June 19
Vaughan News
Vaughan embraces diversity (OMNI Italian)
Petizione per cambiare il nome della citta’ di Vaughan (OMNI TV)
Barenaked Ladies to Headline Vaughan's Virtual Canada Day Celebration (Exclaim.ca)
Cortellucci family honoured for $40M donation to Vaughan hospital (Yorkregion.com)
Vaughan Mills Is Reopening -- Here’s What Shopping Will Look Like (Styledemocracy.com)
Promenade Mall is about to reopen and shoppers are expected to social distance (BlogTO)
York Region News
'Twas the night before patio season in Newmarket (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario to outline tentative fall school reopening plans (Globeandmail.com)
Premier Doug Ford details new COVID-19 contact tracing app to be tested in Ontario (CBC.ca)
Premier Doug Ford wants to extend Ontario’s state of emergency to July 15 (Thestar.com)
Federal News
June 18
Vaughan News
Mayor: towns namesake doesn’t represent who his constituents are (640AM; Global News Radio)
Vaughan remains open for business (Urbantoronto.ca)
Mayor Bevilacqua attends unveiling of Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital (Urbantoronto.ca)
VIDEO: Cop buys kids ice cream in Vaughan after lesson on bike helmet safety (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
Stouffville Farmers Market set to launch June 27 at 19 on the Park (Yorkregion.com)
Georgina ‘moving forward cautiously’ with Stage 2 reopenings (Yorkregion.com)
King remains in Stage 1 as neighbours move to Stage 2 in COVID-19 reopening (Yorkregion.com)
Here are some things you can and can't do in stage 2, Newmarket (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Toronto reports 86 new cases of COVID-19 as TTC approves plan to make face masks mandatory (CBC.ca)
Provincial News
Ontario Marks Three Months Since Declaration of Emergency (News.ontario.ca)
Federal News
Canada loses its bid for seat on UN Security Council (CBC.ca)
June 17
Vaughan News
Cities gear up for Phase 2 on Friday (680 News)
All the virtual Canada Day celebrations taking place in the GTA (Dailyhive.ca)
What’s in the name of the City of Vaughan? (Newstalk1010)
Vaughan dropping defender of slavery’s name from civic holiday: mayor (Thestar.com)
Vaughan wants to change the name of a holiday that celebrates a slave owner (Narcity.com)
New Vaughan hospital named in honour of $40M donation from Cortellucci family (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Expanding Vaughan’s parks and green spaces (Urbantoronto.ca)
Vaughan's David Calabrese has options after MLB draft -- neither is bad (Yorkregion.com)
York Region News
'It's rampant': East Gwillimbury moves to slow growth of marijuana greenhouses (Yorkregion.com)
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE? Implementing parking restrictions on Bridgewater Drive (Yorkregion.com)
Teens on still-closed basketball courts new trend: Newmarket bylaw (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Updates on City operations for selected municipalities (NRU)
York Region offering small businesses free marketing data (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
COVID-19 could shift bike culture: planners (Yorkregion.com)
OP recommendations for Burlington’s downtown (NRU)
Provincial News
Ontario Extends Emergency Orders (News.ontario.ca)
Ontario Releases Guide on How to Develop a Workplace Safety Plan (News.ontario.ca)
Ontario reports 184 new COVID-19 cases, premier urges people to wear masks in public (CBC.ca)
Federal News
Black MPs, senators call for immediate justice reforms to address systemic racism (Globeandmail.com)
June 16
Vaughan News
Vaughan reopening some amenities this Friday (CP24)
Stage 2 of COVID-19 reopening (OMNI News)
COVID-19: UrbanToronto Updates from the Industry for June 15, 2020 (urbantoronto.ca)
Vaughan is named after a racist slaveowner and people are calling for a name change (BlogTO)
Some Vaughan, Ontario residents want to change city's name due to racist history (Postmillenial.com)
Lessons learned while replacing aging watermain (Esemag.com)
Police issue warning after four cats found dead in Woodbridge park (CP24.com)
York Region News
Newmarket splash pads reopening, pool remains closed (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Wary of 'second wave' of COVID-19, don't 'relax' with reopening, officials warn (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Anti-Black racism declared a crisis in Mississauga (Insauga.com)
City may speed up plans to prioritize TTC bus service on 5 of Toronto's busiest routes (CBC.ca)
Tory open to police reforms, budget cuts (Globeandmail.com)
Provincial News
New Ontario development proposal would lock in years of sprawl, critics say (Globeandmail.com)
Federal News
Trudeau promises to extend the emergency relief benefit (CBC.ca)
June 15
Vaughan News
City expands online permit options (Municipalinfonet.com)
Vaughan coyote resolution suggests changing legislation, hiring staff (Yorkregion.com)
Sienna Senior Living care homes names new CEO as executives depart (Theglobeandmail.com)
York Region News
No masks, no service: Move to make masks mandatory on York Region Transit (Yorkregion.com)
'We need local to be the focus': Georgina Chamber launches online swag shop (Yorkregion.com)
The New Normal: Dining out comes outdoors, with reservations only (Newmarkettoday.ca)
Your story can be a part of York Region's pandemic archives (Newmarkettoday.ca)
GTA News
Heads up, drivers: Cars may soon lose a lane to the city's busiest bus routes (CBC.ca)
Province expected to announce today whether GTA, other regions can move on to Stage 2 (CP24.com)
Toronto unveils new dashboard tool to monitor COVID-19 progress amid gradual reopening (CP24.com)
Toronto’s Housing Now affordable housing plan delayed by COVID-19, planning issues (Thestar.com)
Toronto Public Library curbside pickup gaining in popularity after just 1 week (CBC.ca)
Toronto City councilor Michael Ford hospitalized with COVID-19 (Iheartradio.ca/Newstalk1010)
Provincial News
Ontario township seeks new namesake, but will keep its name: mayor (CP24.com)
Ontarians Encouraged to Establish Social Circles (News.ontario.ca)
Ontario government set to provide funding to child-care centres across the province (CBC.ca)
Ontario Eases Restrictions on Wedding and Funeral Ceremonies (News.ontario.ca)
Federal News
Coronavirus cases spike across southern U.S. as state economies lurch into motion (Thestar.com)