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• Winter closure of metro entrance leads to concerns for Montreal’s homeless

  Montreal's transit authority is under fire for the winter closure of one of the main entrances to a metro station in an area where many of the city's unhoused are located.

  Canada

  Nov 12, 2024
  
• St-Michel station on Montreal metro’s Blue line reopens after emergency closure

  Montreal's transit authority shut down the stop in early October due to safety concerns after workers found significant damage to a concrete beam above a footbridge.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2024
  
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• Emergency closure of 3 stops on Montreal metro’s Blue line could last ‘a few weeks’

  The Société de transport de Montréal, the city's public transit authority, suspended service for the Fabre, Iberville and St-Michel stations late Thursday.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2024
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• Montreal’s oldest Black church launches petition over bus stop

  Members argue that the restriction affects mostly elders who are more than half the congregation, and many of whom get dropped off by car.

  Canada

  Jul 7, 2024
• STM investigates ‘dangerous’ online video stunts inside metro cars

  Montreal's transit agency is investigating after videos on TikTok appear to show thrill seekers breaking into the rear operator cabin of trains where the car control panel is.

  Traffic

  May 24, 2024
• Greater Montreal public transit fares to increase an average 3% on July 1

  The fare increases come while a large political debate dominates the halls of city hall in Montreal and the corridors of the national assembly in Quebec City.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2024
• Montreal metro gets new security plan amid rise in safety concerns

  Montreal's transit authority is deploying special constables and other safety employees in teams of four to monitor the 10 stations where riders have most reported feeling unsafe.

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2024
• Montreal advocates call for increased public transit funding

  Various public interest groups released a plan they claim could generate up to $900 million a year in new funding.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2024
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• Driver crashes car through brick wall of Montreal transit authority garage

  Police say a car was speeding down a cul de sac in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough when it jumped the curb, tore through a fence, and smashed into an STM garage.

  Crime

  Dec 20, 2023
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• Montreal metro gets more tailored teams for police patrols

  In January, the city's civilian mobile psychosocial intervention teams will start patrolling the metro taking care of vulnerable people before their situation becomes an emergency.

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2023