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Strong-mayor powers will actually make cities like Toronto and Ottawa weaker
Adam Vaughan
canada
Edmonton gondola needed better Indigenous consultation, councillor says
The river valley in Edmonton, where an idea to build a gondola over has been proposed, is shown on June 24, 2015. Edmonton city council voted to drop the Prairie Sky Gondola project on Monday afternoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
canada
Halifax cancels 75 bus trips due to lack of transit staff
A Halifax Transit bus arrives at a terminal in Dartmouth, N.S., on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. Halifax has cancelled 75 bus trips due to a lack of transit staff, and the union representing the drivers says staffing levels will likely get worse before they get better. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
canada
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
opinion
Can the looming environmental disaster of Highway 413 be turned around?
John Lorinc
alberta
Karaoke bus: Calgary Transit hopes music helps give boost to ridership this summer
A Calgary Transit bus waits for passengers in the downtown core in Calgary on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. As the city faces a downtown vacancy problem, traffic congestion and steep parking costs, the future of the downtown core is unknown. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Quebec lifts COVID-19 mask mandate for public transit users
A commuter wearing a protective mask rides a near empty subway train in Montreal, on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Masks will no longer be required on public transit in Quebec beginning today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
alberta
Province demanded plan: Edmonton mayor releases plan to curb crime downtown
Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi as seen in Edmonton on Tuesday Oct. 26, 2021. Sohi is to comment this afternoon on the city's plan to address a crime spike in the downtown and Chinatown areas and on public transit. Last month, Justice Minister Tyler Shandro demanded a report within two weeks on what the city would be doing to arrest the rise in serious crime. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
Quebec to lift mask mandate for public transit on June 18
Commuters ride a near-empty subway train in Montreal, on Monday, May 25, 2020. CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
canada
As gas prices soar, Montreal’s bike culture seen as model for rest of the country
Cyclists make their way down the REV -- Reseau Express Velo -- on St-Denis Street during the morning commute in Montreal on Thursday, June 2, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
canada
Suspect arrested after attempted hijacking of Mississauga transit bus, police say
Workers continue construction on the MiWay Bus Rapid Transit Tomken station, in Mississauga, September 12, 2014. The BRT is behind schedule and over budget. (J.P. Moczulski for The Globe and Mail)
canada
Special mediator appointed after Sea-to-Sky transit workers vote to reject deal
Mediator Vince Ready heads to meetings with the President of the B.C. Teachers Federation, Jinny Sims in Vancouver, BC, October 19, 2005. Sims and Ready are trying to put an end to the two week old teachers strike. Lyle Stafford/The Globe and Mail
alberta
Some businesses in Edmonton’s Chinatown choose to operate with doors locked amid spike in downtown crime
An Edmonton Police Services logo is shown at a press conference in Edmonton on October 2, 2017. The Edmonton Police Service Animal Cruelty Investigative Unit says it began investigating after the fire in November. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
canada
Striking Sea-to-Sky transit workers reject deal recommended by bargaining committee
Signs indicating seats which are closed to promote physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic are pictured on a public transit bus in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 12, 2020.Talks have collapsed between striking transit workers and their employer in the Sea-to-Sky region of B.C., with the two sides unable to agree on wage parity with Metro Vancouver workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
New SkyTrain, electric buses part of B.C.’s $2.4-billion for transit in Metro Vancouver
George Heyman in Vancouver on Wednesday December 5, 2018. British Columbia's environment minister says the province can't afford to wait any longer to confront climate climate change after last year's devastating fires, floods, mudslides and heat waves.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
Mediated talks collapse, strike continues in lengthy Sea-to-Sky transit dispute
Signs indicating seats which are closed to promote physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic are pictured on a public transit bus in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 12, 2020.Talks have collapsed between striking transit workers and their employer in the Sea-to-Sky region of B.C., with the two sides unable to agree on wage parity with Metro Vancouver workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
PEI lifts COVID-19 mask mandate for most public indoor places
Dr. Heather Morrison, chief medical officer for Prince Edward Island, speaks to the media after she watched three medical staff receive the first COVID-19 vaccines on the Island, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Brian McInnis
opinion
Buck-a-fare is better than buck-a-beer, but neither makes much sense
Robyn Urback
canada
Ontario Liberals pitch $1 per ride transit fares
A southbound streetcar on Spadina Ave. is photographed crossing Queen St. West on Oct 15 2019.
