News Clippings

Nov. 12

Vaughan News

City of Vaughan kicks off annual Toy Drive (CP24)

Owner of dog that bite teen boy speaks out (Global News)

Lawyer for Vaughan dog owner contests description of encounter that left boy with stitches (Yorkregion.com)

Developers behind Vaughan MZO that promised 10% affordable units drop their vow (Thestar.com)

Developers behind Vaughan MZO that promised 10% affordable units drop their vow (Yorkregion.com)

Vaughan Fire on scene at Concord aeresol business for hazardous chemical material spill (Yorkregion.com)

Vaughan Fire on scene at Concord aeresol business for hazardous chemical material spill (Thestar.com)

Town continues to advocate for Caledon-Vaughan GO rail line in upcoming Ontario transit plan (Thestar.com)

Greenbelt Over Asphalt to protest Bradford Bypass, Highway 413 on Saturday (Newmarkettoday.ca)

York Region News

Newmarket mayor disappointed by stalled progress on affordable housing targets (Newmarkettoday.ca)

Markham's PinkCars group switches gears to help seniors get COVID-19 boosters, pandemic paperwork (Yorkregion.com)

Markham Fire, Humber College team up to promote diversity (Yorkregion.com)

Provincial News

Ontario school board hiring hundreds of uncertified teachers because of staffing shortage (Ctvnews.ca)

Nov. 11

Vaughan News

Dog released from animal services bites boy (CTV News)

Dog Held By Vaughan Animal Services For Weeks Has Allegedly Bitten A Teenage Boy (Narcity.com)

Boy attacked days after dog's release from animal services (Torontosun.com)

Ford expresses sympathy for boy bitten by dog, says pit bull ban not changing (Globalnews.ca)

Ford says pit bull ban not changing, expresses sympathy for boy bitten by dog (Toronto.citynews.ca)

Boy claims he was attacked by same Vaughan dog that sparked recent outcry over Ontario’s pit bull ban (Yorkregion.com)

Ontario eased a pit bull ban, then a boy was bitten by dog in the face (Nationalpost.com)

Lawyer for dog owner contests description of encounter that left boy with stitches (Thestar.com)

Toronto Owners Of Dog Who Attacked Boy Say They Are Getting 'Death Threats' (Narcity.com)

Five Ontario cities with the lowest and highest property tax rates revealed (Ctvnews.ca)

Doug Ford government's proposed Highway 413 will not be tolled, minister says (Ctvnews.ca)

Committee agendas (NRU)

York Region News

Richmond Hill to host small, in-person Remembrance Day ceremony on Nov. 11 (Yorkregion.com)

Ho, ho, ho, Aurora! Flip the switch on those holiday light displays (Yorkregion.com)

Newmarket may go solo on animal control (Newmarkettoday.ca)

'After 20 years of talking:' Should portion of Main Street Newmarket be pedestrian only? (Newmarkettoday.ca)

Breaking the deadlock (NRU)

Licencing -- there’s the rub (NRU)

York Region’s next frontier (NRU)

GTA News

City of Toronto to stop issuing new ride-hailing driver's licences until training in place (Cbc.ca)

Toronto outlines COVID-19 vaccine plan for kids under 12 (Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com)

'Unwanted neighbour': Toronto residents report rise in coyote sightings after food left outside for animals (Ctvnews.ca)

Provincial News

Ontario to end streaming for all Grade 9 courses next school year (Theglobeandmail.com)

Ford asks municipalities not to seek own child-care deals amid federal talks (Cbc.ca)

Ontario Pausing the Lifting of Capacity Limits in Remaining Settings Where Proof of Vaccination is Required (News.Ontario.ca, Ctvnews.ca, Theglobeandmail.com, Nationalpost.com)

Federal News

It’s official: Annamie Paul says she’s finally finished as leader of the Green party (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Nationalpost.com)

Nov. 10

Vaughan News

Dog released from animal services bites boy (City News)

Teen says he is scarred by incident at taekwondo studio (Global News)

Teen allegedly attacked by dog recently released by Vaughan Animal Services (Globalnews.ca)

Dog at centre of Ontario pit bull controversy allegedly attacked teen four days after being released (Ctvnews.ca)

Dog at centre of Ontario pit bull controversy allegedly attacked teen four days after being released (Cp24.com)

Dog released from animal services custody allegedly bites boy at Taekwondo studio (Toronto.Citynews.ca)

Boy claims he was attacked by same dog that sparked recent outcry over Ontario’s pit bull ban (Thestar.com)

York Region approved development on the protected Greenbelt. Will Doug Ford’s government stop it? (Thestar.com)

