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Oct. 2

Vaughan News

 

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? 6-storey hotel rising on Hwy. 7 in Woodbridge (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

'This is a real divide': East Gwillimbury seeks better internet for rural residents (Yorkregion.com)

 

Stouffville hosting electronic recycling event (Yorkregion.com)

 

Potty talk and public washrooms: Have your say on new park in Sutton (Yorkregion.com)

 

Where is the shortest lineup for a COVID-19 test in the GTA? (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Toronto officials push province for new restrictions as rate of new COVID-19 infections soars to highest ever (Thestar.com)

 

Toronto’s Santa Claus parade to be staged in closed parade route, broadcast live in a TV special (Thestar.com, Cp24.com)

 

City council votes to conduct public consultations on renaming Dundas Street (Cp24.com, Ctvnews.ca, Citynews.ca)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario Revises COVID-19 Screening Guidance for Schools and Child Care (News.Ontario.ca, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Ontario Provides $461 Million to Temporarily Enhance Wages For Personal Support Workers (News.Ontario.ca, Citynews.ca)

 

Oct. 1

Vaughan News

 

School board votes to rename Vaughan Secondary School (Trnto.com)

 

Committee agendas (NRU)

 

York Region News

 

King businesses, township hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic (Yorkregion.com)

 

'This is a real divide': East Gwillimbury seeks better internet for rural residents (Yorkregion.com)

 

Survey says? Environment top of mind for Richmond Hill residents (Yorkregion.com)

 

Exceeding expectations (NRU)

 

GTA News

 

City council approves new COVID-19 limits on bars, restaurants amid pandemic’s second wave (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Citynews.ca)

 

Municipalities going modular (NRU)

 

Opening up the waterfront (NRU)

 

Provincial News

 

Ontario Releases Updated COVID-19 Modelling for Second Wave (News.Ontario.ca, Thegloebandmail.com)

 

Federal News

 

Canada has approved a 15-minute COVID test. But the lineups will still go on for hours (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Sept. 30

Vaughan News

 

Vaughan City Hall confirms a 2nd worker has COVID-19 (680News.ca)

 

2nd worker at Vaughan City Hall tests positive for COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)

 

York Region News

 

Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital gets $1.4M to upgrade 'behind the walls' (Yorkregion.com)

 

York University's Markham Centre Campus 'dream come true' (Yorkregion.com)

 

King Heritage & Cultural Centre scores federal funding amid COVID-19 pandemic (Yorkregion.com)

 

'A park to dazzle': 3 themes emerge for future of Newmarket's Mulock Farm (Yorkregion.com)

 

Ontario Legislature cancels Chinese flag-raising event following outcry (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

GTA News

 

Five things to watch at Toronto city council (Thestar.com)

 

City of Toronto Extends Weekend Road Closures into October (Torontostoreys.com)

 

Provincial News

 

Province makes changes to long-term care visits as Ontario reports 554 new COVID-19 cases (Cbc.ca, Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Federal News

 

Liberals survive confidence vote as House of Commons unanimously passes benefits for workers (Theglobeandmail.com)

 

Sept. 29

York Region News

 

Staff member at Stouffville Distirict Secondary School tests positive for COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)

 

COVID-19 Today: School, child care cases for Newmarket, York Region, and Ontario (Newmarkettoday.ca)

 

GTA News

 

Burst social bubbles and get close only with household members, Toronto says amid accelerating surge in COVID-19 infections (Thestar.com)

 

Environmental groups urge Toronto to turn city golf courses into parks, urban farms and housing (Thestar.com)

 

Provincial News

 

‘We know that we are in the second wave and we know it will be worse than the first wave,” Ford says as Ontario reports 700 new cases (Cp24.com, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Nationalpost.com, Globalnews.ca)

 

Ontario rolling out free Wi-Fi on all GO Transit buses and some trains starting Monday (Thestar.com)

 

Sept. 28

Vaughan News

 

Reopening Vaughan (CHIN)

DID YOU KNOW? Vaughan testing QR codes to combat overflowing trash bins in parks (Yorkregion.com)

 

Will Vaughan’s e-commerce grocery facility -- the first in North America -- spur technology adoption? (Yorkregion.com)

 

Groundbreaking held at site of new York Regional Police headquarters (iHeartradio.ca)

 

York Region News

 

Aurora hosts concert at Town Park to kick off Thanksgiving holiday (Yorkregion.com)

 

'It's unbelievable what they have done': Beavers wreak havoc in Stouffville (Yorkregion.com)

 

Aurora library hosts 3 virtual events tackling affordable housing crisis (Yorkregion.com)

 

3 concepts for Newmarket's Mulock Farm development to be unveiled (Yorkregion.com)

 

GTA News

 

Toronto’s top doctor issues ‘warning to the entire city’ as new cases surpass 200 in single day (Thestar.com)

 

Toronto shuts down three King Street restaurants after COVID-19 violations (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com)

 

Provincial News

 

New Public Health Measures Implemented Provincewide to Keep Ontarians Safe (News.Ontario.ca, Cbc.ca)

 

Federal News

 

Liberals, NDP reach deal on sick leave, avoiding immediate election (Cbc.ca, Theglobeandmail.com)