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Construction underway on controversial long-term care home in King

Construction underway on controversial long-term care home in King

Residents' group continue to dispute the project at a monastery site on the environmentally protected Oak Ridges Moraine
Proposed Ontario law would ban sex offenders from legally changing their names

Proposed Ontario law would ban sex offenders from legally changing their names

Registered sex offenders in Ontario would not be able to legally change their names if a bill that's before the legislature passes
VIDEO: Students left shaken after violent attack near Newmarket school

VIDEO: Students left shaken after violent attack near Newmarket school

Many students, passersby witnessed the violent assault of a man on a busy road after school; police investigated the incident as a potential hate-motivated crime, but no charges have been laid
What's Coming Up at Council: Newmarket setting new housing pledge

What's Coming Up at Council: Newmarket setting new housing pledge

Town plans for 6,400 new units by 2031, just over half of provincial target for Newmarket
Police investigating suspicious death after remains found in Newmarket

Police investigating suspicious death after remains found in Newmarket

Remains of an adult woman were found in the woods yesterday behind a medical building parking lot at Davis Drive and Bayview Parkway
2 men charged after vehicles illegally towed from Vaughan parking lot

2 men charged after vehicles illegally towed from Vaughan parking lot

As many as 73 people had to pay more than $500 to get back their vehicles, resulting in a tow company collecting about $38,000, police say
Man charged after woman sexually assaulted on bus in Vaughan

Man charged after woman sexually assaulted on bus in Vaughan

Police believe there might be at least one other victim who hasn't come forward
Food Bank of York Region providing support to asylum seekers

Food Bank of York Region providing support to asylum seekers

Concern for homelessness crisis with asylum seekers in Vaughan
Have your say on 2024 budget at Newmarket booth at farmers market

Have your say on 2024 budget at Newmarket booth at farmers market

Learn about the budget, town services, future plans for the community, and play a town trivia interactive game for a chance to win Choose Local gift cards this Saturday
Lifetime bowler strikes her way into York Simcoe Hall of Fame

Lifetime bowler strikes her way into York Simcoe Hall of Fame

'There is still so much more I can achieve in our sport as a builder', says Cathy Davidson, program director for the Youth Bowling Council at Stellar Lanes