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Here's how to vote online in the Stouffville election yorkregion.com/news/municipa…

Vote online in the Stouffville election

This is the first time Stouffville will have online voting as an option in municipal election.

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'We're excited': UNIQLO finally gets a store at Richmond Hill's Hillcrest Mall and 300 people line up to be the first inside yorkregion.com/business/peop…

Like UNIQLO? If you live in Richmond Hill, the Japanese clothing retailer is now closer to home

Oxford Properties says Urban Behavior is a temporary tenant of former Hudson’s Bay anchor space.

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Stouffville installing 13 permanent speed humps around town yorkregion.com/news/stouffvi…

Speed humps coming to Stouffville

The town made the move to speed humps after the province banned speed cameras last year.

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Newmarket restaurant ordered to temporarily close during health inspection yorkregion.com/news/newmarke…

Newmarket restaurant ordered to temporarily close during health inspection

York Region Public Health inspectors temporarily closed Castle John’s Pub & Restaurant on Oct. 15. The Yonge Street business was permitted to reopen a day later.

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2 Vaughan salons cited for personal service setting violations during inspections yorkregion.com/news/vaughan-…

Vaughan nail salon and cosmetic clinic cited for health-code violations during inspections

York Region Public Health inspectors charged Crystal Nails and Spa Inc. and Signature Cosmetic Clinic during the week of Oct. 12 to 18.

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Vaughan man charged, linked to fatal hit-and-run crash that left Richmond Hill caregiver dead: York police yorkregion.com/news/crime/va…

Vaughan man charged, linked to fatal hit-and-run crash that left Richmond Hill caregiver dead: York...

The 60-year-old female victim was hit by a vehicle on Oct. 4 around 8:30 p.m., say police.

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Stouffville council approves hotel, 165 townhomes at corner of Hwy. 48 and Main Street yorkregion.com/news/council/…

Stouffville council approves hotel, 165 townhomes at corner of Hwy. 48 and Main Street in 4-3 vote

Dissenting members of council’s 4-3 vote said they didn’t think the development was appropriate for the town’s gateway.

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Theatre 'in places that are unexpected' planned for Richmond Hill storefronts in city's Yonge Street village district yorkregion.com/news/unexpect…

What if you walked by a live play in a cafe or empty store in Richmond Hill? Shadowpath Theatre...

York Region troupe Shadowpath hopes to bring local stories to life in Richmond Hill Business Improvement Area on Yonge Street.

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Aurora residents voiced concerns about property crimes and safety. We asked mayoral candidates how they plan to address them yorkregion.com/news/municipa…

Aurora mayoral candidates address property crime and safety

Vehicle thefts, vandalism and break-ins are driving community concerns, residents say.

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Markham mother pushes to have AEDs installed at every Ontario school in wake of son's death yorkregion.com/news/markham-…

Markham mother pushes to have AEDs installed at every Ontario school in wake of son’s death

Province says it is weighing whether automated external defibrillators should be required in schools.

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Environmental champions honoured with Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Awards yorkregion.com/news/environm…

Protecting what matters: How did Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority honour environmental heroes?

The 44th annual Conservation Awards ceremony was held at Newmarket's NewRoads Performing Arts Centre on Oct. 13.

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Newmarket councillor fights to save Walmart from Jan. 29 closure — but doesn't expect to win yorkregion.com/business/newm…

Nearly 600 residents sign petition to keep Newmarket Walmart open — the store is closing anyway

Walmart says it's made decision to close store at 404 Town Centre plaza in the new year

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Mystery Stouffville mansion listed at $17.9M sells for massive multimillion dollar discount yorkregion.com/news/mystery-…

Mystery Stouffville mansion sells fro $6.1 million after original ask of $17.9 million

The 44-acre property has an unfinished 20,000-square-foot mansion linked to a developer in bankruptcy.

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Promenade Shopping Centre is hosting a 40th anniversary celebration on Sunday. Here's how you can take part in it yorkregion.com/business/prom…

Promenade Shopping Centre hosting 40th anniversary celebration on Sunday

The Promenade invites the community to look back at four decades of memories at a special event on Oct. 18.

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Police ID suspect vehicle in Vaughan hit and run that killed 60-year-old Richmond Hill woman yorkregion.com/news/crime/va…

Police identify suspect vehicle in Vaughan hit and run that killed 60-year-old Richmond Hill woman

Surveillance video appears to show a white Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van believed to have fatally struck a woman whose body was found on the roadside two days later.

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Voting in the Newmarket municipal election? Here's what you need to know yorkregion.com/news/municipa…

Newmarket's municipal election voting runs Oct. 17 to 26 — here's everything you need to know...

10-day voting period runs from Oct. 17 until Oct. 26 at 6 p.m.

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ELECTION 2026: All 3 Richmond Hill candidates for York Region councillor give the idea of more data centres a cold reception during debate yorkregion.com/news/municipa…

We're no fans of data centres and don't want a 'strong' York Region chair: Here's what you missed...

Mayoral candidates and prospective York Region councillors face off at Langstaff Community Centre event hosted by Richmond Hill Board of Trade

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A Vaughan teen was charged with criminal harassment. He credits a John Howard Society program with turning his life around yorkregion.com/news/john-how…

He was going down the wrong path. Then a John Howard Society program — and a $100,000 Trillium...

John Howard Society program transformed troubled youth, empowering them with essential life skills and support.

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How would Vaughan’s mayoral candidates tackle flooding in the VMC and other vulnerable areas? yorkregion.com/news/municipa…

How Vaughan’s mayoral candidates would tackle flooding in the VMC and other vulnerable areas

Vaughan’s two mayoral candidates incumbent Steven Del Duca and Shelly Cerrelli discuss their plans for flood mitigation across vulnerable areas in the city.

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Toronto Tempo star Kia Nurse to attend meet and greet with fans at Vaughan Mills Endy outlet yorkregion.com/things-to-do/…

Toronto Tempo star Kia Nurse to have meet and greet with fans at Vaughan Mills Endy outlet

Nurse will be at the store on Oct. 27 so fans can stop by to meet her, take a photo and get an autograph.

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