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A problem with the signalling system caused a service interruption this morning on Montreal's light-rail network.

Quebec Premier François Legault and newly elected Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada also joined alongside the transit leaders that oversaw the expansion.

Simon and Samuel Brochu, both of St-Rémi, Que., died after being struck by the automated train early Saturday morning near Brossard, Que.

The province said the 25-stop light-rail line had successfully graduated from its final testing phase and was being handed over from Metrolinx to the Toronto Transit Commission. 

The Calgary No. 1 Branch, nestled among towering downtown office buildings along the busy light rail track, predates the legion itself.

Montreal's light-rail system has an opening date for its northwest expansion, with the Deux-Montagnes line set to open on Nov. 17.

Ontario announced Thursday the revenue service demonstration -- a test in which the light-rail transit line operates as if it were open to the public -- is complete.

Over half of the women surveyed reported overcrowding at employer-provided housing, with 62 per cent reporting too few washrooms and other facilities. 

An Ontario lawyer allegedly involved in a violent transnational drug ring headed by a Canadian Olympian will learn later this month if he will get bail.

The new Finch West LRT was closed multiple times on Friday amidst a winter storm. Technical issues, signal problems and debris on the track all stopped trains from running.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chow said there would be an update on the status of the rapid transit line next month, confirming it would not be open to the public before.

A CN Rail train derailed on Sunday in Winnipeg's South Osborne area, with eight cars tipping over and two remaining upright. Officials say there is no threat to public safety.

The BeTheChangeYYC street outreach group says its current building is being closed by the City of Calgary, forcing the organization to search for a new headquarters.

Service across the entire Finch West LRT was briefly paused just after 7:30 a.m. due to 'weather-related switch issues' on the new line. 

The new transit line, Toronto's first since 2002, opened on Sunday, taking passengers from Finch West Station on Line 1 to Humber College Station in northern Etobicoke. 

Calgary police say one person was killed Wednesday night in a collision involving an SUV and a semi truck at the intersection of Barlow Trail and 26th Street southeast.

One of the problems with the operation appears to have involved city crews clearing excess snow onto the tracks where testing cars were running for the delayed Finch West LRT.

Lawyers said that despite having the right to refuse service to visibly intoxicated passengers, cruise ship staff did not and in doing so, failed to protect Virgil's life.

Only the branch connecting downtown's central station to Montreal's northwest suburbs across the river from Laval, Que., will open in November.

The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta.