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Crosslinx ramps up testing of Eglinton Crosstown vehicles

The Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been in the works for more than a decade and signs of the project’s completion are becoming clearer. Crosslinx, the consortium building the 19-kilometre light-rail line, is increasing the amount of vehicle and infrastructure testing in Toronto’s east end.

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Toronto building plan to officially recognize Little Jamaica as cultural district

For nearly a decade, Toronto’s Little Jamaica has been threatened by Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction, gentrification, and now the pandemic. Left out of development plans, advocates say the neighbourhood has been forgotten.

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Florida restaurant server gets massive back-to-back tips totaling $2,800

JUNO BEACH, Fla. – On a random Thursday night, restaurant server Kimberly Filion got the surprise of her life, not once but twice: two staggeringly high tips on otherwise modest checks. The tips, inspired by a national tip-off challenge that started among rival college basketball fans in Cincinnati, totaled to $2,800.

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Coronavirus: Ontario doctors ‘frustrated’ by Ford government’s vaccine rollout plan

COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan, as their clinics continue to be flooded with phone calls from patients asking for details about inoculation.“The staff is being overwhelmed by it,” said Dr. Yoel Abells from his Toronto clinic on Eglinton Avenue West.“There’s tremendous frustration amongst doctors, there’s uncertainty about communication issue, there’s uncertainty about what to tell patients, and the impact of that is more than just on us.

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Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Feb. 9

coronavirus pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Tuesday:Crosslinx Transit Solutions, the consortium responsible for building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, says it has launched a rapid COVID-19 testing pilot program for construction workers in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.A spokesperson for Crosslinx said testing will take place on a rotating schedule across all of the sites along Eglinton Avenue and this week testing is at three sites: Leaside, Golden Mile and the Eglinton Maintenance Storage Facility.The spokesperson said the testing is mandatory, adding anyone who tests positive for coronavirus is required to contact Toronto Public Health and get a PCR test.EllisDon construction has also joined the rapid testing program

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Despite construction coronavirus infections, Toronto industry leaders think work can proceed safely

Following more than two dozen new coronavirus infections of Eglinton Crosstown LRT contractors, a closer look at the construction industry shows a lack of data for infections of the overall industry. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Company in charge of building Eglinton Crosstown LRT confirms 28 new coronavirus cases

COVID-19 has hit a major transit project in Toronto, the company in charge said on Wednesday.At least 28 workers have tested positive for COVID-19 and another 70 are currently in isolation, according to Crosslinx Transit Solutions.A Crosslinx spokeswoman said the cases are linked to employees and subcontractors at eight sites of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT.Around 17 of the positive cases were community-acquired.

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Infosys, Wipro clinch bn-dollar deals with German companies

Infosys Ltd and Wipro Ltd on Tuesday said they have bagged billion-dollar, multi-year technology contracts from Germany’s Daimler AG and Metro AG, respectively.Both deals involve absorbing clients’ employees and will require regulatory approval, the Indian software services companies said.Also Read | How hunger came back to haunt IndiaWhile Infosys didn’t disclose financial details of the contract with Daimler, a person familiar with the development said the outsourcing deal is worth more than a billion dollars.Cross-town rival Wipro said it estimates its contract with Metro to generate $700 million in revenue in the first five years.

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Ontario government sued by consortium building Eglinton Crosstown for COVID-19 overruns

consortium building a light-rail transit project across Toronto is suing the provincial government over delays and cost overruns related to COVID-19.Crosslinx Transit Solutions says in an application filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice today that delays to the Eglinton Crosstown project have been caused by Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario.

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Vancouver police deploy beanbag gun during Crosstown arrest

Police say they were called to deal with an agitated man allegedly armed with a pocket knife.

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Coronavirus deals 2nd blow to businesses in Toronto’s construction-laden Little Jamaica

Toronto‘s Little Jamaica, the COVID-19 pandemic has meant doubling down on the fight to survive.Heavy congestion and construction from the Eglinton Crosstown light-rail transit (LRT) project has kept customers away from the west-end neighbourhood for almost nine years. It has wiped out many of the Black businesses that line this stretch from Allen Road to Keele Street––and with them, Black history and Afro-Caribbean culture.Then COVID-19 hit in March, and delivered the second half of the one-two economic punch dealt to this historic community.

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Coronavirus deals 2nd blow to Toronto’s construction-laden Little Jamaica

Toronto’s Little Jamaica is struggling to recover from a double knockout. It’s been facing hardship due to gridlock related to ongoing Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction, and now business has gotten tougher during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus hasn’t ‘significantly’ impacted Eglinton Crosstown construction: Metrolinx CEO

Despite the Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit (LRT) facing multiple setbacks throughout the project, the president and CEO of Metrolinx says the coronavirus pandemic isn’t jeopardizing the opening of the line in 2022.

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Eglinton Crosstown LRT update

The global pandemic stopped or slowed down construction projects all over Ontario. But it hasn’t had much effect on the $5.3 billion Eglinton Crosstown LRT.

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GO Transit introduces new protective shields around drivers amid coronavirus pandemic

Metrolinx has introduced a new protective shield that will be set up around GO bus driver’s to increase separation throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

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GO Transit introduces new protective shields around drivers amid coronavirus pandemic

Metrolinx has introduced a new protective shield that will be set up around GO bus driver’s to increase separation throughout the coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Another Eglinton Crosstown construction worker tests positive for COVID-19, 4 off the job

The company constructing the Eglinton Crosstown LRT says another worker has tested positive for coronavirus, noting four cases in total are positive or presumptive.

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Coronavirus: 3 workers at Eglinton Crosstown LRT construction site off work due to COVID-19

The construction company building the Eglinton Crosstown LRT across Toronto is reporting three workers have been diagnosed with, or are considered presumptive cases of, COVID-19.

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