News Clippings
March 9
GTA News
OPP investigating Toronto councillor Justin Di Ciano (thestar.com)
Architect of Yonge-Dundas Square describes it as 'extraordinarily ugly' (thestar.com)
Provincial News
New law to make employers accountable for temp worker injuries (thestar.com)
Innisfil allocates $350K for second stage of Uber public transit (ctvnews.ca)
Advocates question independence of provincial accessibility review (thestar.com)
Policing in Ontario takes 'a large step forward' with sweeping new law (thestar.com)
Ontario PC leadership vote dogged by online election-process glitches (theglobeandmail.com)
Inventory slump has real estate markets in a slumber across Ontario (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
Liberals plan new election rules for foreign, domestic pressure groups (thestar.com)
Finance minister to table pre-election budget that returns Ontario to deficit (thestar.com)
Justin Trudeau, MPP Lisa MacLeod honoured for work to 'change culture' for female politicians (thestar.com)
Ottawa's privacy watchdog wants limits on spies' information collecting powers (thestar.com)
Income-sprinkling tax changes a windfall for government, budget watchdog says (theglobeandmail.com)
March 8
Vaughan News
Dufferin-Rutherford townhouses proposed (NRU)
York Region News
Aurora parents, youth want 'real food first' in town recreation facilities (yorkregion.com)
Stouffville mayor shut out of municipal offices after ethics probes (thestar.com)
GTA News
John Tory wants tougher laws, more money to fight gang-related gun violence in Toronto (thestar.com)
Scarborough residents criticize SmartTrack plan at public meeting (thestar.com)
Mississauga land use policy revisions - malls reimagined (NRU)
Brampton anti-poverty transit proposal - fare discount (NRU)
Peel region sustainable transportation - car alternatives (NRU)
Provincial News
Council remuneration figures released (lakeshoreadvance.com)
Racism one of several contentious issues at Wynne's latest town hall meeting (thestar.com)
Montreal suburb's plan to ban public smoking could do more harm than good, advocate says (thestar.com)
Montreal's $7.8-million homeless strategy includes 'wet shelter' to give people with alcoholism controlled space (thestar.com)
Ontario heading back into deficit in pre-election budget (theglobeandmail.com)
Burlington eyes zero carbon footprint - going green (NRU)
Federal News
Viola Desmond takes her place as Canadian civil rights icon with new $10 bill (theglobeandmail.com)
Statistics Canada says country's trade deficit narrowed to $1.9 billion in January (thestar.com)
March 7
Vaughan News
Vaughan's Mayor's Nod To Italy's Far-Right Agenda Can't Go Unchallenged (huffingtonpost.com)
Vaughan driver's pothole tire blowouts cause her financial grief, stress (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Whitchurch-Stouffville mayor docked six months' pay, barred from talking to staff (thestar.com)
Discover the natural world with these science centres in York Region (yorkregion.com)
GTA News
Court dismisses councillor's request to appeal Toronto's decision on ward boundaries (thestar.com)
Toronto home prices climb on heels of tougher mortgage rules (theglobeandmail.com)
City to set new standards for 24/7 drop-ins, warming centres (thestar.com)
Provincial News
'Timid' pay transparency legislation misses the mark, critics say (thestar.com)
Concussion laws passed in Ontario to protect youth athletes (thestar.com)
Federal News
Canada will meet climate targets: Environment minister (yorkregion.com)
Co-working offices takeover downtown Vancouver (theglobeandmail.com)
March 6
Vaughan News
Diamond Schmitt-Designed LiUNA HQs Coming to Vaughan (UrbanToronto.ca)
York Region news
Stouffville Mayor Altmann vs. United Soils: A brief history (YorkRegion.com)
Women demand to see secret threat assessment on Stouffville mayor (TheStar.com)
GTA News
The risks of becoming a Google city (TheStar.com)
A high-tech neighbourhood could turn Toronto into a world renown innovation hub (TheStar.com)
From hostage training exercises to mobile grocery stores, retired TTC vehicles put to good use (TheStar.com)
Toronto-area home prices saw year-over-year drop in February, as number of sales plunged (TheStar.com)
Backyard hens get the green light in four wards (TheStar.com)
As we watch Amazon, its ‘HQ2’ decision-makers are watching us (TheStar.com)
Provincial News
PRESTO Coming to Shoppers Drug Mart Locations Across the GTHA (News.Ontario.ca)
Guelph taxi drivers call for level playing field when it comes to ride sharing services like Uber (GuelphToday.com)
Let youth start voting at 16, urges Liberal MPP in private member’s bill (TheStar.com)
Ontario to introduce ‘pay transparency’ legislation (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Federal News
Can ride-hailing companies cure medical transportation woes? (NationalPost.com)
Pipeline shortage forcing crude-by-rail spike (TheStar.com)
Scheer off to London with sights set on Canada-U.K. free trade deal (TheStar.com)
Public art adds to a neighbourhood's palette (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
Halifax's battle of the rising sea: Will the city be ready for future floods and storms? (TheGlobeAndMail.com)
March 5
Vaughan News
Kleinburg is a recreational paradise (torontosun.com)
Vaughan community members angered by mayor's endorsement of Italian senate candidate (yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Stouffville mayor's supporters believe he's "the best mayor we've had in years" (thestar.com)
Stouffville mayor faces harsh penalties for refusal to apologize for CSI-style wall (thestar.com)
GTA News
The GTA's population is booming - but not necessarily in the right places (thestar.com)
Toronto's new ward boundaries challenged in court (thestar.com)
Significant change to terms of your job can be grounds for constructive dismissal (thespec.com)
Provincial News
Ontario PCs extend deadline for members to sign up to vote in leadership race (thestar.com)
Experts raise concerns about Ottawa's planned crackdown on drug-impaired drivers (theglobeandmail.com)
New parental-leave rules for fathers pose challenges for small businesses (theglobeandmail.com)
Federal News
'Water is the new fire,' says the Insurance Bureau of Canada (thestar.com)