Greyhound Articles

Greyhound Will Live Another Day in Manitoba

By Sarah Klein Greyhound will live beyond November 2 to provide bus service in Manitoba. The province met with senior Greyhound officials on Tuesday following a federal-provincial-territorial meeting in Vancouver on October 22. Both the province and Greyhound agreed...

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Working Group to Look at Canadian Bus Service

A national "working group" made up of deputy ministers will take a look at bus travel in rural communities after Greyhound threatened to pull out of Manitoba and Ontario several months ago. Manitoba Transport Minister Ron Lemieux said today on a conference call with...

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Layoffs Coming to Manitoba Greyhound Workers

By Sarah Klein UPDATE: Transportation Minister Ron Lemieux said late today that service will continue for Greyhound passengers and there will be no layoffs. Both the government and Greyhound are working on both short- and long-term solutions to fix the financial state...

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Greyhound to Cease Operations in Manitoba, NW Ontario

This is a shocker. Greyhound Canada will cease operations in Manitoba and northwestern Ontario. The company said today in a release that it's giving 30 days notice to the Manitoba Highway Traffic Board. Ontario's board will receive 90 days notice. Greyhound is also...

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Memorial Vigil to Honour Tim McLean

It's been a year to the day since Tim McLean was brutally murdered on a Greyhound bus in southwestern Manitoba. Tonight at 8:00 p.m., family and friends of Tim will hold a memorial vigil on the steps of the Manitoba Legislative Building. The public is asked to attend....

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Vince Li Found Not Criminally Responsible for Murder

Vince Li has been found not criminally responsible (NCR) for the murder of Tim McLean on board a Greyhound bus last July. The verdict was brought down by Queen's Bench Justice John Scurfield. Li will now go to a mental health facility instead of prison, possibly in...

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Public Vigil for Tim McLean in Brandon

Next week the trial of Vince Li, the man who killed Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus in July 2008, begins in Winnipeg. There is a chance Li will be found not criminally responsible for his crime and be sent to a hospital for an undetermined amount of time, with the...

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