Richmond Hill’s Denis Shapovalov is out of Wimbledon after retiring from his first-round match with a shoulder injury. The Canadian was trailing Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3, 7-6 (7) when the match ended.
There are businesses that simply fill a unit, and then there are businesses that make a space feel alive again. Grill Gate, on Yonge Street…
Work has started at Unity Park on Pugsley Avenue. Richmond Hill says the park will be rebuilt with new playground equipment, lighting, seating, walkways, gardens and shade structures — and will also become home to the permanent PS752 Memorial honouring the 176 victims of Flight PS752. Completion is expected by December 2026, weather permitting.
Richmond Hill’s Council process is meant to support transparency and debate. But if the real discussion happens at Committee of the Whole and the later…
This was a short meeting, but not an empty one. Council moved quickly through routine business, protected two historic church properties, kept stained glass windows within the heritage designations, and approved a new library agreement meant to balance public funding, accountability, and library independence.
As Richmond Hill’s 2026 municipal election slowly approaches, residents are already feeling the pressure of higher costs, housing stress, traffic, taxes, safety concerns, and mistrust. The question is whether candidates can move beyond blame and explain what City Hall can actually control.
A 70-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the fatal Richmond Hill daycare crash that killed a toddler and injured children and staff last year. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 8.
Richmond Hill keeps finding itself in the same fight: residents object, Council raises concerns, and taller apartment proposals still move ahead. But are the buildings the real problem, or a symptom of a city that has blocked smaller, gentler growth for too long?
Richmond Hill is planning for something most of us only notice when it fails: the pipes under the city. The City’s new Water and Wastewater Master Plans will look at whether our drinking water and sewer systems can keep up with growth — and what that means for residents, costs and future development.
By Saeed Vahid I’ve lived in Richmond Hill for more than two decades. During that entire time, the subway has always seemed to be just…
This week’s pick is Shapes of Censorship, an exhibit by Iranian-Canadian artist Pegah Resalatpanah, now on display at Richmond Hill Public Library’s Central Branch. Through…
Richmond Hill Council backed a new City-led events strategy, heard more debate over an Elgin Mills cell tower proposal, and paused for an AI-assisted definition…
Richmond Hill is updating its zoning rules — the local rulebook for what can be built where. Residents can attend a June 11 open house or speak at the June 23 Council Public Meeting.
Canada plays Bosnia and Herzegovina this Friday, and Richmond Hill is turning Richmond Green into a community watch party with music, soccer activities, giveaways and a big-screen match viewing starting at 3 p.m.
Richmond Hill is updating the rules that decide what can be built, where homes and shops can go, how much parking is required, and whether…