The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) says human error was behind a potentially “catastrophic” collision between two commuter GO Trains two years ago in Burlington, and it’s calling for bolstered safeguards to prevent similar incidents in the future.

The TSB released its investigation Wednesday into the near-collision on March 14, 2024.

The incident occurred when a train departed from Aldershot station, passing a signal displaying a Stop indication. The train then continued through a switch and entered a track occupied by

Getting around the GTA will be difficult this weekend with service adjustments on three different GO Transit lines, the UP Express and a section of the TTC’s Line 1.

GO buses will be operating between Durham College Oshawa and Pickering GO and then direct to Union Station on the Lakeshore East line on Saturday and Sunday.

There will be no service at Rouge Hill, Guildwood, Eglinton, Scarborough, and Danforth GO stations. Riders are encouraged to use the TTC instead.

Late night service will also be adjusted on Friday.

OTTAWA — Slashing municipal development charges would not be enough on its own to make homes affordable again across Canada, says a new analysis from the federal housing agency.

Development charges are fees cities impose on developers that are mainly used to pay for infrastructure that supports new builds.

The federal government is spending billions of dollars to encourage municipalities to cut development fees in half to boost housing supply and improve affordability.

The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s chief economist Mathieu Laberge published a report Wednesday that says reducing or eliminating development

TORONTO — Ottawa has endorsed a plan to move Canada’s last remaining captive whales to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain.

There are 30 belugas and four dolphins at Marineland, the shuttered theme park in Niagara Falls, Ont., that still face mass euthanasia should the deal fall through.

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has issued the first batch of permits to move the whales and is set to issue different permits closer to the move, which is expected to take place in the next few months

The victim of a hit-and-run in Toronto, which occurred more than a month ago, is speaking out after what he calls an agonizing delay to get police to investigate and find the driver responsible.

Vic Caster, who lives in Stouffville, was riding his newly purchased motorcycle on Danforth Avenue in Toronto on April 30.

“All of a sudden, this minivan flew off the side street, blew through the stop sign and smoked me.”

Caster was thrown several feet, damaging his bike and leaving

OTTAWA — Some of Canada’s largest environmental groups were on Parliament Hill Wednesday, urging the Liberal government to reverse course on what they’re calling “rollbacks” of environmental policy.

Representatives of 14 groups held a news conference to say Ottawa has gone too far in undermining environmental and climate policy. Their pleas come ahead of planned meetings with federal officials — including Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and the Prime Minister’s Office.

“Prime Minister (Mark) Carney is proposing the worst evisceration of environmental law in Canadian

The Toronto Maple Leafs promised a vast head-coaching search — and they’re sticking to that.

Toronto has conducted around 15 virtual interviews as it looks for someone to replace Craig Berube, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Wednesday’s 32 Thoughts: The Podcast .

Among those interviewed was longtime NHL bench boss Peter Laviolette, per Friedman. Also interviewed was Hall of Fame goaltender and former Islanders coach Patrick Roy, Sportsnet can confirm.

Laviolette, 61, last helmed the New York Rangers for two

OTTAWA — Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to triple streamers’ financial contributions to Canadian content, and will instead provide $600 million to the sector, Culture Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday.

The decision comes after the Motion Picture Association, the U.S. group representing streamers, called on cabinet to reconsider the current approach and the U.S. ambassador to Canada called for the policy to be rescinded.

The CRTC said in May it would require large streaming services like Netflix

Streetcars are not running on a large stretch of King Street in downtown Toronto after a truck crashed into a bridge.

The incident occurred around 8:20 a.m. on Wednesday near King Street West and Atlantic Avenue in Liberty Village.

The TTC said streetcars are diverting via King Street West, Queen Street West, Shaw Street, Strachan Avenue and Douro Street due to the loss of overhead power. Shuttle buses are running.

“Crews are responding, but depending on the extent of the damage, this diversion could