News Clippings

June 14

Vaughan News

Cortellucci family donates $40 million to Vaughan’s hospital (yorkregion.com)

Mayor Bevilacqua Makes A Historic Announcement at the 2019 Mayor's Gala (The Chronicle Journal, Canadian Business Journal, Corporate Knights, Canadian Insider, Masthead, ArnpriorToday.ca, The Glengarry News, Insider Tracking, New Tecumseth Free Press Online, BioOntario, Shaw Connect, Penticton Business, CanBiotech, finanzen.net, Medindia Health Network, WFMZ-TV IND-69, KOTV-TV CBS-6, Daily Herald (Chicago), Buffalo News, Benzinga, WBBH-TV NBC-2)

Vaughan resident wants ministry involved after drinking water audit findings (yorkregion.com)

York Region News

Sartrex Power Control Systems Inc. Celebrates Contributions to the Ontario and Offshore Nuclear Industries (yahoo.com)

York Region Ride for Health raises record $350K for Mackenzie Health Foundation (yorkregion.com)

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE: Clark Avenue between Yonge and Bathurst Streets set for work (yorkregion.com)

York Region, Simcoe communities mourn former MPP Julia Munro (yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Fans go crazy after Toronto Raptors win Canada's 1st NBA championship (cbc.ca, thestar.com, globeandmail.com, nationalpost.com, The Toronto Sun)

Ajax policy would allow access to services for everyone (durhamregion.com)

Provincial News

Ontario to save $215 million a year as 2,400 civil servants take buyouts (thestar.com, Toronto Sun, globeandmail.com)

Federal News

Taking care of business: there’s an app for that (Vaughan Citizen, Thornhill Liberal)

Ottawa won’t raise the carbon price beyond $50, environment minister says (thestar.com)

Trudeau says Liberals are committed to launching a national pharmacare plan to ensure drug coverage for Canadians (thestar.com)

House of Commons unanimously adopts new parental-leave policy for MPs (thestar.com)

June 13

Vaughan News

Holocaust survivor Max Eisen given key to the City of Vaughan, Ont. (Cjnews.com)

York Region Ride for Health raises record $350K for Mackenzie Health Foundation (Yorkregion.com)

Vaughan joins 31 Canadian municipalities declaring ‘global climate emergency’ (Yorkregion.com)

New Vaughan school to be named after Canadian civil rights icon (Newmarkettoday.ca)

York Region News

Newmarket sets rules for smoking, vaping tobacco and cannabis (Yorkregion.com)

Dollars and votes: Richmond Hill councillors received big bucks from developers for election campaign (Yorkregion.com)

Potential development of Pickering Airport gets mixed reviews in Stouffville (Yorkregion.com)

Richmond Hill is not declaring a climate emergency (Yorkregion.com)

Former York-Simcoe MPP Julia Munro dies at age 77 (Yorkregion.com, Thestar.com)

Newmarket strives to be leader in waste reduction and diversion (Yorkregion.com)

Environment-friendly development (NRU)

GTA News

Catholic teachers want school board to put brakes on plan to make them pay to park (Thestar.com)

Downtown route preferred (NRU)

Connecting communities (NRU)

Flexible units (NRU)

Provincial News

Ontario government will fund line-by-line audits for 10 school boards, but none have accepted the offer (Thestar.com)

Child care advocates applaud unexpected $20M funding boost (Thestar.com)

Sweeping cuts to legal clinics called a ‘directed attack’ on Toronto and organizations challenging Ford government (Thestar.com, Torontosun.com)

Federal News

Trudeau says Liberals are committed to launching a national pharmacare plan to ensure drug coverage for Canadians (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com)

Transportation committee decides against calling for seatbelts in Canadian school buses (Thestar.com)

Federal government rejects key Senate changes to access-to-information bill (Theglobeandmail.com)

June 12

Vaughan News

Construction of 6-storey parking structure at Rutherford GO station to ‘commence this summer’ (Yorkregion.com)

Headed out (or staying in) to watch Game 6? Here's a handy list of where to watch the Raptors Thursday (Thestar.com)

York Region News

York school board to axe 93 teacher positions, here's how (Yorkregion.com)

New app aimed at helping small businesses launches in Markham (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

St. Catharines signs accord to support women in the workplace (Wellandtribune.ca)

Mayor of latest Canadian town to be hit for online 'ransom' calls for national strategy (Cbc.ca)

Cancelled electrical program at Brampton school brought back (Thestar.com)

It’s now up to Court of Appeal to decide if Ford government’s Toronto council cut will stand (Thestar.com)

Halton mayors sound off on Ford government’s sweeping housing bill (Thestar.com)

Provincial News

Court battle over Ford government's mid-election council cuts sparks concern about 'constitutional crisis' (Cbc.ca)

Ontario government’s gas-pump stickers should be in place by Aug. 30 (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Cbc.ca, Ctvnews.ca)

Ford government strives to attract new auto plants (Torontosun.com)

Federal News

Ottawa rejects nearly all Tory amendments to contentious resource development bill (Theglobeandmail.com)

Conservatives zero in on Paris targets as 'proof point' for discrediting Liberal carbon tax: internal memo (Nationalpost.com)

June 11

Vaughan News

Police make 3 more arrests in Vaughan Pierre Berton library shooting (Yorkregion.com, CP24, CTVnews.ca, Cbc.ca, Globalnews.ca)

Raptors vs. Warriors: A last-minute guide to Game 5 (Globalnews.ca)

York Region News

Newmarket passes new Smoking By-law (Newmarket.com)

GTA News

Court battle over the Toronto council cut is back on. It’s about ‘democracy,’ city says (Thestar.com)

Toronto sewer construction project aimed at cutting risk of basement flooding (Thesatr.com)

Provincial News

Randy Hillier launches legal challenge of fundraising restrictions on Independent MPPs (Thestar.com)

Ontario’s plan to transfer recycling costs to companies could raise prices for consumers, experts say (Theglobeandmail.com)

Federal News

Canada urged to impose sanctions on 16 Russian officials following report detailing increase in political prisoners (Theglobeandmail.com)

'Free Willy' bill to end whale captivity in Canada set to become law (Nationalpost.com)

June 10

Vaughan News

Shunned Icona Condo buyers fight development (Citynews.ca)

Truly healthy kids need more than just physical fitness (Yorkregion.com)

Where to watch Raptors vs. Warriors NBA finals (Citynews.com)

York police say Raptors fans having law-abiding time rooting on their team (Yorkregion.com)

Where to watch the Raptors Game 5 in the GTA (Thestar.com)

Confirmed measles case in York Region (Markhamreview.com)

York Region News

Stuart Betts, superintendent with York Regional Police Service, named new deputy chief in London (Globalnews.ca, Lfpress.com)

Dollars and votes: Two regional councillors biggest spenders in 2018 Richmond Hill municipal election (Yorkregion.com)

UPDATE: Watermain break in Aurora slows traffic on Yonge Street (Yorkregion.com)

GTA News

Province’s planning changes leave future of Toronto community building up in the air (Thestar.com)

'Busiest' ever road construction season causing major congestion (Torontosun.com)

Councillors find $650K to expand offices despite outcry over cuts (Torontosun.com)

Brampton Council Supports Ford Government's Decision to Open New Highway (Inbrampton.com)

Provincial News

Ontario Liberals vote against changing system for selecting new leader (Globalnews.ca, Thestar.com, Cbc.ca, iPolitics.ca)

Ontario infrastructure needs more funding from feds, province for economy to maintain momentum: report (On-sitemag.com)

Labour ministry to reduce number of inspectors probing workplace abuse, union memo reveals (Thestar.com)

Ontario Liberals to elect new leader on March 7 (Thestar.com)

Federal News

Liberals to announce plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021 (Thestar.com, Theglobeandmail.com, Nationalpost.com, Torontosun.com)

Canada’s unemployment rate falls to lowest since at least 1976 (Thestar.com)