toronto
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
opinion
What’s wrong with the bus? Slow, late, unreliable. One city aims to deliver the opposite: Fast, on time, all day
The Editorial Board
british columbia
Vancouver adds bus rapid transit to long-term plans
A near empty waterfront train platform is pictured in downtown Vancouver, Monday, April 20, 2020. Translink which is the company who runs the cities trains and buses have temporarily laid off nearly 1500 of it's staff due to ridership being down at least 80% due to the COVID-19 pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
report on business
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
toronto
Increased transit patrols on TTC in light of New York subway shooting: Tory
A TTC bus stops at Dufferin Station in Toronto on February 10, 2021. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Globe and Mail
british columbia
B.C. looks to buy land to boost housing and services around transportation hubs
A Canada Line rapid transit train crosses over the Fraser River from Vancouver to Richmond, B.C., on Sunday August 16, 2009. The British Columbia government is making changes that would allow for the purchase of land along transportation hubs for housing, schools, commercial services and other mixed-use development.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
alberta
Fostering a public-transportation mindset in Banff National Park and beyond
Handout photos from Roam Transit, which is operated by the Bow Valley Regional Transit Services Commission.
canada
Toronto Mayor John Tory will seek third term in Oct. 24 election
Toronto Mayor John Tory speaks during a press conference in Toronto on Feb. 29, 2020. Toronto has unveiled a proposed 10-year plan for reconciliation with the city's Indigenous residents. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
canada
Politicians, transit executives call for new approach to financing public transportation
A TTC bus stops at Dufferin Station in Toronto on February 10, 2021. Aaron Vincent Elkaim / The Globe and Mail
british columbia
Talks in BC Transit strike break off, with wage parity still main dividing issue
Signs indicating seats which are closed to promote physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic are pictured on a public transit bus in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, May 12, 2020.Talks have collapsed between striking transit workers and their employer in the Sea-to-Sky region of B.C., with the two sides unable to agree on wage parity with Metro Vancouver workers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
canada
Ontario unveils transportation plan, including a proposed transit line across the top of Toronto
Aerial view of a control tower at Pearson International Airport near Toronto on August 18, 2017.
canada
Ontario scraps some transit transfer fares
For a story on based on a Tory proposal to give money to transit in the 905 region and not the TTC. View looking north to York Region from Toronto down Yonge St. from the South side of Steeles Ave. Here a Brampton Transit bus heads south toward Finch Station. March 26, 2003 Photo by Louie Palu/The Globe and Mail
canada
Alberta to lift most remaining COVID-19 restrictions on Tuesday
A pedestrian walks through downtown Calgary on Dec. 9, 2020. In Canada's largest oil and gas producing province, investors who have been made wealthy by the energy sector are starting to open their pockets to a budding local tech industry. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
Bargaining to resume over contract for Sea-to-Sky transit workers: union
Skiers make their way onto and off transit bus in Whistler village, B.C. January 5, 2009 at a bus loop. John Lehmann/Globe and Mail
canada
Future of transit at stake, big-city mayors say in plea for federal funds
Subway trains line up in a TTC yard in Toronto on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Canada's big-city mayors are calling on the federal government's help to make up huge shortfalls in transit revenue that threaten to derail the nation's transit systems. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
opinion
Transit-oriented communities in Toronto’s north Yonge Street area are a good thing
Marcus Gee
road sage
After a reprieve last year, Christmas driving delays and construction are back
Andrew Clark