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The last of Calgary’s original model of bus traps could be gone in the next year or so. The traps — essentially a pit dug into a road that prevents anything but a transit bus from passing through — have been a fixture in Calgary since the 1970s. The City of Calgary …
Read More »Police investigate video of transphobic hate incident on Hamilton bus
WARNING: This story contains details that readers may find disturbing and offensive. Hamilton police are asking witnesses to come forward after seeing a video of a Hamilton man hurling transphobic and racist insults toward passengers on an HSR bus. Police issued a news release on Tuesday about the three-minute video after CBC Hamilton asked …
Read More »Hundreds gather in prayer for woman lit on fire on Toronto bus
Hundreds gathered on Friday to pray for Nyima Dolma, a 28-year-old Torontonian who died weeks after she was lit on fire on a TTC bus. Urgyen Badheytsang, who was among those who attended the service at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, said it was important for the community to gather in prayer. For Badheytsang, that …
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