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Strike averted: Metro Vancouver transit supervisors, bus company accept mediator's plan

Strike averted: Metro Vancouver transit supervisors, bus company accept mediator's plan

CUPE 4500 and Coast Mountain Bus Company have accepted recommendations proposed by special mediator Vince Ready, avoiding a 72-hour strike planned for this weekend.
B.C. Ferries optimistic that summer sailing season will go smoothly

B.C. Ferries optimistic that summer sailing season will go smoothly

While B.C. Ferries refines its vessel repairs and sailing schedules, the ongoing issue of crew shortages remains.
Metro Vancouver transit strike: TransLink applies to make transit an 'essential service'

Metro Vancouver transit strike: TransLink applies to make transit an 'essential service'

Transportation companies have applied to the labour board for "essential service" designations.
Metro Vancouver transit strike: Could the bus and SkyTrain network be shut down?

Metro Vancouver transit strike: Could the bus and SkyTrain network be shut down?

Another strike deadline looms.
CPKC chief executive brushes off potential effect of Mexican passenger rail decree

CPKC chief executive brushes off potential effect of Mexican passenger rail decree

The CEO of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. says he remains unperturbed by a decree from Mexico’s president that will force freight railways to allow passenger service on their tracks.
FRS Clipper resumes weekend service between Victoria and Seattle next month

FRS Clipper resumes weekend service between Victoria and Seattle next month

The Clipper V will offer daily round-trips Feb. 16-19 and Feb. 23-26
Toyota Canada issues 'Do not drive' warning for 7,300 cars over airbag defects

Toyota Canada issues 'Do not drive' warning for 7,300 cars over airbag defects

TORONTO — Toyota Canada Inc. reissued an urgent "Do not drive" warning for about 7,300 cars as part of a decade-old campaign to remind customers their vehicles may have a defective Takata airbag.
What will happen with the Metro Vancouver transit strike this week?

What will happen with the Metro Vancouver transit strike this week?

Many people are worried and unclear when the next job action will commence and what it will look like.
‘A tough industry’: Flair CEO puts expansion plans on hold amid debt, delivery delays

‘A tough industry’: Flair CEO puts expansion plans on hold amid debt, delivery delays

Flair CEO Stephen Jones says he's effectively suspending the budget airline's expansion plans for at least a year as it contends with plane delivery delays and hefty debts.
Electric vehicles and you: Lower fuel costs, higher up-front price and taxes?

Electric vehicles and you: Lower fuel costs, higher up-front price and taxes?

EVs are mandated to make up 100 per cent of new car sales by 2035—what could that look like?