Category Archives: Transport
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA — The mayors of Canada’s largest cities say they need federal aid to cover tens of millions in ridership revenue shortfalls to stave off a stalling of the country’s economic recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit municipal coffers hard as
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA — Canada's largest cities are asking the Trudeau government to help cover tens of millions in transit revenue shortfalls to prevent stalling of the country's economic recovery. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit municipal coffers hard as cities have ...
B.C. teachers urged to get vaccinated as union calls for provincial mandate
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Teachers Federation is urging members to get vaccinated as it calls for a government mandate to ensure an equitable policy across the province, where some of the largest employers are requiring staff to be protected against
New B.C. training program for commercial truckers boosts skills, safety: ministry
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says truck drivers will be safer and more skilled once they have completed the province's new mandatory entry-level training program. The Ministry of Transportation says in a written statement that beginning n...
Air travel associations call for federal vaccine passport for new vaccine mandate
Transportation industry associations say the federal government's development of a national vaccine passport will be vital for airlines to carry out a vaccine mandate for air travellers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that proof of v...
Canada to U.S. ferry service set to resume in 2022 after three year hiatus
HALIFAX — An international ferry service that links Canada with the United States is set to resume next year after being cancelled three years in a row. An update on the Bay Ferries Ltd. website said its high-speed catamaran ferry service
Off the rails again: Ottawa’s troublesome trains keep jumping the tracks
OTTAWA — The gravel strewn across the bike path was the first sign of trouble. Ottawa resident Steven Grant was out for a ride on Sept. 19 when he noticed an LRT train stopped in the middle of the tracks.
Ontario to require residents to renew expired driver’s licences, health cards
TORONTO — Ontario will once again require residents to renew driver's licences, ID cards and licence plate stickers that were due to expire during the pandemic. The province lifted renewal requirements when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold last March, ...
Eight-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace aging crossing in Metro Vancouver
RICHMOND, B.C. — An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has frustrated Metro Vancouver drivers for decades. The B.C. government announced the new tunnel connecting the cities of Delta and Richmond on Highway ...
PBO estimates federal government will profit in Air Canada aid deal
OTTAWA — The federal government could make about $177 million over 10 years from a support deal it reached with Air Canada, the parliamentary budget officer said in a report Thursday. The PBO estimate is based on Air Canada using only