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3 days ago
- Business
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Ottawa, province, city to buy Canadian, single-source Toronto subway contract: TTC
A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy TORONTO — The Toronto Transit Commission says all three levels of government have agreed to single-source a subway contract in an effort to support Canadian jobs. The transit agency says the decision to pursue the contract for Line 2 subway trains from Alstom Transport Canada comes in the face of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty. The TTC says the base procurement is 70 new train sets in total, including 55 that will be jointly funded by the federal, provincial and municipal governments. It says the current competitive process for the trains has been cancelled and all bidders have been notified. Part of Alstom's requirements for building the trains will be to 'maximize Canadian content.' The announcement comes after the province previously called for a single-source deal for the new fleet. In June, provincial transport minister Prabmeet Sarkaria penned a letter to his federal counterpart Chrystia Freeland requesting that Ottawa consider sole-source procurement of the trains. The TTC says negotiations for the contract are expected to take place over the next few months. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2025.
CTV News
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
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Country singer Dallas Smith winks at Trump's annexation threats with 51-date tour
Dallas Smith accepts the Fans' Choice award at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh TORONTO — Dallas Smith says it's no coincidence that his upcoming Canadian concert tour is booked for 51 dates across the country. In a wink to Donald Trump's threats of making Canada the 51st state, the British Columbia-born country singer and frontman of rock band Default says he's skipping the U.S. and doubling down on homeland pride with his first-ever acoustic tour. Smith says he jumped at the opportunity to explore the 'nooks and crannies' of Canada 25 years into his music career, in which he's played mostly larger markets. The Dallas Smith & His Band (Unplugged) tour will focus on places he's never been before, starting in Fort St. John, B.C. on Oct. 3 and continuing to less-travelled communities such as Kitimat, B.C., Enoch, M.B. and Wingham, Ont. It also winds through major Canadian cities across nine provinces, reaching its final stop in Belleville, Ont. on Dec. 14. Tickets go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2025. David Friend, The Canadian Press
