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September 4

Vaughan News

 

Building highways won't help with GTA West expansion (Yorkregion.com)

 

See the world through film: 5 things to know about the Vaughan Film Festival (Yorkregion.com)

 

10 Things To Do Over Labour Day Weekend In Toronto & The GTA (Styledemocracy.com)

 

York Region News

 

When does my kid go back to school? A rundown of start dates for GTA boards this fall (Yorkregion.com)

 

900 York Region traffic tickets under review after officers appear to flout Ministry directive (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region Transit's on-request service for seniors extended (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Branching out: Toronto’s busy library system is gearing up for fall (Thestar.com)

 

Planned GO train facility could undermine years of Don Valley restoration efforts, conservationists warn (Thestar.com)

 

Toronto board is moving 700 high school teachers online as teens opt for at-home learning (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Governments Extend Child Care Funding to Support Working Parents (News.Ontario.ca, Thestar.com)

 

Doug Ford hosting Quebec premier in pandemic summit on economy and to prepare for possible second wave (Thestar.com)

 

September 3

Vaughan News

 

Vaughan catering company sues NHL bubble residence Hotel X for $60M (Yorkregion.com)

 

Lavazza Drive-In Nights coming to Vaughan, Markham (Yorkregion.com)

 

Not-so-stealthy RCMP spy plane circles Vaughan, Bradford (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

York Region health officials alarmed by uptick in COVID-19 cases (Ctvnews.ca, Iheartradio.ca)

 

'It meant everything to me': East Gwillimbury businesses receive boost from town (Yorkregion.com)

 

Markham-Thornhill MP Mary Ng announces more money for women in business (Yorkregion.com)

 

Newmarket's Grey Goat Pub 1st restaurant in region fined for COVID-19 rule violation (Yorkregion.com)

 

Yonge Street from Davis Drive to Green Lane in Newmarket going to 6 lanes (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Designing recovery (NRU)

 

Building the house of tomorrow today (NRU)

 

Some Ontario school boards making playground structures off-limits at recess due to COVID-19 risks (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Toronto as an NHL hub city has been a 'great success': Mayor Tory (Torontosun.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario Protecting Transit Riders and Workers as Province Reopens (News.Ontario.ca)

 

September 2

Vaughan News

 

Healthcare is at the heart of city-building in Vaughan (Thesmartcityjournal.com)

 

Could e-voting spur a higher turnout? Vaughan resident wants to ditch ‘archaic’ system (Yorkregion.com)

 

What’s Going On Here? Vaughan’s Napa Valley Park being revamped (Yorkregion.com)

 

Rogers announces 5G network launches in 6 York Region communities (Yorkregion.com, Newmarkettoday.ca, Thestar.com)

 

The pandemic has pointed builders of a new Thornhill condo to ‘a real need for not-crowded outdoor spaces.’ The result is 30,000 sq. ft. of amenities (Thestar.com)

 

York Region News

 

Mount Albert Park opens after redevelopment with new skateboard park (Yorkregion.com)

 

Stouffville Junction project aims to revive historic Main Street (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

GTA school boards race to plug ‘digital divide’ as kids prepare for school with or without adequate devices and high-speed internet (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Doug Ford, Stephen Lecce tour Toronto school for better idea of health protocols (680news.com, Globalnews.ca, Thestar.com)

 

Ontario boards will need to combine some classes as students return to school, trustees group says (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

September 1

Vaughan News

 

‘Be prepared for everything.’ Day camps share lessons learned for a safe return to school (Thestar.com)

 

Frank visits DANI Greenhouse (Breakfast Television Toronto)

 

Vaughan urging residents to reduce water usage after Peel supply disruption (Yorkregion.com)

 

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Condo towers, townhouses to rise beside Vaughan Ikea store (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

Richmond Hill Coun. Joe DiPaola spent more than $17K of taxpayers' money in Q1 2020 (Yorkregion.com)

 

DID YOU KNOW? Barbecues no longer permitted at Richmond Hill's Lake Wilcox Park (Yorkregion.com)

 

King Township launches e-newsletter (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Toronto officials outline plan for expected resurgence of COVID-19 (Thestar.com, Ctvnews.ca, Citynews.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

MPPs will be back at Queen’s Park on Sept. 14 as Premier Doug Ford rules out prorogation (Thestar.com)

 

Ontario’s education unions file labour board challenge over school pandemic plans (Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com, Globalnews.ca)

 

Ontario's licensed daycare centres open at full capacity (Citynews.ca)

 

Federal News

 

Green Party expects eight candidates on final leadership ballot (Theglobeandmail.com, Thestar.com)

 

Ottawa signs COVID-19 vaccine deals with two U.S. companies (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

August 31

Vaughan News

 

Vaughan Public Libraries to reopen on Sep. 8 (Yorkregion.com)

 

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Slowdowns in store on Vaughan's Islington Avenue for roadway improvements (Yorkregion.com)

 

What's open and closed Labour Day in York Region? (Yorkregion.com)

 

Government supports climate action by Earth Rangers Foundation (Educationnewscanada.com)

 

York Region plans over 100km of bus rapid transit (Bayobserver.com)

 

Vaughan doctor: 'Majority of diabetic patients who experienced COVID-19 have done well' (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

Virtual event gives York Region youth a voice at the table (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Stouffville opens fitness centre at Leisure Centre after COVID-19 closure (Yorkregion.com)

 

Richmond Hill to resume enforcement of school zone, overnight, on-street parking (Yorkregion.com)

 

Locally developed AI app sniffs out hundreds of potholes in Richmond Hill (Yorkregion.com)

 

Richmond Hill BIA launching website to offer businesses ‘best chances of survival’ in post-COVID-19 era (Yorkregion.com)

 

First case of West Nile in 2020 identified in Aurora (Yorkregion.com)

 

High school, select YRT routes restart Sept. 6 (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

Aurora 'coping very well financially' in midst of COVID-19, CAO says (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region Catholic board approves $15.4M for school reopenings (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Willowdale councillor John Filion diagnosed with West Nile virus (Thestar.com)

 

Transit union welcomes recall of 150 laid off operators but says all TTC workers need to return (CBC.ca)

 

Toronto's Dundas Street has existed since at least the early 1800s. Here's why it could get a name change (CBC.ca)

 

Father moved into son's backyard coach house -- then the city came knocking (CBC.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario Appoints Members of the Premier's Council on Equality of Opportunity (News.ontario.ca)

 

Federal News

 

Health officials looking into whether airport COVID-19 tests can replace quarantine measures (CBC.ca)

 

Federal government ran $120.4-billion deficit during first three months of 2020-21 fiscal year (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

How would an O'Toole-led Conservative government handle the COVID-19 recovery? (Nationalpost.com)