MONTREAL — Metro and bus service in Montreal is expected to be disrupted nearly every day this November because of a transit strike involving about 2,400 maintenance workers, and municipal election day this Sunday is no exception.

Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, buses and metros will operate only during morning and afternoon rush hours, and late at night. The scheduled was decided by a labour tribunal mandated to determine the minimal level of service required for public health and safety.

The transit agency — Société de transport de Montréal — had argued before the province’s labour tribunal that service be extended on election day to ensure as many voters as possible could get to the polls, open between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. Voter turnout has been low in recent elections, notably in 2017 and

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