MONTREAL - Bus and metro service is set to continue in Montreal this weekend after the city's public transit network reached a last-minute, tentative deal with its drivers' union, averting planned strike action.

The strike was set to begin early Saturday and last until Monday, but the Société de transport de Montréal, in a news release, announced it reached a deal late Friday. Transit users can now expect regular bus and metro service for the weekend.

The union has said working conditions for drivers have deteriorated. In a statement, union head Frederic Therrien said the deal meets their goal of resolving the conflict at the bargaining table.

“Our goal was to reach a negotiated agreement, and we have achieved it," he said. "Now it will be up to the members to decide through the democra

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