Toronto Subway

• Federal government joins Ontario in promising money for new Toronto subway cars

  On Friday, the federal government announced it will give Toronto $758 million to buy new subway cars for Line 2, joining a pre-existing provincial promise.

  Politics

  Nov 29
  
• Delicate TTC tracks mean slow subways are ‘new normal,’ advocacy group worries

  The TTC has introduced restricted speed zones in places where 'certain defects have been documented' in order to reduce the wear and tear older portions of track suffer.

  Canada

  Sep 30
  
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• Reversal of fortune: Declining subway ridership in Toronto hitting station businesses hard

  Roughly 30 per cent of the stores in Toronto subway stations are empty as ridership remains low. One owner says he thinks his business may never recover from the pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 3
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• Video of forceful arrest by Toronto police officers on TTC raises concerns

  The video begins with a man seated and shouting as several officers stand by. Moments later, the officers appear to drag the man from his seat to the ground.

  Crime

  Mar 29
• Police investigate double stabbing at Toronto subway station

  A man and a woman were stabbed at Wilson subway station, according to police and paramedics. Trains bypassed the station after the incident.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• 3 men involved in violent glasses robbery on Toronto subway: police

  Toronto police are looking for three six-foot-tall men, two aged 25 to 30 and another 30 to 35 years old.

  Crime

  Nov 15, 2023
• Toronto police charge 3 boys after subway bomb hoax closes station

  A downtown Toronto subway station was evacuated in mid-October after a bomb threat. Police have accused three boys of broadcasting the threat from within a subway train.

  Crime

  Oct 23, 2023
• Toronto subway station reopens after bomb threat

  Toronto police said in a post on social media that they were called to the area of St. Patrick Subway Station for reports of a bomb threat.

  Crime

  Oct 17, 2023
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• Doug Ford ordered 2018 transport minister to ‘fundamentally’ review Metrolinx

  The 2018 mandate letter for Ontario's Minister of Transportation laid out significant and potentially controversial changes, including a complete re-evaluation of Metrolinx.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2023
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• TTC set to increase service as students head back to school

  The Toronto Transit Commission says it will be increasing service as students prepare to head back to school and others return to in-office work after Labour Day. 

  Canada

  Aug 28, 2023