Toronto had the least reliable transit service in 2022 compared to other municipalities in the region, according to newly released transit report cards from the Toronto Region Board of Trade. The average score was based on frequent and basic services, reliability, transit priority, 24-hour service, integration with neighbouring transit systems and service improvement. While Toronto…
Toronto Area Transit Systems Need to Improve Services, Reliability: Report Cards
What Has Olivia Chow Promised to Do as Mayor of Toronto?
Toronto’s newly elected mayor Olivia Chow promised a number of changes during her two-month campaign, the most notable being plans to build affordable housing on publicly owned land and expand eligibility requirements for renters. Chow, a former NDP MP who also ran in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, losing that race, focused mainly on her…
Police Investigate Two Separate, Violent Incidents on Toronto Transit
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly attacked a passenger on a bus and put him in a chokehold without provocation. The police received a call on June 2, at roughly 7:40 a.m., in the area of Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue East. According to…
Toronto Police Seek Suspect Who Put Transit Passenger on Chokehold in Random Attack
The Toronto Police Service (TPS) is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly attacked a passenger on a bus and put him in a chokehold without provocation. The police received a call on June 2, at roughly 7:40 a.m., in the area of Kennedy Road and Sheppard Avenue East. According to…
Toronto Police Arrest Girl, 14, After Firework Set Off on Bus During Rush Hour
Toronto Police Service (TPS) has announced the arrest of a 14-year-old girl for allegedly setting off a firework while on a public bus that was full of commuters during late afternoon rush hour. A TPS news release on May 31 said the youth was allegedly a passenger of a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus near Kingston Road…
One-Quarter of Canadians Do Not Feel Safe Riding Public Transit, Rising to 44 Percent for Toronto Residents: Survey
After a series of violent attacks on Toronto’s public transit system, a new poll by Ipsos finds 44 percent of Toronto residents do not feel safe taking a bus alone. About one-quarter, or 27 percent, of Canadians responded that they feel “unsafe taking public transit alone,” according to the poll released March 6, with 19…
Ransomware Attack Hits Engineering Company Working on Military Bases, Power Plants
A Canadian engineering giant whose work includes critical military, power and transportation infrastructure across the country has been hit with a ransomware attack. The Department of National Defence says Black & McDonald reported the attack last month, but the company has refused to publicly confirm the incident. The Defence Department and Ontario Power Generation, which…
Transit Union Calls for National Task Force as Violent Attacks Reach ‘Crisis Level’
The president of a Canadian transit union wants to convene a national task force as violent attacks on public transit reach what he calls “crisis levels”. Amalgamated Transit Union Canada national president John Di Nino says the task force should include all levels of government and transit agencies from across the country. He says the task…
Toronto Police Arrest Four 13-Year-Old Boys in Alleged Transit Swarming Attack
The Toronto Police are advising that they have arrested four 13-year-old boys in the alleged swarming attack of two Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) employees. The police, in a news release issued Jan. 24, said they conducted an “extensive investigation” and reviewed TTC video surveillance footage, leading to the arrest of four male youths. According to…
Toronto Police Search for up to 15 Youths in Alleged Assault of TTC Workers
Toronto police said they are looking for a group of up to 15 male youths who reportedly assaulted Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) workers on a bus on Jan. 23. Three uniformed TTC employees were allegedly attacked by the youths on a bus near Kennedy Road and Merrian Road in Scarborough, northeast of Toronto. Police said in a…
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