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'Sheer Terror': 4-Year-Old Falls Into Toronto Subway Gap

CBC | Posted 05.04.2013 | Canada

Four-year-old Ava Buckareff is hardly aware, but her mother Julie is holding her little girl a little tighter after a terrifying experience on the sub...

Bandits Pull Off HUGE Toronto Transit Cash Heist

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada

Two bandits, one wielding a gun, made off with "at least $750,000" in TTC cash fares collected by a third-party contractor from the public transport p...

Discount Transit Passes Proposal Turns Into Squabble

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.25.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - A proposal to introduce discount TTC passes for low-income Torontonians was sidetracked Monday by the ongoing debate over funding for transi...

Toronto Transit: Build It -- And They Will Come

David R. Miller | Posted 04.27.2013 | Canada Politics
David R. Miller

Gridlock in the Toronto region costs the economy billions of dollars a year, harms our environment, and leaves lower income people literally sitting on the bus for hours each day. If I were advising the new Premier of Ontario today, my advice would consist of one simple statement: Get the shovels in the ground now. Build the transit lines that we already have funding for -- then speak to the people about how to pay for the remaining lines. We must seize the moment when the funding and political will exist if we are to meet the needs of our residents and businesses and overcome decades of inertia.

8 Toronto Transit Officials FIRED

CBC | Posted 03.17.2013 | Canada Politics

Five TTC enforcement officers have been accused of skipping work and falsifying provincial-offence tickets against homeless people, allegations which ...

What Will it Take to Make Subways Safer in Toronto?

Samuel Getachew | Posted 03.02.2013 | Canada
Samuel Getachew

As I often wait for my subway trains, I always worry about freak accidents that I am convinced will happen instantly. What will the next person do or act when the subway is pulling at the station? Can the New York incidents happen in Canada as well? Do I look "too ethnic" perhaps too much like a "muslim"? We should not let death to force us to act.

WATCH: Toronto Subway Christmas Sing-A-Long

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 12.12.2012 | Canada

It's one of the least cheerful places in Toronto: the subway. At this time of the year, TTC passengers are usually overly warm from winter coats, a...

Thank You Oroc, For Acting on Potential Harassment

Colleen Westendorf | Posted 01.16.2013 | Canada
Colleen Westendorf

Many people in Toronto right now have opinions about the actions of TTC driver Dino Oroc stopping his streetcar and chasing someone who allegedly sexually assaulted a passenger of his on the 501 route. I was glad to hear that he has been reinstated as a driver after being placed on temporary suspension.

Streetcar Driver Tries To Help Alleged Sex Assault Victim, Gets Suspended

CBC | Posted 01.15.2013 | Canada

The Toronto Transit Commission has suspended one of its streetcar drivers after he tried to chase down a man who had allegedly sexually assaulted one ...

Toronto Approves Transit Deal

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.01.2013 | Canada Politics

TORONTO - Toronto city council voted 30-11 on Thursday to follow through with a light rail transit deal between the Toronto Transit Commission and Met...

Why "Trying" Is Different Than Having Sex

Natalie Karneef | Posted 12.08.2012 | Canada Living
Natalie Karneef

There is nothing less romantic or erotic than getting busy with the end goal of producing something that wears poopy diapers. "Trying" is really, well, trying. Anyone who thinks it's "the fun part" has never had to turn it into work -- relentless, scheduled, no-matter-how-tired-you-are, get-up-at-5:30a.m.-before-you-go-to-work, work -- which is then charted on graph according to basal body temperature.

Not Matter Of Bikes vs. Cars

Brent Toderian | Posted 12.05.2012 | Canada British Columbia
Brent Toderian

There's too much pitting of self-described "drivers" and "cyclists" against each other. Most North American families are actually multi-modal - they drive, walk, and probably take transit and bike in at least certain circumstances, if not routinely. Certainly many who cycle, also drive, and visa versa. We need a more sophisticated discussion about how we get around in cities, and it starts with this -- it's not about loving your bike. It's about loving what biking does for cities.

A Tour of TTC Transit Control

Mary Warner | Posted 09.22.2012 | Canada
Mary Warner

Andy Byford and me at TTC Transit Control Tour background: As a follow-up to my lunch with TTC CEO Andy Byford and my extreme transit nerdiness that...

Toronto Transit Gets A Daily Report Card

CBC | Posted 09.11.2012 | Canada

The TTC has launched a daily report card that gives its riders a sense of how well their transit system is performing. The Daily Customer ...

Another Toronto Transit Plan Headed For Defeat

CBC | Posted 09.10.2012 | Canada Politics

The ambitious and costly OneCity transit plan brought forward by TTC chair Karen Stintz went out with a whimper, never even reaching the council floor...

What Happened To The Toronto Subway?

CBC | Posted 08.02.2012 | Canada

The city of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission are still investigating Friday's flood at Union Station that closed the station an...

Toronto Subway Service Resumes After Rain Floods Union Station

CBC | Posted 06.02.2012 | Canada

Service has resumed on part of the Yonge Street subway line in Toronto after severe flooding forced the shut down of a section of the system. The s...

Feud On Toronto Bus Leads To Gunfire

CBC | Posted 07.31.2012 | Canada

Toronto police say two men got into an argument on a TTC bus on Thursday afternoon, which led one man to fire a weapon at an east-end bus...

Government Should Start Auctioning Off Bus Routes

Steve Lafleur | Posted 07.29.2012 | Canada Politics
Steve Lafleur

Inter-city bus ridership has declined over the last few decades in Canada. This is largely because driving has become cheaper. It's time that the government start auctioning off subsidies to the lowest private bidder. This would be a win for riders, and a win for taxpayers.

Public Transportation: People at Their Worst

Kelsey Malenchak | Posted 07.23.2012 | Canada Living
Kelsey Malenchak

Walking the streets of a big city, you begin to notice how there is a lack of common sense around you. Or maybe it's the lack of everyday respect and kindest in our modern world. I'm not a bitter person but there are some things that have really begun to irritate me. I've noticed a significant decline in people's kindness and respect for others.

After a Tweet and a Train Ride, Lunch with Former Mayor David Miller

Mary Warner | Posted 07.18.2012 | Canada
Mary Warner

David Miller is one of the more well-known people I have taken out for lunch. It is a bit strange when everyone in the restaurant recognizes the person you are lunching with. But I was lucky enough to get him to sit down with me to chat about the "Future of Cities," and the TTC.

Toronto Wasting Lots Of Money On Transit

CBC | Posted 06.30.2012 | Canada Politics

There are a number of significant issues around the TTC management of its capital projects, including inefficient use of full-time intern...

Toronto Subway Driver Caught Using Cellphone On The Job

The Huffington Post Canada | Lauren Strapagiel | Posted 04.22.2012 | Canada

A video of a Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway driver using his mobile device while driving has prompted an investigation, reports the CBC. P...

Rob Ford's Signature Transit Idea Defeated

CP | Posted 03.22.2012 | Canada Politics

TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has lost his transit battle after city council voted against his subway plan. City councillors voted 24-19 in fav...

Toronto Mayor Poised For Defeat On Subway Plan

CBC | Posted 05.20.2012 | Canada Politics

It appears Mayor Rob Ford’s plan to extend the Sheppard subway into Scarborough will go down to defeat on Wednesday. That...