The province’s transit agency is scaling back plans for a major transit line linking Brampton and Mississauga in order to cut costs. In a statement released Thursday morning, Phil Verster, the chief executive officer of Metrolinx, announced changes to the Hurontario LRT that he said were intended ...

Kids will be able to ride free on GO Transit starting next month, the Star has learned. Ontario Minister of Transportation Jeff Yurek and Metrolinx chief executive officer Phil Verster are set to make the announcement Thursday at Ripley’s Aquarium, the popular downtown children’s attraction arou...

TORONTO, Feb. 20, 2019 /CNW/ – Canada’s largest and longest-running health and safety conference and trade show, Partners in Prevention 2019, takes place on April 30 and May 1, 2019 in Toronto. This year’s edition, with the theme What’s Your Story?, will highlight the ‘...

The new Metrolinx policy banning recreational cannabis for certain workers has drawn criticism and could bring legal action from the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 1587, which represents Metrolinx employees. Union president John Di Nino has said that the policy change was done without consultati...

Law enforcement officers are increasingly seeking access to personal information stored on transit riders’ Presto fare cards, with requests for the data spiking by 47 per cent in 2018 compared to the year before. And while Metrolinx, the provincial agency that controls Presto, only acceded to a mi...

Metrolinx plans to impose financial penalties on Bombardier Inc. after the Quebec train maker delivered only half of a promised six vehicles for Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT by the Friday deadline. “Our contract clearly outlines financial penalties on Bombardier for delivering vehicl...

Service on the Union-Pearson Express has once again been suspended as bone-chilling cold temperatures continue to cause problems for transit services. Trains on the Union-Pearson Express will stop running at 9 p.m. tonight due to weather-related problems, the service said Thursday night. Buses will ...

Our voice is starting to be heard! Cities, towns, municipalities, transit rider groups, and community groups are starting to talk about the same message. We have had great success to date, but we still have a long battle ahead. The media is starting to recognize ATU Canada. Just in the last 24 hours...

Metrolinx is warning GTA commuters to avoid Union Station due to major signal problems near Scarborough GO station. Spokesperson Scott Money said these problems have caused delays along the Lakeshore East, Stouffville and Lakeshore West lines. “We want to apologize to customers during rush...

Big changes are coming to Union Station. In a short interview after Metrolinx’s December 7 board meeting, Phil Verster said that the station’s platforms will need to be substantially rebuilt to accommodate the influx of new passengers that will come with the GO RER program. It has long been appa...