Mayor Olivia Chow says violent incidents on the TTC are continuing to decline, despite two stabbings on the system over the span of 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The latest incident occurred inside Bloor-Yonge Station late Monday night, Toronto police say.<\/p>\n
Officers were called to the TTC station just before 11 p.m. Both the victim, a 43-year-old man, and a suspect, a 22-year-old man, were stabbed during what police described as an altercation.<\/p>\n
At the scene, officers said they located two males with injuries that were initially described by Toronto paramedics as life-threatening. <\/p>\n
They were both transported to hospital where their condition has since stabilized, police said.The incident came on the heels of an altercation that began on a bus in North York on Sunday night and led to the stabbing of a male victim.<\/p>\n
He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy heart always sinks a bit when I hear about arguments on the TTC that then lead to violence and I am glad in the case of yesterday the police investigated and were able to get the suspect apprehended\u2026\u201d Chow said at an unrelated news conference on Tuesday morning. \u201cBut I do want to emphasize that the number of safety incidents or violent incidents is down by 28 per cent (year-over-year). That is three out of 10 fewer violent incidents.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chow said she spends at least one hour each week speaking with TTC riders at subway stations and believes the vast majority of those individuals have confidence in the system.<\/p>\n
However, she did acknowledge there may be some Torontonians that are \u201cfearful\u201d about violence on the TTC and are not riding the transit system for that reason.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to urge them to try it,\u201d she said, noting that the city has \u201cinvested heavily\u201d in safety and hiring more frontline workers to watch over the system.\u201c<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are more than 400 of them. It includes special constables, police officers, mental health crisis workers and more eyes and ears on the subway platform,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
TTC boss speaks to Toronto police chief<\/p>\n
In a statement, the TTC said that while both stabbings are still under investigation, it appears they are the result of \u201cdisputes that escalated.\u201d<\/p>\n
The TTC said that CEO Mandeep Lali has spoken to Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw about the latest stabbing incident. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey agree that safety on public transit is a priority for both organizations and we will continue to work together to keep that a focus,\u201d the TTC wrote.<\/p>\n
Police have identified the suspect in the stabbing at Bloor-Yonge Station as Aaron Hanson, 22, of Toronto.<\/p>\n
He is facing four charges, including assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.<\/p>\n
STABBING: \u2014 Toronto Police Operations (@TPSOperations) March 17, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n
Bloor Subway
Bloor St E & Yonge St
10:54 pm
– the victim is a 43 yo male
– the suspect is a 22 yo male
– both were stabbed during the altercation
– both transported to hospital
– both are in stable condition
– the suspect has been arrested#GO555640<\/a>
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