City denies Richmond Hill Winter Carnival its heated stage — until mayor steps in to fix ‘this short-sighted decision’. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

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Mayor’s festival? Councillor’s fair? Richmond Hill is about to scrap them all as it seeks bigger and better city events. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

York Region groups striving to house people with serious mental illnesses say it costs less than hospital, shelters or jail. www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re... #ONhealth #homelessness

‘Nothing is cut back’ in draft Richmond Hill city budget that will cost average household $75 more in 2026. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

York Region calls intimate partner violence an ‘epidemic’ — but underfunds groups supporting survivors, local charity says. www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re... #ONpoli

OPINION: Kate Chung asks why she can't find any accessible housing in Toronto (as part of a current Metroland series, Shelter From the Storm). www.yorkregion.com/opinion/colu... #housingcrisis #ONpoli

It started with notes written for homeless youths. Now, Richmond Hill non-profit Hope Harbour Youth has chapters in Texas and Malaysia. www.yorkregion.com/news/started...

Double-digit police budget increase — the largest ever — means York Region’s taxpayers would pay nearly $500M for service in 2026. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

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Richmond Hill charity for people with autism takes step toward ‘a place to help them belong’ with Markham fundraising gala. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon... #autismawareness #YorkRegion

Sick of ordering books from Amazon? Richmond Hill Public Library to host more than 30 independent authors you can meet at annual book fair. www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do... @richmondhillpl.bsky.social #indieauthors

York Region farmers object, but Richmond Hill city council commits to promoting ‘environmentally friendly plant-based’ foods. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

Wondering what's up with those big Hudson's Bay store spaces in Markville, Hillcrest and Upper Canada Mall? Mall owners must 'think creatively' to fill them, an expert says. www.yorkregion.com/business/own... #YorkRegion

York Regional Police charge Toronto woman and man with murder, attempted murder, arson following fatal Richmond Hill fire - but say investigation not over. www.yorkregion.com/news/crime/y...

York Region and Parks Canada ask for help slowing invasive tree-killing insect’s spread across the Greater Toronto Area . www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re... #invasivespecies #hemlock

Richmond Hill offers podcasters, painters and other creative folk space in an old post office. Here’s a 1st look inside. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon...

Richmond Hill’s restoration of city’s Yonge Street cenotaph appreciated by local Royal Canadian Legion branch. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon... #LestWeForget

Winter is Coming, Part 1: York Region tries ‘living snow fences’ in Markham to keep drifting snow off a rural road in Rouge Urban National Park. www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re...

IBM Canada’s building in Markham keeps killing migratory birds. An environmental group and IBM employees want to see that stop. www.yorkregion.com/news/ibm-can... #FLAP #birdmigration

Richmond Hill weighs ‘the elephant in the room’ as redevelopment options for city's East Beaver Creek area come into focus. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

‘Touch of Art’ at Richmond Hill’s Boynton House helps Addiction Services Central Ontario clients get to programs. www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do...

The wife of a Richmond Hill man killed in an ‘unprovoked attack’ remembers her husband as a kind person who always helped others. www.yorkregion.com/news/wife-of...

Metrolinx gives future Yonge North subway extension riders ‘first look’ at what its five new stations and train yard could look like. www.yorkregion.com/news/metroli...

Vaughan decided it doesn't want automated speed cameras but it really wants 'crime-fighting' CCTV cameras and is willing to have the city pay for extra ones on its own. www.yorkregion.com/news/crime-f... #onpoli

Quiet and hard-working, Ted Theodoridis 'spoke with his eyes and greeted people with a smile' at Richmond Hill’s Steer Inn Burgers for 4 decades. www.yorkregion.com/news/ted-the...

Strikers at Seneca’s King Campus search for ‘maximum impact’ as college support staff strike enters fifth week. www.yorkregion.com/news/striker...

Canadian Muslim group and family of critically injured Markham hotel worker call for national fight against Islamophobia after hate crime arrest. www.yorkregion.com/news/canadia... #cdnpoli

Ban our speed cameras, Premier Ford? Then give York Region back the money we paid for them, regional councillors say. www.yorkregion.com/news/ban-our... #ONpoli

An Uber alternative? One of York Region Transit’s on-request services might be able to get you where you’re going — and for less. www.yorkregion.com/news/an-uber...

Richmond Hill’s ambitious Schroeder Ambulatory Centre opens, but without day surgeries or diagnostic scans for now. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon... #ONpoli #ONhealth

Richmond Hill woman who died after fire ‘a true hero’ whose contributions and character will live on, family says. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon...

Richmond Hill regional councillor cleared of employee harassment complaint by city’s integrity commissioner. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

Reconciliation at the river: Don, Humber and Rouge in Richmond Hill get Ojibway names recognized in time for Sept. 30. www.yorkregion.com/news/reconci...

Good hosts at a good price: Richmond Hill’s Royal Canadian Legion branch hosts district convention for first time this century. www.yorkregion.com/news/good-ho...

York Regional Police CCTV to watch from 38 intersections and get new role stopping stolen cars. Here’s where the cameras are going. www.yorkregion.com/news/york-re... #YorkRegion

Markham’s Swan Lake is back from the brink, showing ‘significant improvements’ in water quality. But will its largemouth bass survive? www.yorkregion.com/news/markham...

Child care centres vary in response to provincial order to close parking spots where there is ‘risk to children’s safety’ after deadly Richmond Hill crash. www.yorkregion.com/news/child-c... #ONpoli

E-scooters are about to become legal on Richmond Hill roads — but not for residents under 16, mayor stresses. www.yorkregion.com/news/council...

Richmond Hill volunteers keep eyes out for snapping turtles, ‘fascinating creatures’ still nesting in the Oak Ridges area. www.yorkregion.com/news/richmon...

Neighbours and friends of Richmond Hill arson victims to grieve together ‘in love and connection’ at Monday vigil. www.yorkregion.com/news/neighbo... #YorkRegion

Future York Region biofuel plant rising north of Newmarket is ‘one of Canada’s most exciting green energy projects’. www.yorkregion.com/news/future-...

Driver charged after toddler killed, 9 others injured when vehicle drives through daycare in Richmond Hill on Wednesday afternoon. www.yorkregion.com/news/updated...

Ontario Honda Dealers Indy makes Markham ‘home of Canada’s IndyCar race’ with track around York University campus next year. www.yorkregion.com/news/ontario... @hondaindy.bsky.social #indyON

United Way Greater Toronto says York Region at ‘breaking point’ on affordable housing, calls for 18,725 units in 10 years. www.yorkregion.com/news/united-... #ONpoli @unitedwaygt.bsky.social

Markham library art tour Bridging Generations fills cultural gaps and shows ‘our voices can be amplified together’. www.yorkregion.com/things-to-do...

‘This plant needs to die’: York Region walk in a Newmarket forest found these harmful invaders. More may be on the way. www.yorkregion.com/news/this-pl... #invasivespecies

After 7 years, there's ‘great emotion’ as Francophone charity buys York Region land for a nursing home and French-language hub in Aurora. www.yorkregion.com/news/great-e... #ONpoli

Unattached? Mackenzie Health and Ontario Health Teams try to find family doctors for York Region residents without one. www.yorkregion.com/news/unattac... #ONhealth

Costco, Day One: Shoppers flock to Newmarket’s new location on Opening Day. Here are some of the wholesale store’s first customers and what they bought. www.yorkregion.com/business/sho...