July 21

Vaughan News

City of Vaughan moves forward with neighbourhood traffic calming plan (yorkregion.com)

Revised Proposal Reduces Heights of Towers in Vaughan (urbantoronto.ca)

York Regional Police officer who disobeyed superior officer cleared by SIU in shooting death of man in Vaughan (yorkregion.com, newmarkettoday.ca)

Video shows arrest of alleged drunk driver who was 5 times over legal limit in Vaughan, Ont. (cp24.com, yorkregion.com, toronto.citynews.ca, globalnews.ca)

York Region News

Richmond Hill businesses celebrate graduates of innovative partnership program (yorkregion.com)

Dozens attend 'hero's' rally for Newmarket man with quadriplegia cycling across Canada for spinal cord injuries awareness (yorkregion.com)

VIDEO: Fire crews combatting 4 empty home fires in Richmond Hill (yorkregion.com)

Stay out of the water at one York Region public beach (yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Chow calls for 250 more shelter beds for refugees as key item in 1st council meeting as Toronto mayor (toronto.ctvnews.ca, nationalpost.com)

Modular housing cost Toronto up to twice as much as originally budgeted, says city watchdog (thestar.com)

Time to fine snow-clearing contractors who leave Toronto in the cold, city councillors say (cbc.ca)

Provincial News

Ontario Reducing Wait Times in Emergency Departments (news.ontario.ca)

‘Democracy is completely thrown out the window’: How Doug Ford’s push for more housing is fuelling fears for the future of local government (thestar.com)

July 20

Vaughan News

Vaughan partnership aims to advance city as global arts and culture destination (NRU)

Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan giving away ‘Gold Passes for Life’ as grand prize in 2nd annual Wish Tree fundraising event (Yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Keswick Secondary Plan brings more heights, density, housing options to Georgina (NRU)

GTA News

Toronto will allow drinking in 27 parks this summer. Find out where here (CBC.ca)

Chow calls for 250 more shelter beds for refugees as key item in first council meeting as mayor (CP24.com)

Oakville passes by-laws aimed at protecting tenants, maintaining retail housing supply (NRU)

Community hub and affordable housing key priorities for former Ritson site in Oshawa (NRU)

In Brief (NRU)

OLT News (NRU)

Should Ontario cyclists be allowed to cross on walk signals? Advocates speak out amid fines (CBC.ca)

Provincial News

Doug Ford is Quietly Planning to Privatize Maintenance Services at New Hospitals in Ontario (Pressprogress.ca)

July 19

Vaughan News

City of Vaughan commissions student artists for Group of Seven REMIXED, ARTonBOXES pilot project (Yorkregion.com)

1st instalment of final City of Vaughan property taxes for 2023 due July 27 (Yorkregion.com)

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?: Water service interruptions planned as Vaughan works on improving infrastructure in Old Maple area (Yorkregion.com)

No charges for York police officer in fatal shooting of man in Vaughan: SIU (CBC.ca)

York Region News

Outdoor movies return to Bradford West Gwillimbury this August (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Electric vehicles are picking up speed but have one speed bump. They’re illegal (Thestar.com)

‘It seems very disrespectful to the neighbourhood’: The city was supposed to make this intersection safer. Instead, it’s made it worse (Thestar.com)

Is Toronto about to get a makeover? Chow could set new tone with council appointments: experts (CBC.ca)

Provincial News

Ontario spending $166M to move some legal services online (CBC.ca)

July 18

Vaughan News

Catching Up on Promenade Mall Revitalization Phase 1 Work (UrbanToronto.ca)

Yonge and Steeles Racks Up Another 50-Storey Side Street Proposal (UrbanToronto.ca)

York Region News

City of Markham holding 3 official park openings during month of July (Yorkregion.com)

Tirgan Centre for Arts and Culture receives $108K Ontario Trillium Foundation grant to help support fundraising efforts (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Is 102 candidates for mayor too many? Some Toronto councillors aim to burst bloated ballots (CBC.ca)

One of Toronto’s most iconic fountains is currently an embarrassing mess (BlogTO)

Hundreds attend vigil in honour of mother killed by stray bullet in Toronto shooting (CBC.ca)

COVID-19 outbreak declared in cardiology unit at Etobicoke General Hospital (CBC.ca)

Provincial News

Metrolinx under fire for the way it’s turfing tenants to make room for the Ontario Line (Thestar.com)

July 17

Vaughan News

Mayor Del Duca on THE FEED (105.9 The Region)

City of Vaughan installing traffic calming measures (680 News)

SickKids ride celebrates resilience (CityNews)

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Construction begins at CN Rail bridge at track level in Vaughan (Yorkregion.com)

City of Vaughan goes plastic free for July (Yorkreigon.com)

Man in serious condition following Vaughan shooting (CP24.com)

This $10 million mansion in Vaughan has its own mini golf course (BlogTO.com)

York Region News

Coyote warning issued in Newmarket (Yorkregion.com)

5 things to know from Aurora council's July 11 meeting (Yorkregion.com)

Whitchurch-Stouffville moving forward with $2.89M Lloyd Street reconstruction (Yorkregion.com)

'We're disappointed': Richmond Hill residents express anger after approval of 25-storey tower (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

City deems three Toronto beaches unsafe due to high bacteria levels in Lake Ontario (Thestar.com)

After years of trying to push city hall to the political left, advocacy group Progress Toronto breaks through (Thestar.com)

‘What is that?’: The city doesn’t want you to use them. But for some riders, these oddball devices are the best way to get around Toronto (Thestar.com)

Developers are turning 14 GTA malls into tiny cities, with Cloverdale leading the way – is this the solution to Toronto’s housing crisis? (Thestar.com)

Toronto's newest development The Well a pedestrian oasis but misses mark on affordability, some say (CBC.ca)

Toronto $26M over budget on snow-clearing last year as auditor warns accountability tools missing (CBC.ca)

Provincial News

Doug Ford criticizes auditor general over Greenbelt investigation: ‘It’s not even within her scope’ (Thestar.com)

Federal News

Canada sees 100,000 square kilometres burned in record-breaking wildfire season (CBC.ca)