Toronto Transit Violence

• Ontario NDP, ATU Canada increase calls for funding, staffing for transit safety

  Ontario's New Democrats and a national labour union are calling for increased funding and staffing for public transit amid recent high-profile violent incidents in Toronto.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2023
  
• TTC will dip into reserve funds to address safety concerns

  Toronto council began its session Thursday with a moment of silence for Gabriel Magalhaes, the teen who was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack at Keele subway station.

  Crime

  Mar 30, 2023
  
• Advertisement
• TTC increases outreach, expert calls for guaranteed income in response to violence

  A forensic psychiatrist says a rise in violence on the TTC signals an urgent need to better support people struggling with homelessness, mental illness and addiction.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2023
• Advertisement
• ‘We have to start today’: Calls for action to address Toronto transit violence

  Saturday's fatal stabbing of a teenager at Keele subway station is just the latest in a string of senseless violence throughout the city.

  Politics

  Mar 27, 2023
• Toronto to provide additional TTC safety measures after series of violent attacks

  The city said it, and the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) "continue to prioritize community safety on Toronto's transit system."

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2023
• 16-year-old boy seriously injured after stabbing reported on Toronto transit bus: police

  There are reports someone was stabbed on a Toronto transit bus Wednesday afternoon, police say.

  Crime

  Jan 25, 2023
• ‘Grateful it wasn’t a bullet’: Toronto bus driver shot in the face with BB gun thankful to be alive

  "I looked up and got hit right in the face,” said Alexandra Stoeckle, who’s been a bus driver for the last 16 months.

  Crime

  Jan 24, 2023