Société de transport de Montréal

• Community groups voice concern over Montreal transit authority inspectors’ new powers

  Gradually, starting in July, the agents will become special constables, a status granted by the province's public security ministry.

  Canada

  May 7
• Video showing violence between Montreal transit security and citizen under investigation

  A spokesperson for the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) said an investigation into the use of force from the inspectors will be conducted early this week.

  Canada

  Apr 18
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• Defibrillators will soon be available in every Montreal metro station

  In Montreal, all 68 metro stations spanning the city will soon have defibrillators readily available to the public in the event of medical emergencies.

  Canada

  Mar 1
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• Hacker behind Montreal transit agency cyberattack asks for $2.8M ransom

  The attack launched on Oct. 19, affected 1,000 of the transit agency's 1,600 servers. Of those, 624 are considered operationally sensitive.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2020
• STM still investigating widespread outage sparked by ransomware attack

  The STM says no ransom demand was made.

  Tech

  Oct 27, 2020
• STM bus crashes into tree in Montreal’s east end

  The bus slammed into a tree at 1:15 a.m. on Notre-Dame Street East in the borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve.

  Traffic

  Aug 13, 2020
• Coronavirus: Montreal public transit enforcing front-door boarding, fare payments, mandatory masks

  Montreal's public transit system is back to enforcing its ticket validation and front-door boarding on all buses. Around 2,000 buses were retrofitted with Plexiglas to protect drivers and riders.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2020
• Coronavirus: Grace period ends for mandatory masks on public transit in Quebec

  Face coverings became mandatory on public transit on July 13, except for those with medical exemptions and for those aged 12 and under.

  Health

  Jul 27, 2020
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• Montreal public transit set to enforce mask-wearing measure as of July 13

  "Our strategy is to make it easy for them to respect the new rule," said the STM's Chairman of the Board of Directors Philippe Schnobb.

  Health

  Jul 10, 2020
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• Pierrefonds-Roxboro bus stop returns after being temporarily out of service: borough mayor

  A key bus stop is back in service in Montreal's West Island following complaints from concerned residents and drivers over its temporary but sudden shutdown.

  Canada

  Mar 5, 2020