{"id":34752,"date":"2026-03-21T16:53:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-march-20-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T16:53:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T23:53:14","slug":"news-roundup-for-march-20-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-march-20-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for March 20, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p>Metrolinx and Ontario government extend Alstom\u2019s GO train contract for $1.3B; Canada to spend $183M on Toronto\u2019s infrastructure, transit; Toronto Comicon happening as the city welcomes spring; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/metrolinx-and-ontario-government-extend-alstoms-go-train-contract-for-13b\/article_b596399f-b7b5-4b7c-8895-0b786a73b0f3.html\" target=\"_blank\">Metrolinx and Ontario government extend Alstom\u2019s GO train contract for $1.3B<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/video\/9.7135522\" target=\"_blank\">Canada to spend $183M on Toronto\u2019s infrastructure, transit<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/toronto.citynews.ca\/2026\/03\/19\/weekend-need-to-know-toronto-comicon-happening-as-the-city-welcomes-spring\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weekend need-to-know: Toronto Comicon happening as the city welcomes spring<\/a> (CityNews)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/steves-music-store-to-permanently-close-toronto-location-sunday\/article_35838fcf-488f-4278-b9f6-7defadb9e436.html\" target=\"_blank\">Steve\u2019s Music Store will permanently close its Toronto doors on Sunday<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/ttc-plans-for-fifa-tournament-9.7133857\" target=\"_blank\">TTC still figuring out how to handle thousands of FIFA fans this summer<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/a-night-at-mississaugas-ridgeway-plaza-as-ramadan-ends-hundreds-break-their-fast-at-the-vital-late-night-hub\/article_a8de5cb9-78a7-47a4-95d8-c71c99483ed8.html\" target=\"_blank\">A night at Mississauga\u2019s Ridgeway Plaza: As Ramadan ends, hundreds break their fast at the vital late-night hub<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/03\/news-roundup-march-20-2026.60624\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Metrolinx and Ontario government extend Alstom\u2019s GO train contract for $1.3B; 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