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Metrolinx subway extension to Richmond Hill delayed, confidential TTC documents reveal

The extension of Line 1 five stops north is not expected to open until the Ontario Line is completed.

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Toronto island airport expansion would lead to severe traffic, committee hears

Premier Doug Ford’s plan to significantly redevelop Toronto’s waterfront will have “substantial implications” on gridlock, transit congestion and could lead to the degradation of the water quality in the harbour, a city official told a Queen’s Park committee on Tuesday.

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Matt Elliott: We all have one thing to say about Doug Ford’s ban on automated speed cameras: We told you so

The data is definitive, showing a significant increase in the number of speeding cars in the months following the removal of the speed cameras in Toronto, writes Matt Elliott.

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u/mildlyImportantRobot — 3 days ago

Ontario touts $8.5B annual economic impact from Toronto Island airport expansion — but won't show the math

Critics say purported economic benefit of allowing jets at Billy Bishop is likely overblown

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u/mildlyImportantRobot — 3 days ago

Did Toronto police conspire to plant a man’s ID as evidence in a gun case — or was it one officer’s ‘honest lie?’

The accused walked out of court not only a free man, but with the $5,100 police had seized as alleged proceeds of crime.

Did a Toronto police officer “honestly lie” about finding a suspect’s driver’s licence and health card inside a backpack along with fentanyl, cocaine, cash and two loaded firearms?

Or did he deliberately fabricate the damning evidence — and get backed up in court by lying colleagues — as defence lawyer Humza Hussain alleges.

thestar.com
u/mildlyImportantRobot — 3 days ago

TTC and union announce tentative deal to avert strike as FIFA World Cup approaches

The Toronto Transit Commission and a union that represents about 700 electrical, communications and signals workers say they’ve reached a tentative labour agreement.

thestar.com
u/mildlyImportantRobot — 3 days ago

Three Toronto police officers arrested in Spain

Three Toronto Police Service officers, who were off-duty at the time, were arrested in Spain last week following an allegation of sexual assault.

thestar.com
u/mildlyImportantRobot — 4 days ago

TTC and electrical workers continue negotiations to avert shutdown

It isn’t a holiday Monday for TTC and union negotiators as they continue talks in the hopes of averting a strike or lockout affecting almost 700 workers.

thestar.com
u/mildlyImportantRobot — 4 days ago