No charges for Toronto officer in fatal Danforth GO station shooting: SIU | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has found no reasonable grounds to charge a Toronto Police Service officer in the fatal shooting of a 32-year-old man at Danforth GO station. In a release issued on Saturday, director Joseph Martino said the officer acted to protect himself from a […]
Line 5 Eglinton trains to run later into the night starting Sunday | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Train service on Line 5 Eglinton will run later into the night starting Sunday as part of the next phase of its rollout. Beginning April 5, the Toronto Transit Commission said in a release that trains will operate until 1:20 a.m. Sundays through Fridays and until […]
Number of VPs at Metrolinx grows again, some consultants come on board permanently | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The number of senior leaders at provincial transit agency Metrolinx has increased again as a review of its reliance on external consultants brings some axed contractors on board as full-time, high-paid staff. Data released through Ontario’s annual salary disclosures, known as the sunshine list, reveals there were 124 people at Metrolinx with vice-president in […]
Metrolinx to roll out body-worn cameras, dashcams across GO Transit network | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Metrolinx announced it will begin introducing body-worn cameras and in-vehicle dash cameras across the GO Transit and UP Express network this spring. Metrolinx said in a release that the move is aimed at improving safety and accountability for both customers and staff. The cameras will be used by customer protection officers, revenue protection officers […]
Metrolinx looking to ‘build public trust’ after rocky launch for Finch West LRT | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The head of Ontario’s transit planning agency says Metrolinx is working to “build public trust” months after the launch of the problem-plagued Finch West LRT that left riders feeling frustrated with the transit system. In late December, the Finch West LRT became the first transit system to open in Toronto since 2022 — an […]
Moving metrics: How the Ford government pulled back reporting its successes and failures | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A suite of provincial targets and data points used by the public to measure the success of the Ford government appears to have been gradually pulled back or eliminated by the Progressive Conservatives — a trend that critics suggest is a deliberate strategy to frustrate accountability, but one that the premier’s office denies Targets, […]
Person fatally struck by GO train, delays across Kitchener line | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size GO Transit says one person is dead after an incident involving one of its trains, which has also caused significant service disruptions on the Kitchener Line on Thursday morning. In an update, Metrolinx said the incident occurred at around 6:30 a.m. east of Guelph, where a […]
Ontario Line opening date uncertain, construction to be finished in ‘early 2030s’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ford government has broken ground on four stations and an elevated guideway for its signature Ontario Line subway, which could be finished sometime in the early 2030s. The project was born from Premier Doug Ford’s attempts to upload Toronto’s subway system shortly after he came […]
Large portions of Hurontario LRT track still not laid, intersections unfinished | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] More than a year after the Hurontario LRT was scheduled to be completed in Mississauga, Ont., workers haven’t finished laying rails, building platforms or tearing up intersections for the major new transit line. Construction on the 18-kilometre, 19-stop light rail route between Port Credit and Steeles Avenue began in 2020 and was originally supposed […]
Metrolinx CEO promises fewer legal battles on future Ontario transit projects | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The head of Metrolinx is acknowledging the provincial transit agency has spent too much time embroiled in legal battles with its contractors, pledging a new approach after finally finishing the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. The light rail route carried its first passengers on Feb. 8, roughly six years after it was originally scheduled to open, […]