News Clippings
June 29
Vaughan News
What's Going on Here: Oakbank Pond area gets revitalization (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan hosts Canada Day at Boyd Conservation Area (yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Celebrates Canada Day 2018 (ontariotravel.net)
Canada Day in Toronto and GTA 2018 (Todocanada.ca)
Vaughan Celebrates Canada Day 2018 (blogto.com)
York Region News
Bradford opens cooling stations so residents can beat anticipated heat (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
What’s open and closed in Toronto for the Canada Day long weekend (thestar.com)
Should Canada make adequate housing a human right? (thestar.com)
Charges laid in dog-on-dog attack in North York (thestar.com)
In one hour, Toronto drivers blocked this downtown intersection at virtually every red light (thestar.com)
Toronto schools want anti-radiation pills in case of nuclear incident at Pickering plant (thestar.com)
Taking architecture app Driftscape for a stroll around Toronto (theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ford set to officially become Ontario premier (yorkregion.com)
Barrie council spent $43,000 on expenses in 2017: city report (yorkregion.com)
Federal News
Pity the children! A pot shop is opening up nearby (theglobeandmail.com)
June 28
Vaughan News
'Training deficiencies' to blame for runaway train in Vaughan, probe finds (Yorkregion.com, Cbc.ca, Globalnews.ca, Thetorontosun.com)
York Region News
Celebrate Canada Day 2018 with 33 firework displays across the GTA (Toronto.com)
Canada Day celebrations and fireworks (Citynews.ca)
York Region braces for scorching heat for Canada Day weekend (Yorkregion.com)
Stouffville takes Mayor Justin Altmann to court for alleged leaked documents (Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com)
York Region transit users say Mobility Plus system is inconvenient (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Council approves $22 million in new spending to accelerate Vision Zero road-safety plan (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto hires away Hamilton’s city manager (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Toronto councillor chosen using process that involved picking name from tin bucket (Thestar.com)
Crews start filling Lake Ontario to make room for Toronto's newest waterfront community (citynews.ca)
Competing visons (NRU)
Developing Culture (NRU)
Peel development challenges (NRU)
Hub poised for take-off (NRU)
Provincial News
Ford announces new memorial to Canadian veterans of the Afghanistan campaign (Thestar.com)
Federal news
New regulations for legal cannabis unveiled (Yorkregion.com. Theglobeandmail.com, Nationalpost.com)
Senate committee wants more help for disabled (Yorkregion.com)
Liberals nominate Navdeep Bains as first candidate for the 2019 federal election (Thestar.com)
June 27
Vaughan News
Former Vaughan MPP Steven Del Duca’s brother killed in King Township crash (Thestar.com)
Vaughan hosts Canada Day at Boyd Conservation Area (Yorkregion.com)
York Region Events: Canada Day fireworks in York Region and Bradford (Yorkregion.com)
'Not your grandfather’s Conservative party:' Rising stars eager to make their mark (Citynews.ca)
Stretch of Huntington Road in Vaughan to be permanently closed (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Stewart Burnett turf field newest member of Aurora's facilities lineup (Yorkregion.com)
Is Richmond Hill's Lake Wilcox safe for swimming? (Yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Mississauga to heat pools with solar panels in pilot project (thestar.com)
We spent rush hour watching cyclists and drivers navigate an ‘absolutely terrifying’ Toronto intersection. Most did it wrong (Thestar.com)
Toronto's CN Tower unveils new upgrades aimed at accessibility (CTVnews.ca, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Timescolonist.com, Cbc.ca, Yorkregion.com. CP24.com. Thetorontosun.com)
Provincial News
City of Thunder Bay introduces new bylaw for 'application-based services like Uber' (Cbc.ca)
Federal news
Feds challenged over Canada Summer Jobs (Yorkregion.com)
Seven Tory MPs to travel across Canada on ‘defend local jobs’ tour (Thestar.com)
June 26
Vaughan News
Cirque du Soleil opening its first entertainment centre at Vaughan Mills (Dailyhive.com)
Unearthing history of York Region's pioneer cemeteries (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Costs for Stouffville Mayor Justin Atltmann investigations growing (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Toronto can’t handle influx of refugee claimants, Tory tells Ottawa (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Nationalpost.com)
New gun control bill doesn’t go far enough to address ‘disturbing trend of gun violence’, critics charge (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)
Provincial News
Ford swearing-in ceremony will include outdoor festivities for the public(Thestar.com)
Federal news
Ministers to press Morneau on tax change (Yorkregion.com)
Canada's largest national park, UNESCO site threatened (Yorkregion.com. thestar.com)
PM to skip Canada Day on Parliament Hill (Yorkregion.com)
Federal government to spend $75 million studying seniors’ quality of life (Thestar.com)
Ottawa to legalize outdoor cannabis crops (Theglobeandmail.com)
June 25
Vaughan News
Development families donate $20M to Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital (yorkregion.com)
De Gasperis and Kohn Families Donate $20 Million for New Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital (market.businessinsider.com)
York Region News
Road less travelled: York Region has many trails for off--road cyclists (yorkregion.com)
What's open and closed Canada Day long weekend in York Region (yorkregion.com)
Provincial News
Council should consider provincial and federal funding to cover cost of additional indoor gathering space at Kihciy Askiy, report says (thestar.com)
Dog owners discuss ways to make Edmonton more pet friendly (thestar.com)
Billions of dollars in limbo as Doug Ford nixes cap and trade (theglobeandmail.com)
Ford wants consultations on cannabis sales (yorkregion.com)
Federal news
Why is Uber applying for a drunk--detection AI Patent? (techmalak.com)