16 h. ago TTC maintenance, asbestos cleanup delaying parts of Rogers’ 5G subway network build

TORONTO — Asbestos cleanup, tight work windows and other TTC delays have slowed the build out of 5G cellular service in Toronto’s subway system, and TTC staff now say they don’t expect Rogers Communications Inc., will be able to meet a federally imposed deadline that looms at the end of this month. A new report […]

Culture

40 h. ago KINSELLA: Unlike Toronto, civility reigns on London’s sprawling subway system

London’s underground dwarfs Toronto’s subway system, but crime is nowhere near the issue it is on TTC system

Economics

50 h. ago ‘I’m going to die’: Man who stabbed TTC rider in 2023 awaits sentencing

A 27-year-old man who stabbed a stranger on the TTC in Toronto awaits sentencing as court hears he refused mental health treatment.

Events

59 h. ago Toronto's futuristic new subway bridge just took a huge leap forward

Construction for the new Ontario Line is transforming sites across Toronto, as demolitions, station construction, and the creation of new bridges lay the groundwork for this game-changing 15-station subway route.The Ontario Line's route will cross Toronto's Don River twice over its 15.6km path, requiring a pair of bridges unlike anything constructed in the city for generations.Crossings are currently under construction to move Ontario Line trains across two points along the Don River, including a high-level valley crossing near the Leaside Bridge, and a much smaller but flashier arch bridge spanning the river and Don Valley Parkway between Corktown and South Riverdale.First announced in 2021, the arch-supported structure — dubbed the Lower Don Bridge — commenced construction in 2024 and is now progressing quickly after roughly a year and a half of work.Once complete, the arch bridge — with curved supports illuminated by architectural lighting — promis...

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3 d. ago Suspect sought for GO station sex assault; cops probe death threats

Toronto Police responded Sept. 3 to sex assault call at Kennedy GO station, where youth was targeted

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3 d. ago NYC Faces Soggy Tuesday as Heavy Snow Hits Upstate, New England

New York City will be soggy Tuesday as a fast moving winter storm brings heavy snow north and east of the city, raising the risk of airline delays and snarling ground traffic across the interior Northeast.

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4 d. ago ‘Eternity’ is a nostalgic delight. Just don’t think about it too long.

Joan is in a pickle. A delicious pickle. The sort of pickle so tangy and crisp, it’s everything you could have ever dreamed of. But a pickle nonetheless. You see, Joan is dead. After succumbing to cancer in her old age, the retired librarian wakes up in a bustling train station where a suited-up “afterlife […]

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4 d. ago Scottie Barnes has a new endorsement deal and it's perfect for the Toronto Raptors star

 Scottie Barnes has a fitting new endorsement deal.It did seem like something was up after the Toronto Raptors star posted a video to social media last week where he claimed to be changing his name from "Scottie" to "Scotties."It turns out that was part of a new endorsement deal with Canadian facial tissue brand Scotties."Who better to team up with Scotties than me?” said Barnes in a press release.    View this post on Instagram           A post shared by Scotties Barnes (@ya.boy.scottie) It's the latest endorsement deal for Barnes, who has also partnered with Subway and Google in the past few years for various campaigns. The Florida native has also been involved with Sony's PlayStation Playmakers campaign.Barnes and the Raptors have found a way to be among the hottest teams in the NBA to start the season. Despite coming into the year with low expectations...

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4 d. ago Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labour law

NEW YORK — Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials announced Monday. The company will also pay $3.4 million in civil penalties under the agreement with the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker […]

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4 d. ago TTC will be a total nightmare on weekend with 2 overlapping subway closures

Two portions of the TTC subway, adding up to over five and a half kilometres, will be shut down for the entire coming weekend.The TTC has announced overlapping full-weekend subway outages affecting both Line 1 and Line 2 for the weekend of Dec. 6 and Dec. 7, 2025.Closures will affect approximately 2.8 kilometres, including the downtown U portion of Line 1 Yonge-University from Osgoode to College, as well as a roughly 2.75-kilometre stretch of Line 2 Bloor-Danforth, from Warden to Kennedy.Upcoming closures are among some of the final major outages planned for 2025, among a total of 38 full weekend closures announced at the start of the year.Here's everything you need to know for the subway closures ahead.Line 1The stretch of Line 1 from Osgoode to College will shut down this weekend for planned track work.During the outage, St Andrew, King and Queen stations will be closed, while the other affected subway stations will remain open for customers to purchase/reload fares and connec...

