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Toronto subway station stabbing suspect arrested – Toronto

Police in Toronto have confirmed the arrest of a man accused of stabbing a rider at a subway station in May. The stabbing was reported just after 6 a.m. on May 27 at Sheppard West Subway station on the Toronto subway’s Line 1. One person walking inside the station felt …

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Toronto police name suspect in stabbing reported aboard subway train – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Toronto have named a suspect after a stabbing that left a man with life-threatening injuries was reported aboard a TTC subway train between stations after midday on Thursday. The incident was captured in a video that shows two men involved …

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Toronto police release image of Downsview Park subway station stabbing – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police have released a photo as they continue to hunt for a suspect in an unprovoked stabbing investigation inside a Toronto subway station. Toronto police said the incident took place just after 6 a.m. on May 27 at Downsview Park Subway Station. …

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Fewer safety incidents reported along TTC amid increased security, report suggests – Toronto

The number of safety incidents involving passengers along Toronto’s transit system dropped in February, after additional security, including additional police officers were deployed, a new report suggests. The report, released by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) in April, says the number of total offences involving customers dropped from 136 in …

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Man arrested in connection with hate-motivated threats reported at Toronto subway station – Toronto

Police have arrested a man after he reportedly chased people inside a Toronto subway station Friday morning while holding a “sharp object” and yelling racial slurs. Toronto police said they responded to Kennedy Subway Station around 10 a.m. March 31 after receiving reports a man was making threats. The man …

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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. …

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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 …

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‘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. …

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