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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police are trying to identify a man they say threatened a person with a sharp object at a Toronto subway station and then a few days later, stabbed a person onboard a bus in an unprovoked attack. Toronto police said the first …
Read More »Lack of data on transit violence amounts to ‘blanket of ignorance’: Toronto researcher – Toronto
Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public trust, say researchers, citing the recent stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto station as the latest example of random attacks on commuters. Prof. …
Read More »Woman who knew teen stabbed in Toronto subway found him injured, tried to save his life
A woman who knew 16-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes when he was younger was coming home from work Saturday night when she found the teen with stab wounds at a Toronto subway station and tried to save his life. Global News briefly spoke to Mina on Friday morning outside of Keele Station, …
Read More »Suspect wanted after teen’s glasses smashed, man spat on at TTC subway station – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say they are looking to identify a suspect after two people reported they were assaulted at a TTC subway station in January. Police said the assaults happened on Jan. 30 at around 12:50 p.m. at North York Centre subway station. …
Read More »‘We have to start today’: Calls for action to address Toronto transit violence – Toronto
More shocking acts of violence on Toronto’s transit system have renewed calls at City Hall to address the issue, both from sitting politicians and several candidates in the upcoming mayoral by-election. Saturday’s fatal stabbing of a teenager at Keele subway station is just the latest in a string of senseless …
Read More »Rise in TTC violence sign of failure to address poverty, mental illness: psychiatrist – Toronto
A forensic psychiatrist says a rise in violence on Toronto’s transit system signals an urgent need to better support people struggling with homelessness, mental illness and addiction. Dr. Sandy Simpson, chair in forensic psychiatry at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, says it’s impossible to know exactly what factors …
Read More »‘It’s pretty scary’: Victim in suspected hate-motivated TTC assault speaks out – Toronto
A Muslim woman who was threatened with a knife on the TTC in a suspected hate-motivated assault last week said she is still shaken by what she experienced. “It’s pretty scary,” the woman said. She spoke with Global News on the condition of anonymity out of fear for her safety. …
Read More »Girl assaulted in suspected hate-motivated attack on TTC bus: police – Toronto
A girl was assaulted on a TTC bus earlier this week in a suspected hate-motivated attack, police say. Toronto police said it happened at around 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday when the victim was on a route 23 Dawes bus near Main Street Station in the city’s east end. Police said …
Read More »Police investigating alleged ‘criminal harassment’ against 2 teen girls at TTC station – Toronto
Police are investigating after two teen girls were allegedly criminally harassed at a Toronto transit station earlier this week. Toronto police said in a news release that at around 8 a.m. on Monday, a man was in the bus area of Wilson Station, located at Allen Road and Wilson Avenue. …
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