York Region News

Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination required for all visitors to Markham Stouffville, Uxbridge hospitals (Yorkregion.com)

COVID-19 outbreak forces St. Patrick school in Schomberg to close for week (Yorkregion.com)

East Gwillimbury hosting Santa Claus Tour (Yorkregion.com)

Markham District Veterans Association pays tribute to sacrifice, courage (Yorkregion.com)

Don't feel like paying your Aurora parking ticket? How about buying a toy for a kid instead? (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Toronto council votes to require developers to build affordable units in some new condo towers (Cbc.ca)

Hamilton's budget out of touch with problems city is facing, say residents (Thestar.com)

City of Toronto ‘pausing’ some recreation programs due to loss of unvaccinated staff (Thestar.com, Globalnews.ca, Ctvnews.ca)

Provincial News

Ontario staying the course on COVID-19 reopening plan despite recent rise in cases: health minister (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

Education minister Stephen Lecce urges Toronto Catholic teachers to reinstate parent interviews (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

Federal News

Pfizer gets approval for COVID-19 booster vaccine in Canada (Nationalpost.com, Thestar.com)

Nov. 9

Vaughan News

Teen allegedly attacked by dog at centre of pit-bull controversy (CBC News)

Moore in the Morning (Newstalk 1010)

Teen allegedly attacked by dog at centre of pit-bull controversy (Cbc.ca)

Teen allegedly attacked by dog at centre of pit-bull controversy (Yahoo.ca)

Condo Roundup: Festival, ArtWalk, M2M Squared (Torontosun.com)

York Region News

97 per cent of City of Markham staff in compliance with COVID-19 vaccination policy (Yorkregion.com)

Newmarket's Community Living in 'urgent' need of families to care for adults with developmental disabilities (Yorkregion.com)

East Gwillimbury hosting Remembrance Day ceremony at the Civic Centre on Nov. 11 (Yorkregion.com)

Georgina goes online with tax, water bills (Yorkregion.com)

Here's your chance to trash talk Newmarket's downtown (Newmarkettoday.ca)

GTA News

Toronto council looking at a typical rate-supported budget for 2022 (Thestar.com)

Personal info of 25,000 current and former TTC employees may have been stolen in cyber attack, agency says (Thestar.com, Torontosun.com)

Councillors want moratorium on new pot shops (Torontosun.com, Cp24.com)

Provincial News

Ontario Fully Funding the Bradford Bypass (News.Ontario.ca, Cbc.ca, Thestar.com)

Grey County, Ont. family welcomes return of 'impounded' dogs (Ctvnews.ca)

Nov. 8

Vaughan News

Changes to animal regulations (CTV News)

Vaughan family reunited with dog after Ontario regulation change (Global News)

Recently released dog attacked a boy (CBC)

Ford government changes regulations related to pit bull ban (Ctvnews.ca)

Ontario's Pit Bull Ban Regulations Have Just Been Changed & Here's What Is Different (Narcity.com)

Parents sue driver who killed their 10-year-old, as well as City of Vaughan for $7.5M (Cyclingmagazine.ca)

Ford government plan to build new GTA highways imperils emissions targets, critics say (Cbc.ca)

York Region News

'This is insanity': East Gwillimbury grapples with 120,000 growth target and sewer delay (Yorkregion.com)

Addiction Services York Region rebrands to reflect growing presence (Newmarkettoday.ca)

Traffic volume, collisions down 40% in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic: Traveller Safety report (Yorkregion.com)

'We are going to be pushed out': Farmers face uncertain future in wake of York Region development (Newmarkettoday.ca)

More than 97 per cent of Town of Newmarket employees are double vaccinated against COVID-19 (Yorkregion.com)

Pandemic allows for 0% tax increase for Georgina residents in 2022 (Yorkregion.com)

COVID-19 vaccination rate nears 100% among York Region hospital workers (Yorkregion.com)

In-person Remembrance Day ceremonies will not take place at Markham’s memorial sites (Yorkregion.com)

Richmond Hill council to adopt 2022 draft operating and water, wastewater and stormwater budgets (Yorkregion.com)

Stouffville’s mayor wants Ontario to fast-track an ‘agrihood’ that mixes new housing with farming. Locals aren’t so sure (Thestar.com)

GTA News

City of Toronto reports increase in compliance with vaccine mandate as it suspends nearly 250 employees (Ctvnews.ca, Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Torontosun.com, Cp24.com)

Federal News

All lanes open this week at Canada-U.S. land border, but PCR testing still a drag on travel (Theglobeandmail.com, Cbc.ca, Torontosun.com)

Flags fly at full-mast on federal buildings once again -- but not for long (Torontosun.com)