Category Archives: Transport
Ontario Tories tout expansion of GO train service to Bowmanville
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — The Ontario Progressive Conservatives are touting a promise to extend GO train service in Durham Region with four new stations. PC Leader Doug Ford says it will help families save time and money. The Tories say they'd invest $730
Quebec takes over Montreal rail line, sending another project back to planning stage
MONTREAL — The Quebec government and the City of Montreal are taking over a light rail system proposed for the east end of the province's biggest city, sending another major infrastructure project back to the drawing board. Quebec Premier François Leg...
Ontario Liberals promise $1 transit fares across the province; would cost $1.1B
TORONTO — The Ontario Liberals promised Monday to cut transit fares across the province to $1 per ride, if elected. The election pledge would cost $1.1 billion next year and could take 400,000 cars off the road each day, the party
CN Rail profits dip amid supply chain snarls, lower grain exports
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday lowered its earnings forecast for the year after profits sagged in its first quarter. Citing tough operating conditions and "worldwide economic uncertainty," the company now predicts adjusted diluted ...
CEO says Flair has resolved foreign ownership issue — mostly — amid regulatory probe
Amid a regulatory probe of Flair Airlines, CEO Stephen Jones says the budget carrier has rejigged its governance structure to align with Canadian ownership rules — but that its "significant" debt to an American investor remains a concern. Jones's virtu...
Quebec government announces round-trip flights to province’s regions capped at $500
MONTREAL — The Quebec government said Tuesday it will cap the cost of plane tickets for all travel within the province to the regions, as a way to increase tourism to rural areas located far from the big cities. Starting June
Ontario takes step to bring all-day, two-way GO service to Greater Golden Horseshoe
The Ontario government says it is one step closer to bringing two-way, all-day commuter train service to the Greater Golden Horseshoe region that includes Toronto and Hamilton. The province says it has awarded a contract to work on design, schedule opt...
GFL Environment reaches agreement with Competition Bureau
VAUGHAN, Ont. — GFL Environmental Inc. says it has reached a deal with the Competition Bureau, which had challenged the company's purchase of Terrapure Environmental Ltd. last year. Under the agreement, the company says it will sell four liquid waste f...
Ottawa pledges cash for supply chain problems, but plenty of gaps persist
Ottawa plans to spend more than a half-billion dollars to fix supply chain issues, but experts say it falls far short of the kind of comprehensive strategy needed to address long-standing problems. Last week's federal budget commits $603 million over f...
Ontario government pledges $75M to restore train service to Timmins
TIMMINS, Ont. — The Ontario government says it is investing $75 million to restore passenger rail service to northeastern Ontario for the first time in more than a decade. Premier Doug Ford made the pre-election announcement in Timmins after travelling...