Category Archives: Transport
Saskatchewan premier calls on Ottawa to legislate railworkers as essential service
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is urging the federal government to classify railworkers as essential and to ensure back-to-work legislation is passed if Canadian Pacific Railway employees go on strike. Moe says the Saskatchewan Party governmen...
Honda plans $1.38B plant upgrade in Ontario, feds and province to invest millions
ALLISTON, Ont. — A division of Honda Canada Inc. is set to announce Wednesday that it will spend $1.38 billion over six years to upgrade an Ontario manufacturing plant to make electric hybrid vehicles, an investment that includes millions in
Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion, consider alternative plan
VANCOUVER — A plan to build a new shipping container terminal the size of nearly 144 football fields at a major Metro Vancouver port has sparked a rival proposal along with concerns for endangered orcas and the salmon they depend
Ontario plan for GTA transportation includes ‘conceptual’ transit lines, new highways
Ontario has laid out a 30-year vision to grow transportation networks around Toronto, including road expansions, potential new transit networks and proposed new highways, although much of the plan isn't fully costed. Premier Doug Ford, who will be see...
Ottawa seeking proposals for high-frequency rail project between Quebec City, Toronto
MONTREAL — Ottawa is issuing a call for expressions of interest regarding a high-frequency train project to connect Quebec City and Toronto. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made the announcement Wednesday in Montreal, calling it the first majo...
Fines issued after plane with Russian nationals on board grounded in Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE — Transport Canada says a plane carrying two Russian nationals that was grounded in Yellowknife last week broke airspace restrictions. It says the plane's two pilots and the Russian who chartered the plane each have been fined $3,000, while...
Ottawa announces COVID-19 rules for return of cruise ships to Canadian ports
HALIFAX — Strict COVID-19 measures will be enforced when cruise ships return to Canada's ports next month after a nearly two-year hiatus, federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced on Monday. Ottawa lifted its pandemic-induced prohibition on cr...
Trudeau announces spending for transit projects in Mississauga, Ont.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says three levels of government are coming together to improve the transit system in Mississauga, Ont. He announced Friday that the federal, provincial and municipal governments will spend a combined $6...
N.W.T. government says it didn’t know plane was carrying Russian nationals
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says it had no idea there were two Russian nationals on board a plane that has been grounded in Yellowknife. The plane appeared to be on its way to Resolute, Nvt., on Tuesday after arriving
NDP slams government for not following transit vehicle Canadian content rule
TORONTO — Ontario's Opposition New Democrats are criticizing the government for not following a rule that transit vehicles bought with provincial funding must have at least 25 per cent Canadian content. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said in question period...