Category Archives: Transport
Racist description of Halifax-area town leads to police investigation of transit app
Halifax police are investigating a possible hate crime after receiving complaints about a smartphone app that used a racial slur to describe a predominantly Black community east of the city. The Israel-based owners of the public transit app Moovit — us...
Sudbury mayor wants highway checkpoints to curb COVID-19 spread in northern Ont.
The mayor of Sudbury, Ont., is calling for highway checkpoints that would discourage non-essential travel to northern Ontario as more cases of highly infectious COVID-19 variants are detected in the province. Brian Bigger said he plans to reach out to...
Nova Scotia cancels season for Yarmouth to Maine ferry for third straight year
HALIFAX — The provincially subsidized ferry service between southwestern Nova Scotia and Maine has been cancelled for the third consecutive year. In a news release issued today, Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines says the province was left with no cho...
Maritime Bus gets $720,000 in funding to operate routes in northern New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — A last-minute government injection of $720,000 appears to have saved bus routes in northern New Brunswick that a private bus operator wanted to cut because of a drop in ridership attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Brunswick gove...
Health minister says Alberta won’t follow Manitoba’s stricter COVID-19 travel rules
EDMONTON — Alberta's health minister says the province won't join Manitoba in placing new COVID-19 restrictions on interprovincial travellers. Tyler Shandro says it’s important to put in health restrictions as needed to curb the spread of the novel cor...
Nova Scotia to spend nearly $500 million this year on roads, highways and bridges
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia says it will spend nearly $500 million this fiscal year to improve and upgrade the province's roads, highways and bridges. Transportation Minister Lloyd Hines said today in a news release the province's five-year highway improveme...
ICBC promotes changes to auto insurance with improved online estimator tool
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's public safety minister says an improved online estimator tool will help drivers see how much they'll save under changes coming to the Insurance Corporation of B.C. Mike Farnworth says the tool allows drivers to estimate ...
Alberta reports first case of COVID-19 variant that’s not linked to travel
EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting its first case of a COVID-19 variant, first seen in the United Kingdom, that cannot be directly traced to international travel. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says while it is one case, the variant has the potential
Freeland hints at potential hotel quarantines for returning travellers
OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is "looking seriously" at tougher travel measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, including mandatory hotel quarantines for air travellers returning from non-essential trips a...
A primer on the Coastal GasLink pipeline
Here is a look at the Coastal GasLink pipeline project and its history: The project: B.C. Premier John Horgan announced provincial support for the project on Oct. 2, 2018. He said LNG Canada's decision to build a $40-billion liquefied natural gas