Transportation

Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026

OTTAWA — One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proposed Wednesday.

Dec 28, 2022 3:34 PM Read more >

Passenger advocate urges stranded Sunwing passengers in Mexico to take legal action

As hundreds of Canadians scramble to get home after their Sunwing flights from Mexico were cancelled last week, a passengers' rights advocate says stranded travellers should consider legal action if they aren't compensated by the airline.

Dec 28, 2022 11:41 AM Read more >

YVR’s winter meltdown a failure in crisis leadership

Winter storms cancel flights and disrupt airport operations. Everyone knows that. Yet, when Metro Vancouver’s forecast delivered on its promise, the one entity required to trigger an adequate crisis response froze.

Dec 28, 2022 11:32 AM Read more >

Four killed in bus rollover on icy B.C. Interior highway, dozens injured

52 patients transported to hospitals after bus flipped on icy Highway 97C Okanagan Connector east of Merritt; four people have died

Dec 28, 2022 11:08 AM Read more >

B.C. bus crash probe to look at earlier incident too, amid questions over icy road

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's transportation minister says investigators looking into a bus crash that claimed four lives on the Okanagan Connector road on Christmas Eve are also considering another involving the same operator days earlier.

Dec 28, 2022 11:07 AM Read more >

Ebus to resume service in B.C. today in wake of deadly holiday crash

Seven people are still patients, down from eight on Sunday.

Dec 28, 2022 11:07 AM Read more >

Minister of Transportation holds news conference on holiday weekend weather events, including deadly bus crash

“Road conditions observed at the crash site immediately following the incident were within the specifications set by the ministry for winter road maintenance,” said Fleming.

Dec 28, 2022 10:56 AM Read more >

Wintry woes put Canadian holiday travel on ice, as airports brace for another blast

VANCOUVER — The woes for travellers stranded by heavy snow at Vancouver's airport have spread across the country and Toronto Pearson International Airport is now advising of an approaching storm that could derail things further.

Dec 21, 2022 4:10 PM Read more >

Choppy fiscal seas ahead for container carriers and terminals in 2023

Demand down, fleet capacity up on the transpacific and other major maritime shipping trade routes

Dec 20, 2022 10:34 AM Read more >

Watch: Planes, trains, and automobiles all affected by Metro Vancouver snowfall

"Mo’ snow, mo’ problems"

Dec 20, 2022 10:24 AM Read more >