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Nov. 16
Vaughan News

You can take survey on city’s ‘low’ short term rentals (Vaughan Citizen)


York Region politicians move to restrict cannabis (Vaughan Citizen)

9 Vaughan candidates demand public inquiry to “verify” election results (Vaughan Citizen)

York Region News


What's Going On Here?: Santa travels along Leslie St., Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)

Santa takin’ care of Christmas in Newmarket, Aurora, East Gwillimbury (Yorkregion.com)

What's Going on Here?: Santa 's sleigh shuts down Georgina streets (Yorkregion.com)

Richmond Hill's communities within a community (Yorkregion.com)

York Region saw 32 per cent of GTA’s real estate investment in 2017 (Yorkregion.com)

Oak Ridges: A timeless Richmond Hill neighbourhood connects the past with present (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News


Zero-increase budgets threaten Toronto programs to help the homeless (Thestar.com)

City unveils winter plan including prefabricated structures to house homeless during cold weather (Thestar.com)


School nutrition programs, services at safe injection sites pass first hurdle for budget increases (Thestar.com)

Toronto prepared for its war on winter, officials say (Thestar.com, Globalnews.ca)

Ford Government to Reexamine New Highway Through Brampton (Bramptonist.com)

Provincial News


Ontario Tories cut taxes and oversight protections for environment, vulnerable children, and francophones (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

Ontario scraps rent control for new units amid housing crisis (Theglobeandmail.com)

Ford government's 1st fiscal update shows Ontario cut deficit to $14.5B (Ctvnews.ca)

Federal News


Ottawa to spend $90M to build, repair First Nations police stations (Cbc.ca)

Canada's new $10 bill to be launched into circulation in Winnipeg (Cbc.ca)

Government of Canada invests in innovative satellite technology start-up (Newswire.ca)

 


Nov. 15

York Region News

Snow squalls, 'intense flurries' forecast for York Region (YorkRegion.com)


Pedestrian safety blitz comes days after elderly man killed in Markham (YorkRegion.com)

Closure of Markham's Buttonville airport tower sparks safety worries (YorkRegion.com)

New Gormley: Unique Richmond Hill neighbourhood has ties that last (YorkRegion.com)

Stouffville completes environmental assessment for Lakeshore Road (YorkRegion.com)

Fallen firefighter Chris Lowe remembered through memorial award (YorkRegion.com)

GTA News


Snow on the way to GTA as Environment Canada issues travel advisory (The Star.com)

Longtime spokesperson Brad Ross leaving TTC for city hall job (TheStar.com)

Is the Brampton LRT Going Off the Rails? (inbrampton.com)

Durham Region: Investment Needed (NRU)

PropTech; Technology Investment (NRU)

Niagara Mobility Huns; Regional Connetcivity (NRU)

Provincial News


Patrick Brown’s explosive tell-all lashes out at Progressive Conservative ‘enemies’ (TheStar.com)

Ford breaks promise to keep pot stores away from schools (TheStar.com)

Ontario releases cannabis regulations for retail stores set to open April 1 (TheStar.com, GlobeandMail.com, NationalPost.com)

Ontario’s child protection association names first Black CEO (TheStar.com)


Federal News

Canada produces more greenhouse gas emissions than any other G20 country, new report says (TheStar.com)

Head of Canadian farm group stepping down in February (TheStar.com)

Trudeau intends to work toward free-trade deal with China, despite clause in USMCA (TheStar.com)

Nov. 14

Vaughan News

 

Ways to explore history in York Region this week (Nov. 11 to 17) (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

Discover York Info, a one-stop destination for community information and volunteer opportunities (Yorkregion.com)

 

Markham turns to China for expert help in 2019 ice and snow sculpture festival (Yorkregion.com)

 

Pedestrian safety blitz comes days after elderly man killed in Markham (Yorkregion.com)

 

Georgina residents can add their 2 cents to town's 2019 draft budget (Yorkregion.com)

 

Winter parking restrictions in effect in Newmarket (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

CMHC finds Toronto commuting costs can outweigh cheaper suburban house prices (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com)

 

Council vote on whether to make King St. transit pilot permanent likely delayed until spring (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

 

Premier Doug Ford’s office caught in swirling scandals (Thestar.com)

 

Ontario to target federal carbon tax, support pipeline construction, in fall fiscal update (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Federal News

 

Liberals fall further from official party status after Ford government raises the bar (Thestar.com)

Nov. 13

Vaughan News

 

9 Vaughan candidates demand public inquiry to 'verify' election results (yorkregion.com)

 

How much are you paying for public swimming, skating in York Region? (yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

Retiring Richmond Hill councillors Brenda Hogg, Vito Spatafora feted (yorkregion.com)

 

Richmond Hill wants to hear your vision for future of transportation (yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

TTC spent $26 million to save 30 aging streetcars. But majority of the vehicles are still in the garage in need of more repairs (thestar.com)

 

Zero-increase budgets threaten Toronto programs to help the homeless (thestar.com)

 

Why Toronto won by losing the bid for Amazon's new headquarters (cbc.ca)

 

Watch: 'It's getting worse': Toronto releases harbour health report (theweathernetwork.com)

 

Listen: Google, Alphabet and the fight over a controversial smart city in Toronto (cbc.ca)

 

City of Toronto quashes plans to buy hotel housing refugees, asylum seekers (cbc.ca)

 

Two Big Ideas to Address Toronto’s Housing Crisis Now (thetyee.ca)

 

City pushes back completion of Union Station revitalization to 2019 (Toronto.citynews.ca)

 

Toronto artist creating pieces based on expired TTC Metropasses from past 2 decades (globalnews.ca)

 

Toronto's new shelter plan just a short-term solution to homelessness, advocates say (cbc.ca)

Provincial News

 

Ontario's beech trees are facing a slow demise. Here's why (cbc.ca)

 

Federal News

 

Feds dropped ball with First World War commemorations, historians say (thestar.com)


Nov. 12

York Region News

Veterans' sacrifices 'preserve values we believe in': Newmarket mayor (YorkRegion.com)

Provincial grant announced for King Township Museum (YorkRegion.com)

What's Going On Here? Water main and sewers on Burnhamthorpe and Hurontario (Mississauga.com)

Crews fight fires at East Gwillimbury Homes (CP24.com)

GTA News


City tries to sort out the trash from the recycling (TheStar.com)

One year in data deems King St. pilot project a success (TheStar.com)

Toronto announces plans to improve shelter system this winter, including three new respite sites (GlobeandMail.com)

Provincial News

Students want Ontario to scrap special minimum wage that is lower than that paid to adults (TheStar.com)

Federal News

Trudeau visits Vimy ahead of world leaders gathering to mark historic armistice (GlobeandMail.com)