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GO Transit workers vote 93 per cent in favour of strike if no deal is reached
The anti-trespass panels installed by Metrolinx are photographed at the railway crossing near the Port Credit Go Station on Friday, November 15, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Transportation Safety Board investigating after child hit and killed by GO train in Mississauga, Ont.
The anti-trespass panels installed by Metrolinx are photographed at the railway crossing near the Port Credit Go Station on Friday, November 15, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Protests affect bus service at three Toronto-area locations: Metrolinx
A commuter walks through Union Station in Toronto, April 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
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GO Transit bus service resumes at Union Station after protest by striking workers
A commuter walks through Union Station in Toronto, April 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
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GO bus service resumes at Toronto’s Union Station after being disrupted for fourth day by strike
A commuter walks through Union Station in Toronto, April 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
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GO bus services affected by strike at Toronto’s Union Station, says Metrolinx
The Lakeshore entrance to the new Union Station Bus Terminal is pictured on Dec. 5, 2020. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
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No GO train delays at Toronto’s Union Station during morning commute despite strike by electrical workers
Commuters arrive at Union Station from the GO train in Toronto, April 20, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Yader Guzman
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Worker killed east of Toronto during GO Transit construction
Signage for the Mental Health Hotline are photographed at the Port Credit Go Station on Friday, November 15, 2019. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
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Metrolinx forced to reduce transit service after vaccine mandates leave agency short-staffed
Passengers board a Go bus at the new Union Station Go Bus terminal in Toronto on Dec. 5, 2020. Yader Guzman/The Globe and Mail
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A creek side development drama
Dave LeBlanc
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GO trains and UP Express won’t require proof of COVID-19 vaccine
Slated to be completed by the end of 2022, The Well (RIGHT) a mixed use development project, is photographed on Mar 29 2021. Idle GO trains are parked on the tracks south of Front St. West. Located at the corner of Spadina Ave. And Front St. West, the property is the former home of the Globe and Mail newspaper. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
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Opponents voice concerns about new GO train facility in the Don Valley
MetroLinx is proposing to service and store GoTrains on this stretch of overgrown rail line, running between the Don Valley Trail and the DVP from the Bloor ViaDuct south to the Belleville Underpass in Toronto, Ont. on Thursday, September 23, 2021. (J.P. Moczulski/The Globe and Mail)
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Ontario reports 727 new COVID-19 cases, eight deaths
A man waits to enter a mobile vaccination facility run by transit agency Metrolinx and the province of Ontario in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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GO Train service will expand to London with stops in Stratford, St. Marys
A lone traveller waits on a westbound GO Train platform at Union Station in Toronto on Monday, March 16, 2020. Metrolinx plans to implement a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for staff, the Ontario transit agency announced Friday as Toronto's top public health doctor advised all employers in the city to develop immunization policies for their staff. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Buchan
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Rapid transit and a walkable downtown in the works for Mississauga
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Eglinton LRT decision could set precedent for other projects, analysts say
Workers on an LRT work site on Eglinton Ave. West between Oakwood and Alameda Aves. are photographed on April 7, 2021. The ongoing LRT work has also impacted the area which is important to the Jamaican community, and with little support from the city, some businesses have closed. Lum/The Globe and Mail
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Transit providers say Greyhound’s pullout could present expansion opportunities
A Greyhound bus leaves a bus terminal in Ottawa, Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Ottawa.  Intercity transit providers say they're looking at opportunities for expansion after Greyhound left the Canadian market last week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Metrolinx plan for new rail yards raise concerns in Thorncliffe Park, Don Valley
The impact area of a proposed GO train layover facility in the Don River Valley Park in Toronto, is photographed on Fri., May 7, 2021. Environmental advocates believe that the construction infrastructure of the layover facility will negatively impact the sensitive wetlands in the Valley, notwithstanding Metrolinx's claims. (Christopher Katsarov/The Globe and Mail)
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Auditor says fare refund policy let Metrolinx keep more than $2-million
A GO train moves past cars parked in reserved spots at the Mimico GO station on Jan 14 2020.
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TTC expects increase in ridership to 50 per cent of normal by end of October
A woman wearing a mask exits a subway train in Toronto, on March 17, 2020.
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Woman dies after being struck by Pearson airport train, police say
A UP Express Train approaches the station during a media opportunity and tour of the new UP Express rail link train and station at Terminal 1 of Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday, December 10, 2014.
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GO Transit to increase service in September as more riders return
A GO train moves past cars parked at the Mimico GO station, in Toronto, on Jan. 14, 2020.
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How Canadian transit systems are preparing for cities to reopen
A near empty waterfront train platform is pictured in downtown Vancouver, on April 20, 2020.
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Canada’s public transit agencies prepping for new normal as cities, provinces start to reopen
A TTC bus drives along Don Mills Road, in Toronto, on April 6, 2020.
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Transit operators to seek emergency bailout as ridership revenue plunges
A police car is stopped beside a TTC streetcar as traffic moves along the street on in Toronto, November 13, 2017. The Toronto Transit Commission says one of their employees has tested positive for COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
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Doug Ford’s transit plans: Billions in waste, bad for the planet
Alex Bozikovic
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Toronto’s transit unions demand better health precautions as coronavirus spreads
Lloyd Lartey sprays disinfectant during a visual demo of the enhanced cleaning being used on TTC bus touch points at the Wilson Yard in North York, Ont., on March 3, 2020.
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Costs of major transit projects will far exceed their benefits, according to Metrolinx reports
Andy Byford, Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Transit Commission and Peter Boyce site construction manager lead a media tour as construction continues onthe Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extention in Toronto, Ontario Friday January 15/2016. (Photo by Kevin Van Paassen for The Globe and Mail)