Vaughan

• Ontario city drops development charges ‘dramatically’ to spur housing starts

  Vaughan, located directly north of Toronto, announced the move this week, dropping development charges for all new homes back to their 2018 rates for at least the next five years.

  Politics

  Nov 21
  
• Girl taken by ‘at least 5 males,’ sexually assaulted in Vaughan, Ont.: police

  Police allege a young female was approached by a group of 'at least five males' — who she did not know — and taken to a second location where she was sexually assaulted.

  Crime

  Oct 8
  
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• Violent crimes surge in York Region, police call increase troubling

  York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said organized crime and increased availability of illegal weapons are thought to be contributing to the spike.

  Crime

  Aug 27
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• 5 injured, 3 critically, in head-on crash in Vaughan: police

  Three people inside one of the vehicles — a 68-year-old man, a 71-year-old woman, and an 83-year-old woman — suffered life-threatening injuries, police said.

  Canada

  Jul 8
• Support workers at school of 6-year-old boy who died after being hit by bus

  Mental health and spiritual support workers are at the school of a six-year-old boy who died after being hit by a school bus in Vaughan.

  Canada

  Jun 20
• 16-year-old boy struck and killed in Vaughan collision, man facing charges

  A 16-year-old boy is dead after a collision in Vaughan late Tuesday, police say. A 24-year-old man is now facing charges. 

  Crime

  May 22
• Female pedestrian struck by vehicle in Vaughan, Ont.

  A female pedestrian in her 30s has been taken to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle in Vaughan, Ont. Saturday morning. 

  Canada

  Apr 27
• ‘Truly alarming’: Police release video of illegal car rallies in Vaughan, Ont.

  Police have released a compilation video showing several "illegal car rallies" in Vaughan and say they are cracking down after the city made bylaw amendments to target them.

  Canada

  Apr 9
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• ‘Highly valued’ Pokémon card stolen during Vaughan robbery, knife brandished: police

  York Regional Police said one adult and three youths were arrested in connection with the incident, two of whom were already before the courts on unrelated charges. 

  Crime

  Apr 2
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• Hate was a factor in alleged nail gun assault on pro-Palestinian protesters in Vaughan: police

  Police north of Toronto say hate was a motivating factor in a man's alleged nail-gun-wielding assault directed at pro-Palestinian demonstrators. 

  Crime

  Mar 8