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Lately, Phil Vassell has been spending his days giving music history walking tours of Toronto’s Little Jamaica. Global News joined the executive director of the Canadian Black Music Archives for an exclusive walking tour down Eglinton West one hot afternoon, in the heart of the ethnic enclave. “First stop on …

The agency responsible for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT says it has no plans “at this time” to rename the Ontario Science Centre transit stop, despite a concession by the Ford government that the station will need a provincial rebrand. The station, intended to serve as a destination point on the …

The government agency responsible for handling Ontario’s massive transit expansion is refusing to disclose a list of the issues that persist with Toronto’s years-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT, as questions about when the line will carry passengers continue. Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency leading the project, said last year there were …

The Ford government is facing renewed calls to fire Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster after the head of the provincial transit agency said he was “not going to guess” when the Eglinton Crosstown would be fully operational. The light-rail transit project, which first began construction in 2011 with a planned in-service …

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is denying that his government directly controls communications at the provincial transit agency Metrolinx. Speaking at an event in Ottawa, Ford said his government was not controlling Metrolinx. “I don’t direct or control anyone,” Ford said. The denial comes after Global News revealed an internal email …

As the Ford government faces questions about the muzzling of Metrolinx, Global News can reveal how escalating internal concerns over public perception drove the agency’s CEO to vent his frustrations with top staffers at Queen’s Park. As Global News first reported, the provincial government has a firm grip on how …

Communications at Metrolinx appear to be under the direct control of the Ford government leading to deep internal frustration and “lost credibility” at the provincial transit agency, according to an internal email obtained by Global News. The email, sent by Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster to Premier Doug Ford‘s chief of …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Metrolinx says the consortium behind building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT intends to “litigate and stop working with the TTC.” The transit company said in a statement that Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) informed it of the move late Monday evening. “This is another …

Residents were hopeful when they saw Metrolinx begin to test trains that the years of traffic headaches were near their end, but nearly two years later, it’s anyone’s guess when the Eglinton Crosstown LRT will be completed and that’s raising the ire of mayoral candidates. On Thursday, Ontario Minister of …