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Suicide continues to be a problem on Toronto’s subway lines

By Steve Kupferman
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—The number of suicide attempts, including nine deaths, that have occurred on TTC subway lines so far in 2014. At a meeting on Monday, Toronto’s board of health voted to urge city council to fund platform-edge barriers at TTC stations, in part to prevent people from jumping in front of trains.

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