Category Archives: Transport
Report by clean energy group outlines path to reducing freight emissions
A new report calls for Ottawa to provide financial support to help the freight transportation industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and charging stations. The report, released Thursday by the Pembina...
Consumer rights advocates call for airline refunds in Parliament hearing
Representatives from consumer advocacy groups blasted the federal government on Tuesday, accusing it of putting the interests of airlines above those of consumers by allowing carriers to issue vouchers for cancelled flights rather than full refunds. Th...
Crash victims’ families told approval of 737 Max by Transport Canada looks ‘imminent’
OTTAWA — The father of a young woman who died in the Boeing 737 Max crash last year says federal officials told victims' families approval of the beleaguered aircraft is "imminent." Transport Canada's head of civil aviation informed family members in
Passenger complaints filed in pandemic won’t start to be processed until 2021
OTTAWA — The head of Canada's transport regulator says the 11,000 complaints filed to the Canadian Transportation Agency since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic will not start to be processed until early next year.CTA chairman Scott Streiner says the
Ottawa beefs up loans for hard-hit sectors — but big airlines not included for now
Ottawa is rolling out a wave of new funding for pandemic-battered industries including tourism, the arts and regional aviation, with smaller companies top of mind — and large airlines notably absent. The Liberal government's fiscal update sketches out ...
Federal Court says class action on COVID-19 airfare refunds a matter for other courts
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has punted consideration of airfare refunds, which customers say they are owed following hundreds of thousands of cancelled flights, to provincial courts. Justice Michael Manson says in a decision today that a proposed class-...
Advocacy groups slam regulator’s latest statement on airline refunds
OTTAWA — Consumer rights advocates are criticizing the latest statement on airline refunds from the country's transport regulator, saying it contradicts federal and provincial rules to the detriment of customers. The Canadian Transportation Agency upda...
Families of 737 Max crash victims say plane is still unsafe, demand public inquiry
OTTAWA, Ill. — Families of Canadians killed in the Boeing 737 Max crash say the plane remains unsafe and should stay grounded, despite being cleared for takeoff by regulators in the United States. Paul Njoroge, whose wife, three children and mother-in-...
International ban on heavy fuel in Arctic shipping full of gaps: environmentalists
Environmental groups say a new ban on a highly polluting shipping fuel in Arctic waters is full of gaps and Canada should not make use of loopholes in the new regulations for heavy fuel oil. "Arctic states and communities have been
B.C. expands COVID-19 restrictions, orders masks in public spaces as virus surges
VICTORIA — British Columbia is making it mandatory to wear masks in public spaces, while social interactions will be under new restrictions until Dec. 7 because of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry earlier imposed re...