Aug. 18

Vaughan News

Speakers Corner: Pay to apply? It's still happening for some firefighters (Toronto.Citynews.ca)

Vaughan’s SmartParks connects residents with city services on the go (Municipalworld.com)

York Region News

COVID-19: York Region reaches 1,000 dead since pandemic began (Newmarkettoday.ca)

More than just fires: Georgina firefighters train for grain rescue (Yorkregion.com)

Getting back to business: Free business support for Georgina, East Gwillimbury entrepreneurs (Yorkregion.com)

Beer lovers rejoice at Richmond Hill Rotary Craft Beer Festival after two years (Yorkregion.com)

He? She? They? York Region hospitals to ask for preferred pronouns (Yorkregion.com)

Town of Aurora gets rolling on its first Active Transportation Master Plan (NRU)

GTA News

Integrity commissioner’s probe of John Tory’s ties to Rogers runs out of time (Thestar.com)

Why do so few people want to run for Toronto city council this election? (Thestar.com)

Mandarin now Toronto's 2nd-most common first language, reflecting years of demographic change (Cbc.ca)

Proposed food manufacturing campus could give wings to innovation corridor in Pickering (NRU)

Mississauga adopts inclusionary zoning policy in effort to increase affordable housing inventory (NRU)

City of Brampton improving accessibility of its recreational spaces one public amenity at a time (NRU)

Provincial News

Mayors, police and businesses push Ontario for help on homelessness and opioid crises (Cp24.com, Cbc.ca)

Sylvia Jones warns ‘status quo’ in Ontario health care is not sustainable (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

Aug. 17

Vaughan News

Steven Del Duca, Deb Schulte, Sandra Yeung Racco among crowded field in Vaughan mayoral race (Thestar.com)

Steven Del Duca, Deb Schulte, Sandra Yeung Racco among crowded field in Vaughan mayoral race (Yorkregion.com)

Steven Del Duca running for Mayor of Vaughan (Global News)

Steven Del Duca runs for Mayor of Vaughan (CP24)

Steven Del Duca will run for mayor in Vaughan, Ont. (Cbc.ca)

Former Ontario Liberal leader Del Duca to run for Vaughan mayor (Citynews.ca)

Steven Del Duca running to become mayor of Vaughan (Cp24.com)

Former Ontario Liberal leader Steven Del Duca announces run for Vaughan mayor (Nationalpost.com)

York Region News

Proposed 3,000 unit development at Yonge and Green Lane envisions on-site sewage treatment (Yorkregion.com)

Region building affordable housing in Whitchurch-Stouffville (Newmarkettoday.ca)

GTA News

‘I just find it weird’: Why do half the council candidates in this Toronto ward share the same last name? (Thestar.com)

Toronto, GTA in historic rain drought with 'abnormally dry' conditions (Citynews.ca)

Hundreds of GTA daycare operators have not opted into $10/day childcare as deadline looms (Citynews.ca)

Mysterious mountain of dirt appears in Toronto neighbourhood (Ctvnews.ca)

Provincial News

Ontario government ordered to pay $3.5-million to company at heart of 2003 tainted-meat probe (Thegloebandmail.com, Nationalpost.com, Globalnews.ca)

Aug. 16

Vaughan News

Steven Del Duca interviewed on CP24 (CP24.com)

Steven Del Duca to run for mayor of Vaughan (Thestar.com)

Steven Del Duca running to become mayor of Vaughan (Ctvnews.ca)

Vaughan Mills showcases child entrepreneurs with Kidpreneur Market program (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

York Region is going in circles -- and that's a good thing (ca.News.Yahoo.com)

Fire at waste depot prompts message about safe disposal (Newmarkettoday.ca)

‘Jam-packed’: Georgina residents fear local waterfront parks will become tourist destinations (Yorkregion.com)

York Region Food Network launches Compost Learning Hub (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Toronto city council appoints Rose Milczyn as interim councillor for Ward 1-Etobicoke North (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com)

City council approves $80M plan for 600 refugee shelter spaces at North York hotel (Cbc.ca, Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Ontario proposes 2-per-cent raise for lower-paid education workers (Nationalpost.com, Ctvnews.ca, Cbc.ca, Theglobeandmail.com)

Strong mayor powers to be expanded to more Ontario cities, Ford says (Cp24.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Toronto.Citynews.ca)

Federal News

Public inquiry hearings into government’s use of the Emergencies Act to begin Sept. 19 (Theglobeandmail.com)

Aug. 15

York Region News

'It's crazy what they expect': Newmarket Residence part of a troubled housing system for Ontario's most vulnerable (Yorkregion.com)

'Home of last resort': When there's nowhere else to go (Yorkregion.com)

'That's wrong': Newmarket residents 'ticked' planned hydro outage won't result in rebates (Yorkregion.com)

Ninth Line in Stouffville to be temporarily closed between Aug. 19 and 22 (Yorkregion.com)

Newmarket blue box checkers will be making the rounds Aug. 16 to Sept. 9 (Yorkregion.com)

Hydro One to address power outage concerns in Stouffville on Aug. 17 (Yorkregion.com)

York Region streamlining resources for Ukraine newcomers (Newmarkettoday.ca)

Most of Newmarket council yet to be challenged in fall election (Newmarkettoday.ca)

GTA News

'A dangerous sign for the governance of Toronto:' More than a dozen school trustee and council candidates could be elected by default (Cp24.com)

Broken benches, overflowing trash: Residents in these Toronto neighbourhoods calling for change (Cbc.ca)

Provincial News

‘Strong mayor’ powers contingent on aligning with provincial goals (Thestar.com)