News Clippings
April 27
Vaughan News
York Region Events: 5 things to do this weekend, April 28 to 29 (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto to receive $60 million in development-charge rebates (TheStar.com)
Toronto gives green light to Woodbine casino plan (TheStar.com)
Toronto calls on Ottawa to help with handling homeless refugees (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Van attack prompts debate about increasing safety without sacrificing livability (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
Metrolinx planning to allow smartphone fare payments as part of Presto system (TheStar.com)
London city hall may soon consider taxing and licensing for AirBnb (GlobalNews.ca)
Early spring signals the return of potholes to area roads (CTVNews.ca)
Federal News
B.C. vows to crack down on illegal marijuana dispensaries with help from government unit (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
April 26
Vaughan News
Angry Cosmos condo buyers taking frustrations to Vaughan City Hall in protest (YorkRegion.com)
Mackenzie Health Launches Connexient's Wayfinding Application (Newswire.ca)
York Region News
Newmarket could get 2 new hotels, convention centre in near future (YorkRegion.com)
Stouffville Library announces United Soils, Tiny Seedlings sponsorships (YorkRegion.com)
Georgina launches online dog registration and licensing July 1 (YorkRegion.com)
York to study impacts of technology (NRU)
GTA News
Council approves $1.46-billion SmartTrack plan (TheStar.com)
Sidewalk Labs proposal stirs fears, raises hopes (TheStar.com)
Oakville Revitalization (NRU)
Provincial News
In scathing pre-election report, Ontario auditor general says deficit is $11.7B, not $6.7B (TheStar.com)
Ontario real estate tax curbs foreign buyers (TheStar.com)
Future Of Community Building (NRU)
Provincial cycling plan update (NRU)
Live stream ahead (NRU)
Green Economy: GTHA Hubs (NRU)
April 25
Vaughan News
Markham, Thornhill, Vaughan ratepayers push for Yonge subway extension (Yorkregion.com)
No more free parking at Vaughan TTC stations starting April 23 (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Markham commemorates National Day of Mourning Friday at Civic Centre (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Local taxi industry tells council to make sure it enforces new bylaw that includes ride sharing (guelphtoday.com)
John Tory announces purchase of 1,000 new TTC buses, refurbishment of about 630 vehicles (globalnews.ca)
Lack of dotted lines to mark turn lane snarls traffic (thestar.com)
Short supply keeps GTA new-construction home prices high in March (thestar.com)
Federal News
New B.C. legislation targets condo flipping (yorkregion.com)
April 24
Vaughan News
Cosmos condo buyers want $100K and an explanation after project's death (TheStar.com)
Record low downtown vacancy rates pushing businesses to move to the suburbs - but they're not complaining (Business.FinancialPost.com)
York Region News
Simcoe's legacy: The names of York Region communities (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
Toronto coffee shops ditch unrecyclable black coffee lids (TheStar.com)
TTC tests battery-powered buses as it gears up for a green future (TheStar.com)
Better Public Transit Key to the Future of 'The 905' (UrbanToronto.ca)
Provincial News
Belated blast of winter keeps Town's road crews busy (Citizen.on.ca)
New rules hope to jolt condo boards to install electric car chargers (TheStar.com)
Federal News
P.E.I. government website down for several hours after ransomware attack (TheStar.com)
Budget watchdog says Feds to post deficits $8B more than expected (TheStar.com)
Vancouver's empty-homes tax to rake in $30-million in first year; many properties exempted (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
April 23
Vaughan News
Early morning blaze at Thornhill plaza contained by Vaughan fire service (YorkRegion.com)
Aurora residents support tax hike to clear windrows left by plows: poll (YorkRegion.com)
A Roadmap to Canada's Rapidly Changing Lobbying Landscape: Q1 Highlights (Jdsupra.com)
$14.7M regional booster shot to York's 4 hospitals this year (YorkRegion.com)
York Region News
Ontario Helping Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses in York Region Reduce Pollution (News.Ontario.ca)
Speed limits in East Gwillimbury, Georgina, Newmarket, Markham reduced (YorkRegion.com)
Residents near Markham York Downs proposal want townhouses moved off 16th (YorkRegion.com)
GTA News
City to Review Extreme Weather Response Following Major Storm in Brampton (InBrampton.com)
City staff adjusted numbers to boost case for GO station promised by John Tory, documents show (TheStar.com)
Mayor John Tory to make affordable housing the focus of re-election campaign (TheStar.com)
Cut taxes for Ontario businesses, Board of Trade urges (TheStar.com)
Grounds for a brouhaha?: Keurig, Toronto spar over whether coffee pods belong in blue bin (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
'Almost double' the damage on Stoney Creek trail already needing repairs (CBC.ca)
The winter that wouldn't seem to die and what it cost us (CBC.ca)
Federal News
Ready for disaster: Why more people are preparing for the worst (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Ottawa launches online public consultation on plastic, marine waste (News1130.com)
Lyft is gearing up for an eventual Alberta launch (TheStar.com)