yorkregion.com)
Stop the Horns Markham makes noise over demand for work guarantees (yorkregion.com)
It's a parking free-for-all in Markham, chief bylaw officer admits (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
The bullies are back in Toronto's housing market (theglobeandmail.com)
Mississauga internet pilot - mapping connectivity (NRU)
Clarington IT strategy - digitizing development (NRU)
Provincial News
Ontario considers reopening Toronto hospital to help with overcrowding (theglobeandmail.com)
Plan in works to grow Hamilton's 'green infrastructure' (thespec.com)
Oakville rejects bid to demolish Glen Abbey golf course (thestar.com)
Ontario is complicit in precarious employment (thestar.com)
Business groups urge slowdown on Ontario's $15 minimum wage hike (thestar.com)
Grids 2 and more - Hamilton intensifies (NRU)
Federal News
Canada's access to information system faring worse under Trudeau government: audit (thestar.com)
City councillors ask for working group on ride-hailing changes (cbc.ca)
Uber to cease Quebec operations in mid-October if province doesn't rescind new rules (ctvnews.ca)
B.C. transportation minister not committing to ride hailing legislation anytime soon (cbc.ca)
As Airbnb popularity soars, Alberta hotels step up calls for government regulation (calgarysun.com)
Sept. 27
Vaughan News
CONNECT: How is the region preparing for increased traffic around Vaughan hospital? (yorkregion.com)
Five places in York Region to enjoy fabulous fall colours (yorkregion.com)
Man, boy hospitalized for burns after house fire in Vaughan (cp24.com)
Wynne promises to work with mayors on marijuana legalization (thestar.com)
York Region News
CONNECT: How to get speed limits on regional roads reviewed (yorkregion.com)
'No hidden agenda' Emmerson says of his regional chair plan (yorkregion.com)
Revisions to Markham's York Downs plan don't go far enough, say residents (yorkregion.com)
Town of Aurora plows through changes to address resident snow removal woes (yorkregion.com)
Stouffville mayor ordered to apologize for 'disturbing' behavior (thestar.com)
GTA News
GTHA mayors want advice on pot rules from province ahead of legalization (nationalpost.com)
United Way Toronto-York announces merger with Peel (thestar.com)
Toronto councillor wants to suspend closures of commuter parking lots in suburbs (ctvnews.ca)
Toronto arts hub 401 Richmond getting property tax relief (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province takes heat over soaring temperatures in schools (thestar.com)
Minimum wage hike will cost 110,000 jobs in Ontario, Alberta, economists say (theglobeandmail.com)
Thunder Bay city council refuses to call for senator's resignation (thestar.com)
Federal News
'Bye-bye. I don't care': Montreal mayor on Uber's threat to leave Quebec (ctvnews.ca)
Uber threat in Quebec and how it could impact people in Ottawa (metronews.ca)
Information watchdog 'disappointed' with Liberal access-to-information bill (thestar.com)
Tree Canada president Michael Rosen says cities must be 'aggressive' in stomping out such threats as emerald ash borer (saultstar.com)
Sept. 26
Vaughan News
Alectra Utilities chooses CGI to transform merged IT platform (newswire.ca)
Skate, swim, make crafts: P.A. Day activities today in York Region (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Design underway for first phase of York U's Markham Centre campus (dailycommercialnews.com)
Georgina mayor tables motion recognizing Indigenous peoples (yorkregion.com)
Udderly gone: Markham cow sculpture on stilts to be remoooved from crescent (yorkregion.com)
Record-breaking heat wave continues in York Region until mid-week (yorkregion.com)
York Region school board offers most specialist programs in Ontario (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
More than $2 billion in capital projects unfunded: TTC (thestar.com)
How amalgamation eliminated Toronto's ambition (thestar.com)
Tour de Mississauga a glimpse of burbs' potential for a bicycle friendly future (thestar.com)
Much enthusiasm for Rail Deck Park plan that is short on details (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario government says it still backs rent control, despite condo conversions (theglobeandmail.com)
Public health board members call on Ontario to declare opioid crisis state of emergency (thestar.com)
Federal News
Tax changes to make system fair, not stifle business growth: Trudeau (theglobeandmail.com)
End of income sprinkling will affect one in eight small-business owners (theglobeandmail.com)
Sept. 25
Vaughan News
Di Biase's out: Vaughan-Woodbridge PC campaign punts volunteer (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan will prune trees for long-suffering Thornhill residents (yorkregion.com)
Donald Eta: The Early Bird (autosphere.ca)
UPDATE: Fire Marshal's Office called in after Vaughan blaze (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Georgina one of several sites scouted for 100-acre private school campus (yorkregion.com)
Integrity commissioner blasts Stouffville mayor's behavior (yorkregion.com)
Markham condo wins LEED Platinum for its water and energy efficiency (yorkregion.com)
Designing 'Downtown Markham' (theglobeandmail.com)
GTA News
Toronto ombudsman to investigate whether city policies have contributed to apartment heat issue (thestar.com)
Provincial News
1,000 planned rental units convert to condos in wake of Ontario rent-control expansion (theglobeandmail.com)
Ontario, Quebec, and California ink climate-change deal (thestar.com)
City making 'monumental effort' to deal with issues in long-term care: councillor (ottawacommunitynews.com)
Federal News
Provinces challenge PM over tax-reform proposals (therecord.com)
Canadian Chamber of Commerce critical of proposed tax reforms by Ottawa (680news.com)
Quebec renews Uber's operating permit for another year; tightens rules (ctvnews.ca)
UN report on Canada to address anti-Black racism (thestar.com)
Environment minister confident Canada's green goals can be met in new NAFTA (thestar.com)
International News
Uber banned from operating in London amid concerns about public safety (globalnews.ca)
