Category Archives: Transport
Air traffic controllers say potential cuts at Nav Canada would put lives at risk
OTTAWA — Air traffic controllers say Nav Canada is mulling layoffs even if it receives a possible bailout from Ottawa, jeopardizing passenger safety. More cuts would axe critically needed workers and make for a more hazardous airspace in corridors acro...
Report says mandatory ship speeds required to protect right whales in Cabot Strait
OTTAWA — Voluntary speed restrictions in place for vessels passing through the Cabot Strait don't go far enough to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales, according to a newly released report. Oceana Canada says an analysis of vessel tracking d...
Cost of Coast Guard ship nears $1B as questions mount over federal shipbuilding plan
OTTAWA — The federal government has quietly revealed that it plans to pay nearly $1 billion to build a new ocean research vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard whose original cost was supposed to be one-tenth that amount. The new cost
Feds promise billions in new funds to build, expand public-transit systems
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is promising cash-strapped cities billions of dollars in permanent funding for their public-transit systems — though most of the money won’t start flowing until later in the decade. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Federal government to release plan for sustainable development of ocean economy
OTTAWA — Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says Canada can get more out of its marine resources through a strategy that also protects ocean health. The federal government began consultations Monday on a so-called Blue Economy Strategy that some indu...
Ottawa lays out criteria for quarantine hotels as it inches toward new travel rule
OTTAWA — Hotel operators seeking to take part in Canada's mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers can now access the criteria, though it comes as cold comfort to a battered industry. The conditions posted online put the government one s...
Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer
OTTAWA — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians and infringe on citizens' mobility rights. Cara Zwibel, a lawyer who hea...
Advocate accuses Air Canada of a lack of transparency on passenger refunds
A consumer rights group says Air Canada is not being straight with the public on the issue of customer refunds, even as it seeks a bailout package from the government. In a meeting with Parliament's transport committee on Thursday, David Rheault,
Valentine’s Day contest scrapped by Halifax Transit following public outcry
HALIFAX — A public backlash has forced the Halifax Transit authority to scrap plans for a Valentine's Day contest it called "Love in Transit." When the municipal agency asked the public to share stories of love on the city's buses and
Nova Scotia premier defends costs for idled international ferry service to Maine
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's premier defended the provincial subsidy for the ferry service between Yarmouth and Maine on Thursday, despite operations being cancelled for the third consecutive year. Stephen McNeil told reporters following a cabinet meeting ...