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5 d. ago Brampton teacher survives cardiac arrest in NYC, thanks to stepson’s CPR

Her doctor credits her older stepson's rapid CPR with saving her life

Transport

6 d. ago Huge void carved below Toronto intersection will soon be a subway station

The $27 billion Ontario Line is shaping up to be a generational transit improvement, and while it's still a long road ahead to an anticipated 2031 completion date, some of the line's future underground stations are already beginning to resemble their final forms.Primed as the solution to Toronto's subway congestion woes, the 15-station, 15.6-kilometre line will link Exhibition Place in the southwest to Don Mills and Eglinton in the northeast, including a central tunnelled section through the heart of downtown.Crews are working away at the central tunnelled stretch, which includes underground stations at King/Bathurst, Queen/Spadina, Osgoode, Queen, Moss Park, and Corktown.Osgoode Station — connecting passengers with the existing Line 1 station of the same name — is among the stations being formed through underground mining operations, carving away space to accommodate future station platforms.The station works include a pair of excavation shafts at the northe...

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7 d. ago Major housing project breaks ground on the West Island near future REM Station

A major housing project, Lacey Green Village, on the West Island is being built near the future Fairview-Pointe-Claire REM station in Montreal.

Politics

7 d. ago Toronto engineer turns commuter frustration into site that exposes TTC delay data

Ever wondered why your TTC bus was inexplicably delayed by 15 minutes, or a train had to bypass your local subway stop? Well, an interactive website called TTC Delay Insights, developed by a Toronto-based engineer, seeks to bridge the gap between the transit agency's data and commuters by exploring patterns, station statistics, hotspots, and even offering a buffer calculator. Asha Asvathaman is an Applied AI and Computer Vision Engineer from Singapore and holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of British Columbia and a Master's in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Toronto.As a regular TTC commuter, Asvathaman was once heading out to a writing workshop she'd been looking forward to for weeks, when mid-journey, TTC subway service was halted and replaced with shuttle buses. "I waited and waited for the bus, then had to battle everyone else to get on, only to end up missing my workshop entirely. I re...

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8 d. ago Man charged after sex assault on GO train; firearms seized in gun probe

Halton Police say alleged incident happened Nov. 14 on westbound train approaching Appleby Station

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9 d. ago Ontario to refurbish 4 reactors at Pickering Nuclear Generating Station

The work will take place over 4 years

Science

9 d. ago TTC employee allegedly stabbed at Dundas station, police say

Toronto police say they responded to reports of a stabbing at Dundas station, with the TTC confirming one of their employees was the victim.

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9 d. ago Ontario officially greenlights $26.8B Pickering nuclear power station refurbishment

Energy Minister Stephen Lecce announced on Wednesday that the province had approved a plan from Ontario Power Generation to refurbish the plant's CANDU reactors.

Economics

9 d. ago 'Putrid chemical stench' from controversial Toronto transit project angers locals

A strong chemical smell wafted across multiple Toronto neighbourhoods last week, and locals have tied the concerning stench to a transit project in the area.Local residents are speaking out about the installation of RapidTO transit priority lanes on Dufferin Street last week, an already-controversial project adding priority red-coloured lanes along a 2.5-kilometre stretch of the artery since Nov. 16.A concerned local reached out to blogTO and other media outlets last week regarding a "chemical stench" emanating from the work area between Dundas St. W. and Queen St. W.Adam Wynne shared that, on the evening of Nov. 21, workers "applied significant quantities of either a MMA (Methyl Methacrylate), Thermoplast, or a similar road surface product."Wynne wrote that "As part of the installation process, they have left hundreds of open and partially used multi-gallon buckets of the product along the workzone," and noted that "The truck that was collecting t...

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1 week ago REM users can't buy monthly transit passes at North Shore stations

"You can buy tickets at the station, but our Opus cards don't work," one commuter said.

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