News Clippings
Feb. 9
Vaughan News
VIDEO: Coffee with a fire fighter – Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service at McDonald’s in Vaughan (york247.com)
Vaughan firefighters offer coffee talk to residents on cold Friday (yorkregion.com)
York Region Events: 5 things to do this weekend (Feb. 10 and Feb. 11) (yorkregion.com)
Former Georgina mayor raises stink over Upper York Sewage Solution plant (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Fire puts out Woodbridge business blaze next to fire station (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
In Toronto’s land war, condo builders are better armed (thestar.com)
Mississauga Board of Trade pushes for local tourism agency (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Province announces new green space at Ontario Place (thestar.com)
Tanya Granic Allen announces plans to join Ontario PC leadership race (thestar.com)
Provinces push ahead despite late-summer end to marijuana prohibition (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Trudeau pitches Canadian globalism to Silicon Valley tech firms (thestar.com, globeandmail.com)
Trudeau to Facebook: Fix your fake news problem or face stricter regulations (thestar.com)
Pyeongchang Olympics open with dazzling spectacle (thestar.com)
Feb. 8
Vaughan News
The Toronto area's available inventory for Amazon's HQ2 (itworldcanada.com)
Residents baffled by conservation authority's about-face in land dispute (thestar.com)
Caroline Mulroney gets warm Vaughan welcome (yorkregion.com)
Kleinburg's Stacey stickhandles past challenges to Pyeongchang Games (yorkregion.com)
Approval recommended for Vaughan townhouses (NRU)
York Region News
United Way Toronto-York to give $88M to combat poverty (thestar.com)
Interlocal cooperation - taking care of business (NRU)
Stouffville CAO cleans house, turfs 2 senior staff (yorkregion.com)
Town of Newmarket buys Mulock estate for $24M to create 'Central Park' (yorkreigon.com)
GTA News
Parkland dedication - municipal powers (NRU)
Ajax spending big to study climate change impacts (durhamregion.com)
In North York, lax environmental enforcement pits neighbours against asphalt plant (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Ontario businesses lack confidence in future, survey finds (thestar.com)
Planning and development in Halton Region - preparing for growth (NRU)
Condos grappling with demand for electric car charging stations (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Regulatory lag to push legal marijuana to late summer (theglobeandmail.com)
Trudeau meeting Amazon CEO as Toronto vies for new HQ (thestar.com)
Liberals' federal budget to provide major lift for basic scientific research (thestar.com)
Feb. 7
Vaughan News
VIDEO: The City of Vaughan's Lunar New Year Celebration on Global News
VIDEO: Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua on CHIN TV, Johnny Lombardi show
York Region News
Sponsored Post: Transit Hub and New Development Changing Vaughan on an Epic Scale (Urbantoronto.ca)
All aboard York Region's most popular bus routes (yorkregion.com)
King Township council holds line on taxes for 2018 (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Report keeps tabs on Pickering's progress in 52 areas (Durhamregion.com)
Bombardier sets up new streetcar production line in Kingston, gives TTC new delivery schedule (thestar.com)
Mayor John Tory says budget is ‘just right’ with property taxes kept low (thestar.com)
Updated Scarborough subway costs will be ready but not made public before the next election (thestar.com)
Provincial News
Access to early childhood education services varies widely across Canada (thestar.com)
Federal News
Groups ready for new lyrics to O Canada (Yorkregion.com)
Justin Trudeau’s ‘peoplekind’ remark draws ridicule in U.S. and U.K. media (globalnews.ca)
Feb. 6
Vaughan News
[Audio]: TTC Ridership with Justine Lewkowicz (newstalk 1010)
Lunar New Year at Vaughan City Hall - article is in Chinese (mingpaocanada.com)
Retail leads GTA investment transactions in Q4 (reminetwork.com)
York Region News
'We're not ready': York's Jolliffe questions safety of pot legalization (yorkregion.com)
Beer, cider sales coming to more York Region grocery stores (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Issues with subway raise questions about Toronto's position as major hub (theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto council vote on Hydro secrecy befuddling, councillor says (thestar.com)
Council rejects townhome development after unusual move by local councillor to get it built (thestar.com)
January home sales in GTA down 22% from year ago (torontosun.com)
City budget 'fairly middle of the road': Councillor (torontosun.com)
Federal News
Prime Minister's Office to take on harassment complaints from political staffers (thestar.com)
City expects to spend $105 million to fight impact of emerald ash borer in Winnipeg (globalnews.ca)
Feb. 5
Vaughan News
Vaughan subway station site missing 'proper signage' for parking, driver argues (thestar.com)
Mayor Bonnie Crombie loses two key staff members (mississauga.com)
GTA News
Toronto's relief line still nowhere in sight as crowding sparks safety concerns on TTC (thestar.com)
Despite donation policy, most of Toronto's surplus city-owned electronics are sold off (thetar.com)
Toronto's female elected officials face sexual harassment, threats on job (thestar.com)
Library seeks funding to expand popular youth hubs (thestar.com)
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