Transportation

YVR ranks as best airport in Canada, second in North America: Skytrax

Airport had ranked No. 1 in North America for 12 straight years up until 2022

Mar 20, 2023 3:15 PM Read more >

How air passenger complaints ballooned to 42,000-plus

Ballooning backlog means each case now needs more than a year and a half to handle

Mar 20, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >

Multi-month Nexus backlog holding up Canada-U.S. cross-border travel flows

Meanwhile, restored Amtrak train service expected to help renew cross-border tourism

Mar 17, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Metro Vancouver facing civil infrastructure issues

Population growth, aging infrastructure among biggest strains on pipe systems

Mar 17, 2023 10:00 AM Read more >

Canadian Pacific Railway’s acquisition of Kansas City Southern approved

U.S. Surface Transportation Board decision will create Canadian Pacific Kansas City, North America’s first single-line railway connecting Canada, the United States and Mexico

Mar 16, 2023 4:59 PM Read more >

Province steps in with $479M to save B.C.'s TransLink from potential 'death spiral'

British Columbia is injecting nearly $500 million into the Metro Vancouver transit system to save it from what officials say is a feared "death spiral" sparked in part by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 15, 2023 3:50 PM Read more >

Flair launches $50M lawsuit against leasing companies following plane seizures

Flair Airlines has filed a $50-million lawsuit against several plane-leasing companies over the "unlawful" seizure of four of its aircraft over the weekend.

Mar 15, 2023 8:45 AM Read more >

Transport minister pledges to close passenger compensation loophole used by airlines

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said Tuesday the federal government will close a loophole that allows airlines to deny customers compensation for cancelled flights.

Mar 14, 2023 10:39 AM Read more >

Cross-border complications just got more complicated for Canadian companies

Expanded U.S. extraterritorial trade regulations threaten to derail Canadian exports, imports

Mar 14, 2023 9:24 AM Read more >

Flair plane confiscations rattling ultra-low-cost carrier niche

Abruptly having planes repossessed giving passengers pause when booking flights

Mar 13, 2023 4:50 PM Read more >