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Just one day after a 23\u002Dyear\u002Dold woman was stabbed on a bus, a 16\u002Dboy was also stabbed Wednesday. He\u0027s in hospital in serious condition.

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With the blizzard, even more were expected Wednesday night. It’s so easy to check in. Some ride the Spadina streetcar south along Queen’s Quay, where it goes into a tunnel to Union Station.Article content“We lock the doors at 11 p.m., but many are already in to stay warm,” Leary said. “We are a transit agency which focuses on getting people to their destination safely and on time,” Leary said..He knows the TTC has now become a de facto shelter system for the homeless and drug addicted, where the rules applied to those who pay fares are not followed by those who call Toronto’s transit system home without paying a cent. They get on a streetcar during the day and pass the time on a bus or on a subway, then tuck themselves in on a platform.

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