Category Archives: Transport
Travel agencies report soaring bookings, but quarantine hotels hold people back
As travel agencies report soaring international bookings, experts and travellers say Canada’s requirement around quarantine hotels for returning travellers is the No. 1 factor holding back people from taking trips.Large Canadian booking agencies like F...
Right whale protection: conservation group calls for mandatory speed limits for ships
HALIFAX — A conservation group trying to prevent ships from striking endangered whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence says new satellite data indicates that vessels transiting the Cabot Strait are routinely ignoring voluntary speed limits. Oceana Canada ...
UN agency begins probe into Belarus’s ‘forced diversion’ of journalist’s flight
OTTAWA — A United Nations agency is launching an investigation into Belarus's arrest of a dissident journalist after his flight was diverted on dubious pretences last Sunday. The governing body of the Montreal-based International Civil Aviation Organiz...
Canada announces plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years
OTTAWA — Science Minister François-Philippe Champagne says Canada plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years. The Canadian Space Agency says the unmanned robotic vehicle will aim to gather imagery and measurements on the moon's cratered
Trudeau slams ‘outrageous’ behaviour by Belarus, says Ottawa mulling more actions
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the Belarusian government's "outrageous" seizure of a dissident journalist on board an intercepted airliner, saying Canada is weighing measures beyond current sanctions against the country. Separatel...
Montreal’s construction charter aims to end roadwork chaos, but critics have doubts
MONTREAL — The orange cones that line Montreal's abundant construction sites have become a symbol of a city under near-constant repair, spawning cone-themed comics, a board game and trinket versions sold in gift shops. Last week, the Montreal administr...
Human error during construction led to sudden closure of major Montreal bridge
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it had no choice but to close a major bridge in Montreal because a company repairing the structure unintentionally damaged 40 reinforcement bars.Transport Minister François Bonnardel is promising to carry on repair...
U.S. cruise law puts B.C. economic impacts at risk: Harbour authority
VANCOUVER — When the U.S. House of Representatives swiftly passed legislation amending a historical law that some say could have severe consequences for British Columbia's port communities, it came as little surprise to Ian Robertson. The CEO of the Gr...
U.S. cruise law puts B.C. economic impacts at risk: Harbour authority
VANCOUVER — When the U.S. House of Representatives swiftly passed legislation amending a historical law that some say could have severe consequences for British Columbia's port communities, it came as little surprise to Ian Robertson. The CEO of the Gr...
Bridge linking Montreal to highway toward Ontario to be closed for safety concerns
MONTREAL — One of the main bridges motorists use to travel from Montreal to Ontario on the Trans-Canada Highway system has been closed for safety reasons. Quebec Transport Minister François Bonnardel said Thursday on Twitter engineers decided to close ...