News Clippings
Feb. 23
Vaughan News
Firefighters respond to vehicle fire at Vaughan home (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Richmond Hill discovers data breach that exposed residents' information (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Local non-profit Park People seeks pilot ideas to rethink Toronto’s outdoor spaces (theglobeandmail.com)
Airbnb will vet homes listed through new tier of rentals in Toronto (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto new-home sales down 48% from January 2017 (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Province moves ahead with pursuit of trains powered by hydrogen fuel cells for GO Transit (thestar.com)
Federal News
Feds can't fight fake news alone: report (yorkregion.com)
Working income benefit set for expansion (yorkregion.com)
Budget to outline Indigenous housing plan (yorkregion.com, thestar.com)
New housing taxes stoke confusion, concern in the Okanagan (theglobeandmail.com)
B.C. monitoring, may expand locations where new housing speculation tax applied (theglobeandmail.com)
Feb. 22
Vaughan News
York Region stirs Family Day debate by allowing businesses to open on statutory holidays (obj.ca)
Cancelled GTA West highway would have eased congestion, Caledon mayor says (thestar.com)
York Region News
York Regional Police backtracks on doobie-ous marijuana answers (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Metrolinx to test Wi-Fi on GO Transit trains and buses this spring (thestar.com)
Mississauga accommodation by-law - tourism unfettered (NRU)
St. Lawrence Market's new building will now cost more than $100 million (thestar.com)
On the waterfront, Toronto's next great park takes shape (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Parents want child care to be provincial election issue (thestar.com)
Patrick Brown gets the green light to enter PC leadership race (thestar.com)
Grand River flooding forces Brantford to declare state of emergency (thestar.com)
Ontario urged to follow B.C.'s lead in tracking presale condo flips (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Federal government wants Canadians more aware of tax benefit aimed at working poor (thestar.com)
How safe are Canada's elections from fake news on Facebook? (cbc.ca)
Federal government can't do much to fight fake news in Canada, documents say (thestar.com)
B.C. estimates $75-million in cannabis taxes in first full year after legalization (theglobeandmail.com)
New B.C. housing measures are 'bold steps,' minister says (theglobeandmail.com)
Feb. 21
Vaughan News
Surprise $40 parking ticket delivery shocks Vaughan visitor (yorkregion.com)
Thornhill, Richmond Hill high schools rank in Fraser Institute's top 10 (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto Mayor John Tory pressured to drop opposition to Yonge St. bike lanes (thestar.com)
Governor General pays first official visit to Toronto (thestar.com)
Toronto resistant to car2go’s ‘free-floating’ car-share program (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ontario Liberals introduce bill to retaliate against Buy American provisions (cbc.ca)
Federal News
B.C. raises foreign buyers levy, taxes speculators (yorkregion.com, thestar.com)
B.C. budget tries to ease financial pinch (yorkregion.com)
Liberals say poverty-reduction plan will focus on addressing income inequality (thestar.com)
Feb. 20
Vaughan News
Push to repeal York Region bylaw allowing stores to open on Family Day, statutory holidays (globalnews.ca)
York Region News
York Region cries foul over delay in sewage project (yorkregion.com)
The road to nowhere: York Region's least popular bus routes (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Housing crunch could drain Toronto talent pool (thestar.com)
Higher learning, higher living: Developers move into student housing (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Queen's Park wants to connect on LinkedIn to boost trade (thestar.com)
Federal News
Liberals looking at creating use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave: Trudeau (thestar.com)
NDP proposes new harassment policy in wake of allegations against former MP (nationalpost.com)
Vancouver mentioned its plans to address housing crisis in bid for Amazon HQ2 (theglobeandmail.com)