Cops look to link heists
York police are looking at a possible connection between two convenience store heists in Woodbridge that occurred just days apart.
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Watering holes to go green on traditional date for celebration
Rivers of green beer will flow from countless taps in bars and pubs across the city Monday, as barkeeps and thirsty patrons alike enjoy the luck of the Irish doled out in pint-sized portions.
Final chapter for bookstore
Illiteracy in the southeast corner of town skyrocketed recently. Or, more accurately, sales of literary works have fallen off precipitously.
Subway delays blamed on Ottawa
Subway trainspotters waiting for shovels to break ground on the Spadina extension into Vaughan are widely condemning the recent federal budget.
Millennium scholarship dies with federal budget
It didn’t last 1,000 years, not by a long shot. It’ll barely make it to 10, in fact. After less than a decade in existence, the Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation is a casualty of last week’s federal budget.
Just say ‘Kung Hei Fat Choy’
The crowd continued to swell past the party’s advertised 2 p.m. start time. The delay was a good thing, too. Organizers needed those few extra minutes to add chairs for the impressive and ever-growing throng.
Mayor’s audit woes deepen
Mayor Linda Jackson’s campaign finances could be subjected to the intense scrutiny of a second compliance audit.
Chamber flooded
Rubber boots rather than heels or oxfords would have been the better choice for Vaughan Chamber of Commerce staffers returning to work after the Family Day long weekend.
Legal bout postponed
They were all but ready to put on their gloves and make their way to their respective corners of the legal boxing ring this week. But with just two days to go before the opening bell was to ring, Gino and Mary Ruffolo learned their scheduled Feb. 28 bout with Mayor Linda Jackson in Newmarket court was postponed.
It’s all fun and gaming for tech firm
Oren Kramer used to spend a lot of time in European hotel rooms playing video games on his laptop computer. It was during those frequent hotel stays — part of the reality of being a flight attendant for Israel’s El Al airline — that the seeds of an idea that would become Vaughan-based Ideazon Inc. were sown.
New city travel plan takes off at council
City officials embarking on future trade missions will be governed by a new set of official strategy, protocol and logistics guidelines.