Local·2026-03-30T17:35:51+00:00
Ontario eyes further ban on green development standards, bigger fare evasion fines
The government says fare evasion costs provincial transit agency Metrolinx about $21 million in lost revenue each year, so it is looking to increase the fare evasion fine from $35 to $200 on first offence, increasing on subsequent offences to $500. TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to dramatically increase fines for fare evasion on GO Transit, allow rideshare services in some northern communities, and ban municipalities from requiring EV charging stations and other outdoor features as part of development standards. It is also looking to expand its One Fare program that prevents transit riders.
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Politics·2026-03-30T20:27:53+00:00
‘I can outlast her’: PM Carney says to Grassy Nation protester, unclear if he knew identity of demonstrator
Protesters were demanding compensation for “for decades of mercury poisoning” and calling on Ford to close Dryden Mill, which they claim “continues to worsen the poisoning of their people.” “Grassy Narrows and Wabaseemoong were once vibrant and self-sufficient communities supported by commercial and sport fisheries. “Pollution from the Dryden Mill continues to increase mercury levels in fish by stimulating methylation, worsening the ongoing crisis.” At one point during the press conference, while Carney was at the podium, a woman.
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Local·2026-03-30T20:04:37+00:00
Funding approved for new waterfront light rail transit route in Toronto
(We) will work with the mayor and her team.” The City of Toronto estimates the Waterfront East LRT will serve more than 150,000 people and will see 50,000 daily trips once it opens. A three-party deal unveiled Monday will see Toronto, Queen’s Park and the federal government pitch $1 billion each for construction of the new project, which will be led by the city. “For two years, the City of Toronto, together with Waterfront Toronto, has been designing this line,” Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said.
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