Amid Rash of Violence on Toronto Transit, Officials Try to Keep People Safe

Amid Rash of Violence on Toronto Transit, Officials Try to Keep People Safe
A Toronto Transit Commission streetcar in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Doug Ives
Tara MacIsaac
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Several violent incidents on Toronto transit over the past week signal an escalation of a phenomenon transit union leader John Di Nino says has been plaguing systems across the country.

Di Nino said at a press conference Wednesday that about 3,000 attacks just on transit operators⁠ happen annually across the country. That doesn’t include attacks on riders or attacks that go unreported.