Transportation
What’s the safest way to travel? Your COVID-19 questions answered
We’re breaking down what you need to know about the pandemic. Send us your questions via email at COVID@cbc.ca and we’ll answer as...
Why crude oil trains keep derailing and exploding in Canada — even after the Lac-Mégantic disaster
When Melanie Loessl got a call from a friend on Feb. 6 that another oil train had crashed and burned near her community,...
Trans Mountain pipeline shuts down as crews clean spill in Abbotsford, B.C.
A crude oil spill from the Trans Mountain pipeline in Abbotsford, B.C., has been contained and crews are working to clean up the...
Heartbreak on the 49th parallel: Lives interrupted by the Canada-U.S. border closure
It’s been a dismal few days for Canada-U.S. relations. Specifically, for people in relationships with someone on the other side of the border, dealing...
Bike lanes installed on urgent basis across Canada during COVID-19 pandemic
Been meaning for years to bicycle to work, as a way to improve your fitness and save money on gas and parking? Now...
5 green infrastructure projects engineers recommend to boost COVID-19 economic recovery
With at least two million jobs lost across Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy officially in recession, more stimulus is expected...
Bombardier to lay off 2,500 aviation workers amid COVID-19 struggles
Bombardier will lay off 2,500 aviation workers throughout the year as the company struggles to keep its operations afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a...
Canada’s economy shrank at 8% pace in the first three months of 2020, worst since 2009
Canada’s economy shrank at an 8.2 per cent annual pace in the first three months of 2020, as an already weak economy in...
Weeds get a bad rap, but many are crucial to the ecosystem
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Crews pulled overnight from Nova Scotia brush fire where 174 homes evacuated
All crews have been pulled from the site of a brush fire in the Porters Lake area of Nova Scotia Saturday night, but Halifax...
Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet crashes in Kamloops, B.C., killing 1, injuring another
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds’ cross-country tour to raise people’s spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic turned to tragedy Sunday when one of its planes plunged...
Economy would be ‘greatly negatively impacted’ if truckers asked to self-quarantine, industry group says
A Canadian trucking industry group is calling on all levels of government to distinguish between different classes of international travel, to avoid bringing the...
OPP move in on rail blockade by Tyendinaga Mohawk
Ontario Provincial Police officers have moved against the rail blockade near Belleville, Ont., where protests by the Mohawks of Tyendinaga have crippled passenger and freight train traffic for...
Canadian businesses rush to plug a gap in electric-vehicle charging: Don Pittis
The relatively small number of electric vehicles you see on the road today masks what many experts say is a disruptive revolution coming...
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Canada’s high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British...
‘My house shook, and I shook’: Multiple fatalities confirmed in plane crash on Gabriola Island
The BC Coroners Service and RCMP have confirmed multiple fatalities after a small plane crashed on Gabriola Island, located off the east coast of Vancouver...
