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Nov. 29

Vaughan News

 

Driverless Tesla car in plaza parking lot spooks Thornhill driver (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region events: 5 things to do this weekend (Nov. 29 to Dec. 1) (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

'Game-changer' in orthopedic care at Markham Stouffville Hospital aims to slash wait times (Yorkregion.com)

 

Borrowing just got easier at the Newmarket Public Library (Yorkregion.com)

 

March for climate justice strikes close to home in Newmarket (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

GTA News

 

Toronto council opens door to switching to ranked ballots for 2022 election (Thestar.com)

 

‘You can’t mess with our greenbelt’: Halton tells Doug Ford government to scrap GTA West highway plans (Theifp.ca)

 

No bargains to be had as 239 people bid on homes auctioned off by city (Cbc.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario public high school teachers union announces tentative 1-day walkout (Globalnews.ca, Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com, Torontosun.com)

 

Ontario Liberals get first look at leadership candidates in showcase event (Cp24.com)

 

Doug Ford looks for unity, admits some ‘disagreements,' at coming premiers meeting (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Ontario Releases Report from Special Advisor on Flooding (News.Ontario.ca)

 

Federal News

 

Trudeau to attend NATO leaders meeting in U.K., marking 70th anniversary of alliance (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Nov. 28

Vaughan News

 

Richmond Hill second municipality covered by Vaughan animal services (Yorkregion.com)

 

Vaughan favours building new GTA highway in northern part of city (Yorkregion.com)

 

Government must balance senior needs with burden on taxpayers: Schulte (Yorkregion.com)

 

Vaughan design review panel agenda (NRU)

 

New Airbnb Rules Shakes Up Toronto’s Investment Market (Gta-homes.com)

 

GTA News

 

A bridge too far? (NRU)

 

Regulating excess soils (NRU)

 

Status quo recommended (NRU)

 

Toronto council rejects Jim Karygiannis’s bid to help developer and campaign contributor (Thestar.com)

 

Burlington mayor angry after being kept in the dark about sewage spill (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Toronto council votes to beef up RentSafeTO (Torontosun.com)

 

Toronto unveils plans to revamp long term care homes (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario education minister announces new measures to fight bullying in schools (Cbc.ca, Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Lecce taps former deputy minister, human rights lawyer to probe racism allegations at Peel school board (Cp24.com)

 

Nov. 27

York Region News

 

Markham winter road operations delivers (Markhamstaffnews.com)

 

Richmond Hill keeps daytime council meetings despite democratic concerns (Yorkregion.com)

 

Stouffville students help save 200-year-old Dutch Elm tree at future GO station (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Cabbagetown Youth Centre faces ‘imminent closure’ without more funding (Thestar.com)

 

Mississauga residents, council angry at Ontario government’s plan to demolish QEW heritage bridge (Thestar.com)

 

Mandatory inspections and registration under consideration for Mississauga rental apartments (Thestar.com)

 

Slip and fall accidents leave snow plow operators out in the cold (Ctvnews.ca)

 

Smaller Canadian cities taking a bite out of Toronto's tech sector: report (Ctvnews.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

Full-day kindergarten is here to stay, education minister says (Thestar.com)

 

Federal News

 

Carbon tax must hit $210 per tonne by 2030 to meet Paris targets, report concludes (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com, Nationalpost.com)

 

Nov. 26

York Region News

 

Multimillion-dollar windrow program clears 'minimal number’ of Richmond Hill driveways during first snowfall (Yorkregion.com)

 

Does Bradford West Gwillimbury need a name change? Some say yes, others say no (Yorkregion.com)

 

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Transformation of Richmond Hill's Leslie Street north of Elgin Mills (Yorkregion.com)

 

Average Newmarket taxpayer faces $124 hike in 2020 (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

GTA News

 

Jim Karygiannis reinstated as councillor for Scarborough-Agincourt (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

 

A massive surge in tourism is changing the Toronto economy (Thestar.com)

 

Angry Midtown residents demand action from city in making streets safer (Thestar.com)

 

Toronto moves closer to making parking lot owners pay for stormwater management (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Two Toronto councillors demand free housing now (Torontosun.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Education Minister Stephen Lecce ‘condemns’ motion by Toronto Catholic trustee to add pedophilia, bestiality to debate on inclusivity (Thestar.com)

 

Ontario elementary, high school teachers to start work-to-rule campaigns Tuesday (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Ontario passes Opposition motion asking Quebec to scrap religious symbols ban for public-sector workers (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Federal News

 

Social conservative groups call for Andrew Scheer to resign (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Nov. 25

Vaughan News

 

10th Annual City of Vaughan Toy Drive launch event (Cp24)

 

All joking aside, Trudeau isn't doing much to convince the business community he's serious (Nationalpost.com)

 

York Region News

 

What's Going on Here? Richmond Hill's Flood Farmstead Park to feature multi-sport court, playground (Yorkregion.com)

 

WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?: Ninth Line intersection improvements in Markham (Yorkregion.com)

 

Artist Ted Fullerton pays homage to teacher with donation to Newmarket (Yorkregion.com)

 

Newmarket library cancelling overdue fines for children's items (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Newmarket mayor tackles your top issues at first town hall (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

GTA News

 

‘We have to work together’: Councillor defends giving seniors flourescent arm bands at pedestrian-safety event (Thestar.com)

 

Metrolinx paying Instagram influencers to promote Ontario Line, prompting concern ads are 'premature' (Cbc.ca. Thestar.com)

 

Should public transit be free to ride? (Thestar.com)

 

TTC phasing out tokens and tickets (Torontosun.com)

 

City of Toronto bans cars and trucks on portion of Fleet Street (Ctvnews.ca, Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Teachers’ work-to-rule campaign will have ‘zero impact’ on students, union says (Thestar.com)