Metrolinx
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Metrolinx promises building over DVP won’t lead to ‘multi-week, multi-month’ closureThe Ontario Line was first announced in 2019, with a current completion estimate in the early 2030s and an estimated cost of just over $27 billion.CanadaMar 9
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Metrolinx sheds 400-plus consultants as agency grapples with growing mandateMichael Lindsay was tapped to lead the Crown corporation in 2025, tasked with refocusing its mandate and bringing years-delayed transit lines into service for the first time.PoliticsMar 6
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Metrolinx looking to ‘build public trust’ after rocky launch for Finch West LRTIn late December, the Finch West LRT became the first transit system to open in Toronto since 2022, replacing the bus network with high-capacity rail.CanadaMar 5
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Moving metrics: How the Ford government pulled back reporting its successes and failuresTargets, such as opening dates for transit lines and GHG emissions, have been removed from scrutiny, while a housing tracker set up a few years ago displays data from 2024.PoliticsMar 2
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Person fatally struck by GO train on Kitchener lineA fatal incident involving a GO train east of Guelph triggered hours-long delays and cancellations on the Kitchener Line Thursday morning.CanadaFeb 26
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Ontario Line opening date uncertain, construction to be finished in ‘early 2030s’The Ford government has broken ground on four stations and an elevated guideway for its signature Ontario Line subway, which could be finished sometime in the early 2030s.CanadaFeb 18
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Large portions of Hurontario LRT track still not laid, intersections unfinishedConstruction on the 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and Steeles Avenue began in 2020 and was originally scheduled to be completed in 2024.PoliticsFeb 17
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Metrolinx CEO promises fewer legal battles on future Ontario transit projectsThe completion of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT marks the end of one saga for the provincial transit agency, but many transit projects are still under construction.PoliticsFeb 13
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Automatic refunds for passengers caught up in GO train derailment chaosCEO Michael Lindsay announced that passengers who travelled on Feb. 2 and 3 would have their fares refunded, as well as some passengers who travelled on Feb. 4, 2026.PoliticsFeb 12
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Metrolinx CEO apologizes for week of GO train disruptions after derailmentSince 8:16 a.m. Monday, travel in and out of Toronto's downtown has been disrupted by repair operations, which should wrap ahead of the weekend.CanadaFeb 6
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