Welcome funding from feds
Eduardo Ojeda and his family immigrated to Canada from Chile on Dec. 13, smack in the middle of one of the most ferocious winters in recent memory. It was just the first test he would face as a newcomer to Vaughan.
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Region set to reopen part of Langstaff after cave-in
Work crews are close to completing temporary repairs to Langstaff Rd. between Dufferin St. and Hwy. 7.
Audit mania: Two more reps targeted
Council’s latest audit request targets were prepared for the inevitable. “Nothing surprises me anymore,” Ward 2 councillor Tony Carella said Monday.
More woes for troubled mayor
Mayor Linda Jackson has been ordered by the court to explain remarks she made recently scolding unnamed opponents.
Not everyone’s aboard subway train yet
A subway car heading north to Richmond Hill is crowded with enthusiastic transit boosters and steered by a new group of conductors.
Man sought in sex assault
York police are on the lookout for a suspect after an early morning sexual assault in Thornhill last week.
Subway plans on track, officials say
Transport Canada and TTC officials aren’t quite sure what all the hubbub is about. Though the two organizations insist things on the Spadina subway extension are rolling along nicely, they are each being blamed by some political observers for an apparent lack of progress.
Utility companies to explore merger
PowerStream and Barrie Hydro Distribution could make an electrifying power couple, and have agreed to discuss a possible betrothal.
Personalities a marketable payload for businessmen
Bryan Welsh lives in Stouffville but works in Mississagua. His commute takes him around the top of Toronto, avoiding the gridlocked streets. “I’m a 407 slave,” he says. When he needed a new suit, though, he found himself at Korry’s Clothiers — Saul Korman’s shop on the Danforth. Far from his usual route, it’s a place he’d never stepped foot in before.
Fire closes Woodbridge eatery
York Regional Health Services inspectors closed a fire-damaged Vaughan eatery last week under the Health Protection and Promotion Act.
Diva gains Stratusfaction from yoga
Former wrestling champ opens yoga studio close to home It’s not quite noon but it’s already been a long day for Trish Stratus. The retired World Wrestling Entertainment Diva has been busy all morning talking to media — including an early morning appearance on Breakfast
Embattled mayor strikes back at critics
The unrelenting pressure on Mayor Linda Jackson isn’t just distracting her from her job. “It makes us the biggest laughingstock in the GTA,” she said.