Best of community set for spotlight in Aurora’s “Month of Culture”

Town Square will be a celebration of all the communities that call Aurora home as the Town celebrates a “Month of Culture” this September. A collaboration between the Town of Aurora and its cultural partners, including the Aurora Public Library ...

Registrations close and the race is on in the 2026 Municipal Election

It will be a four-way race to be Aurora’s mayor in the next Council term after photographer and journalist Yafang Shi threw her hat in ...

Aurora Public Art Festival will showcase common threads, celebrate anniversary

A two-week celebration of the ties that bind us together will form the heart of the inaugural Aurora Public Art Festival. Common Threads: Aurora Public ...

Wolffe outduels Booth-Housego in King Rebellion’s 3-2 OT win over Aurora Jr. Tigers

It was “The Tale of Two Goalies” on Friday night at the Aurora Community Centre as the Junior Tigers hosted the King Rebellion in what ...

Photographer, journalist Shi rounds out Aurora’s 2026 Mayoral ballot

Journalist and photographer Yanfang Shi is the fourth and final candidate to put themselves forward to be Aurora’s next mayor. Shi was the final mayoral ...

Former mayoral candidate Durrant seeks Council seat in Ward 2

Aurora Black Community Association (ABC) founder Phiona Durrant is running to be Aurora’s next Ward 2 Councillor. Durrant, who previously ran for mayor in 2022, ...

Williams students’ Hackathon reached students around the world

More than 340 students from over 50 countries came together online this month for a 40-hour hackathon hosted virtually by two local students. The NGN ...

Salvation Army deepens food partnerships, redirecting funds to broader programs

The Salvation Army’s Northridge Community Church has strengthened partnerships with local food banks in order to ensure their own funding can further support essential programs ...

Kids Help Phone launches new service for Indigenous Mental Health

The Kids Help Phone is aiming to “End the Silence” on the Indigenous mental health crisis in Canada. The organization kick-started the conversation on August ...

Best of community set for spotlight in Aurora’s “Month of Culture”

Town Square will be a celebration of all the communities that call Aurora home as the Town celebrates a “Month of Culture” this September. A ...

Registrations close and the race is on in the 2026 Municipal Election

It will be a four-way race to be Aurora’s mayor in the next Council term after photographer and journalist Yafang Shi threw her hat in ...

Aurora Public Art Festival will showcase common threads, celebrate anniversary

A two-week celebration of the ties that bind us together will form the heart of the inaugural Aurora Public Art Festival. Common Threads: Aurora Public ...

Local filmmaker’s short film tapped for CBC competition

When Beth Evans and her husband bought a unit in the Wells Street Schoolhouse Lofts more than 15 years ago, they initially secured it as ...

Province announces $16.6 million in funding to support Southlake

Nearly $17 million in Provincial dollars are coming to Southlake Health’s Newmarket campus to improve accessibility and infrastructure. The funding was announced at Southlake’s Cancer ...

McKinley’s meteoric rise in rowing leads to sterling NCAA results at Syracuse University and three medals for Team Canada at Junior Pan-Am Games

Over the last year, Aurora’s Ella McKinley has made significant strides on the water as a decorated rower at Syracuse University and, more recently, as ...

Wolffe outduels Booth-Housego in King Rebellion’s 3-2 OT win over Aurora Jr. Tigers

It was “The Tale of Two Goalies” on Friday night at the Aurora Community Centre as the Junior Tigers hosted the King Rebellion in what ...

Junior Panthers Martone, Lazarou, and Hicks selected to play for Team Canada’s 18U squad versus the USA

Three Central York Junior Panthers were selected to play for Team Canada’s U18 squad that took on the USA in a three-game series at the ...

Aurora’s B1 Gruppo Cycling Team wins two gold medals at Canadian Masters Road Cycling Championships in Alberta

Paolina Allan and Deirdre Maloney finish first in their divisions in Calgary

Aurora Flag Football League launches in September at Dr. G.W. Williams Secondary School

Flag Football is a demonstration sport at the 2028 Olympics and “the fastest-growing sport in North America”

ASC’s Annual Charity Games Fundraiser for soccer legend Eddie McNally attracts hundreds to Highland Park

Hundreds attended the Aurora Soccer Club’s Annual Charity Games on Saturday afternoon in ideal late-July conditions. Proceeds from the event—which featured two spirited matches on ...

Mayor Mrakas provides pep talk for National Championship-bound U15 Aurora Diggers

Ace pitcher Scoty Lewis praises her team’s “connection” during the Diggers’ magical season

ASC’s annual Charity Soccer Day to help defray Aurora Sports Hall of Famer Eddie McNally’s medical expenses

The Aurora Soccer Club has announced that the proceeds from its Annual Charity Soccer Day on Saturday afternoon will be used to defray the medical ...

Ryan Nembhard and Lu Dort dealt to Atlanta Hawks in three-team trade with Dallas and Oklahoma City

Amid the clamor and buildup of a World Cup final featuring Spain and Argentina on Sunday, a significant NBA trade with connections to Aurora stole ...

Aurora Sports Hall of Fame Board of Governors expels inaugural inductee Frank Stronach

The Aurora Sports Hall of Fame Board of Governors revoked Frank Stronach’s Induction and cut ties with the convicted billionaire in a vote taken on ...

Aurora Public Art Festival will showcase common threads, celebrate anniversary

A two-week celebration of the ties that bind us together will form the heart of the inaugural Aurora Public Art Festival. Common Threads: Aurora Public ...

“You can’t be a part of the community and not see this” – artist, mom gives grief a voice at Cultural Centre

Artist Tracey-May Chambers had a lot to process when her son, Parker, died from overdose in 2023. There were the unimaginable feelings within that were ...

Local history in “Focus” – but “unFRAMED” – in new photography exhibition

A bouquet of flowers, a bottle of a favourite libation, your signature dessert – there is no shortage of options these days on host gifts ...

Cultural Centre launches summer countdown to Winter Blues

The blazing July sun is here, but the Aurora Cultural Centre’s recently-launched 2026-2027 season has some cool blues on the horizon. The Aurora Cultural Centre’s ...

Culture “thrives” at ACC as it launches 2026-2027 season

The box office is abuzz at the Aurora Cultural Centre this week as they launch an expansive season of performing arts, gallery shows, and more ...

Who needs to Rush to the City? Town unveils generation-spanning Concerts in the Park Summer Series

If you weren’t able to snag a ticket to Rush’s sold-out Toronto concert dates this summer, Aurora is offering the next best thing as part ...

Unearthed showcases abstract inspiration found in the natural world

Artist Jing Fu has always found inspiration in nature. The Shanghai-born Canadian artist recently felt her creativity flowing when she pieced together and painted discarded ...

Winter Artist-in-Residence shines light on Jamaican roots through In a Friendly Sky

Brandon Baghaee spent the last few months behind the yellow-brick walls of the Aurora Cultural Centre exploring his Jamaican roots as the Centre’s Winter Artist-in-Residence. ...

Artists of all ages show their Pride through art ahead of Festival

Local artists of all ages have pooled their time and talents to showcase community inclusivity and individual identity ahead of the second annual Aurora Pride ...

Knitting, Happiness and Heritage on tap at Town Square ahead of Pride Fest

Looking for a little Happiness as we settle into spring? Head over to Aurora Town Square now through May for opportunities to get moving, learn, ...

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