Alstom report blamed soft tracks, design flaws for LRT derailment
July 21, 2025
The consortium that oversees Ottawa's LRT system and the French subcontractor that built its trains have long disagreed over a simple issue: Why did a train derail four years ago?
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A year ago, Mac Bauer and his wife, Jungmin Chang, boarded a streetcar in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood to visit a friend in High Park. The journey from east to west took more than an hour and felt sluggish to the two runners.
August 14, 2025 - 07:38 | Cassidy McMackon | The Globe and Mail
Former Richmond, B.C., city councillor Harold Steves’ family has been farming in the area since 1877, lending their name to the community of Steveston.The 88-year-old former politician only retired from council three years ago, and few can match his knowledge of the controversies surrounding Richmond’s farmland – the creation of the province’s agricultural land reserve, influxes of foreign-money investors, a spate of mega-mansion construction and now the Cowichan Nation’s Aboriginal title claim.
August 14, 2025 - 07:14 | Nono Shen | The Globe and Mail
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August 14, 2025 - 07:00 | Graham Isador | The Globe and Mail
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