Category Archives: Transport
Inquiry begins hearing testimony on Ottawa’s off-the-rails transit system
OTTAWA — Hundreds of public servants and downtown workers trudged shoulder to shoulder down the sidewalk on the outskirts of Ottawa's core on a dreary October 2019 morning, making an unexpected march to work. Laptop bags slung over their shoulders, the...
Half a million passengers faced delays on international flights at Pearson in May
"Pearson airport is hell on earth." So declared Ryan Whitney, a former NHLer, in a social media post from Toronto’s main airport this week. The one-time Edmonton Oilers defenceman laid bare his exasperation after undergoing a gauntlet of lines, delays,...
Federal ministers say they’re working on measures to end delays at airports
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the federal government is working on new measures to help ease delays at major airports, adding that a "similar phenomenon" is happening worldwide. Speaking with reporters on his way to a weekly Liberal ca...
Communities across B.C. brace for potential flooding this weekend and next week
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. — It's been just over a week since Steven Rice was allowed to return to his home along Highway 8 in British Columbia's Interior and the river that forced him to evacuate six months ago is surging
New CN chief executive says francophones board member coming soon
MONTREAL — The new chief executive of Canadian National Railway Co. did not apologize on behalf of her company for the absence of francophones on its board of directors. Tracy Robinson told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that she is
CAE profit soars in Q4 as revenues increase 25% excluding ventilators last year
MONTREAL — CAE Inc. says its net profit attributable to shareholders soared last quarter as revenues increased even excluding ventilators sold to the Canadian government last year for people suffering from COVID-19. The Montreal-based flight and health...
New SkyTrain, electric buses part of B.C.’s $2.4B for transit in Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says a Surrey-to-Langley SkyTrain line and electrified bus fleets are among the projects that will benefit from a $2.4-billion investment in Metro Vancouver transit. George Heyman, B.C.'s minister responsible for TransL...
Ottawa to conduct public interest assessment of WestJet-Sunwing deal
OTTAWA — The federal government will conduct a public interest assessment of WestJet Airlines Ltd.'s deal to buy Sunwing Airlines and Sunwing Vacations. In a statement, Ottawa says the review will be done with input from the Commissioner of Competition...
Experts question minister’s take that rusty travellers are clogging airports
MONTREAL — Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says Canada's airport security agency is increasing its staffing, but that a lack of workers is not the main culprit for the unacceptable delays passengers are facing this spring — an assessment the sector
Nova Scotia announces $19.3 million to help two largest airports attract new routes
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s two largest airports are getting $19.3 million in provincial funding to attract new airline routes. The Halifax International Airport Authority is getting $13 million for its air access fund, which is used to encourage airlines ...