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TORONTO - Toronto police say a suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon after a city bus driver was attacked. 

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TORONTO – Toronto police say a suspect has been charged with assault with a weapon after a city bus driver was attacked. 

Police say they were called to Wilson Station Wednesday evening for a report that a driver was being assaulted. 

The bus driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. 

A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. New data from Toronto's transit agency shows safety incidents against customers went down in the month of February after police boosted their presence in the system in late January.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
A Toronto Transit Commission sign is shown at a downtown Toronto subway stop Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. New data from Toronto's transit agency shows safety incidents against customers went down in the month of February after police boosted their presence in the system in late January.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Toronto Transit Commission CEO Mandeep Lali says the driver is now recovering at home after a “violent assault.”

Lali says the TTC will continue to work with police during the investigation. 

The CEO offered his support to the driver in a social media post, adding that violence against TTC employees is unacceptable.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 9, 2026.

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