September 24, 2026
Local teacher rallies students, hits runway for cancer care, community support
September is always a busy month for Riley Allen. It’s back-to-school season for the Aurora French-immersion teacher, which brings its own challenges, but this year ...
Mental Health in Motion raises nearly $40,000 – and counting – for youth programs
Residents of York Region and South Simcoe converged in Newmarket on September 13 for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health in Motion event, a ...
Junior Tigers’ Max Skinner fires five goals to pace dramatic road victories in Newmarket and Toronto
The Aurora Junior Tigers completed a dramatic road trip sweep on the weekend and left winger Max Skinner led the way. Skinner scored two goals, ...
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Northridge gala nourishes body, mind and soul – in the name of mental health
Renay Partridge started to struggle with her mental health at the age of 17. Pregnant with her son William, life came at the Grade 12 ...
Aurora looks to crack down on construction dust in the environment
A new local bylaw could crack down on the amount of dust construction projects pump into the local environment. Council this week will consider a ...
Councillors shouldn’t attend conferences on taxpayer dime in election year: motion
Council members should not be able to attend conferences on the taxpayer’s dime in an election year, according to a motion from Ward 3 Councillor ...
Aurora Votes 2026: Mayoral candidates consider options to increase recreation opportunities in Aurora
Over the last decade, Aurora has pursued and realized many projects and initiatives to increase opportunities for recreation and sport within the community. Partnerships with ...
Aurora Votes 2026: Mayoral candidates talk tourism as Aurora looks to be a draw
Aurora has often been promoted as a great community to work, play, and raise a family – but, over the last 10 years, significant strides ...
Aurora Votes 2026: Council candidates evaluate support of Strong Mayor Powers
Strong Mayor Powers, which were handed to communities like Aurora by the Provincial Government to advance Provincial priorities, have been a contentious issue in the ...
Aurora Votes 2026: Council candidates look at growth through their Ward’s lens
Aurora is a growing community, but growth – and the opportunities for it – can mean very different things in the Town’s six distinct Wards. ...
Student’s donation increases accessibility, choice at Aurora Public Library
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Local teacher rallies students, hits runway for cancer care, community support
September is always a busy month for Riley Allen. It’s back-to-school season for the Aurora French-immersion teacher, which brings its own challenges, but this year ...
Mental Health in Motion raises nearly $40,000 – and counting – for youth programs
Residents of York Region and South Simcoe converged in Newmarket on September 13 for the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health in Motion event, a ...
Sports
SMK Mustang Ezra Selvarajah defends 5K title at 3rd Annual Schomberg Mug Run
More than 160 participants competed in the 3rd Annual Schomberg Mug Run in cool mid-September conditions on Saturday afternoon. Defending champ Ezra Selvarajah captured the ...
Junior Tigers’ Max Skinner fires five goals to pace dramatic road victories in Newmarket and Toronto
The Aurora Junior Tigers completed a dramatic road trip sweep on the weekend and left winger Max Skinner led the way. Skinner scored two goals, ...
Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s annual Golf Tournament is enjoyed by dozens of networkers at picturesque and historical Westview GC
The Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s annual Golf Tournament was enjoyed by dozens of business owners and community members on Wednesday afternoon at Westview’s Middle and ...
Pan-Am Games Bronze Medalist and Karate Canada National Champion Toupin sets her sights on World Championships in Poland in October
Aurora resident Charisma Toupin earned a bronze medal in Karate at the Pan-Am Games in Costa Rica in July—the latest in a sequence of impressive ...
Junior Tigers unveil 2026-27 roster at liftoff luncheon prior to season opener with Newmarket Hurricanes
The Aurora Junior A Tigers high-tailed it from the ACC to Wicked Eats on Thursday morning for a luncheon prior to their lid-lifter versus the ...
Tigers open OJHL season with pair of narrow 4-2 home ice losses to Newmarket and Lindsay
It was a recurrent pattern on the Labor Day Weekend for the Aurora Junior Tigers. In both their home games versus Newmarket on Friday and ...
Aurora Sports Hall of Famer Mike Kitchen drops ceremonial puck at historic Wolves-Colts OHL game at Zancor Centre
Aurora Sports Hall of Famer Mike Kitchen made history when he dropped the ceremonial puck at Monday night’s OHL preseason tilt between the Barrie Colts ...
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 ...
Arts & Culture
Theatre Aurora’s Yesterday Once More: A Review
Whether we lived through them or heard about them, the 1960s and 70s were an age of change and discovery. One of the best ways ...
Theatre Aurora offers season of classics, whodunnit, and humour in new season
Theatre Aurora opens its 2026-2027 season with a musical revue, Yesterday Once More, celebrating the hits of the 1960s and 70s, on September 18 – ...
Aurora’s heritage stories set to come to life at Doors Open 2026
Aurora’s historic secrets are set to come into the limelight this month as the Town once again hosts Doors Open. Doors Open Aurora, a long-time ...
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 ...
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