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(he/him) Transportation Reporter @TorontoStar | Have a tip? Reach out at atakagi@thestar.ca Also @andytakagi.bsky.social

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Andy Takagi’s Biography

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Currently a freelance journalist.
Former News Editor (2019-2020), Associate News Editor (2018-2019), and Associate Photo Editor (2017-2018) at The Varsity.

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U of T to host virtual convocation in light of COVID-19

U of T to host virtual convocation in light of COVID-19

President Meric Gertler announced in an email to students today that in lieu of an in-person convocation, whi…

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4,422 U of T employees made over $100,000 in 2019

4,422 U of T employees made over $100,000 in 2019

The Ontario government released its annual public disclosure of salaries above $100,000, colloquially known a…

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First positive case of COVID-19 in the U of T community

First positive case of COVID-19 in the U of T community

In an email obtained by The Varsity, the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies told its graduate studen…

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U of T recalls all students studying abroad as COVID-19 cases rise globally

U of T recalls all students studying abroad as COVID-19 cases rise globally

On Friday, U of T notified students studying abroad in Germany, Spain, and France that they were being recall…

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U of T to close gyms, child care centres, limit library hours in response to COVID-19

U of T to close gyms, child care centres, limit library hours in response to COVID-19

In an email to university faculty, librarians, and staff, the university announced that it will be limiting l…

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Day into voting period, UTGSU Council calls off elections

Day into voting period, UTGSU Council calls off elections

Only a few hours into the voting period for the 2020 University of Toronto Graduate Students' Union (UTGSU) e…

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Speeding in Toronto spiked after speed camera removal, city report finds

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By Andy Takagi Verified
| The Toronto Star Verified
More drivers were going over the posted speed limit in Toronto after the Doug Ford government mandated the removal of speed cameras, a city report has found. Speeding across the city increased from two per cent of drivers going 11 km/h or above the speed limit to 8.1 per cent in the six months since the removal of speed cams on Nov. 15 of last year, according to the report, which is in front of city council this week.
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Metrolinx spent $500M on a Union Station signalling project. Now, it’s scrapping the plan

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By Andy Takagi Verified
| The Toronto Star Verified
Metrolinx is writing off $504 million it spent on a signalling system around Union Station that it has largely scrapped, according to its own annual report. The provincial transit agency had launched the signalling renewal project in 2013, but that work was sidelined after it launched its plans for GO Expansion.
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Five children killed in car crash north of Kitchener

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By Andy Takagi Verified
| The Toronto Star Verified
Five children are dead and an infant injured after a vehicle collision Friday evening at a rural intersection north of Kitchener, Ontario Provincial Police have announced. A passenger van carrying 10 people, including the five children and baby, collided with an SUV at the intersection of 4th Line and Wellington Road 12, OPP West Region commander Dwight Thib told a press conference Saturday afternoon. The four girls and one boy, aged four, six, eight, 10 and 12, were related, the OPP confirmed.
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