Transportation

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 >

Loss of Air Canada direct service to Calgary could open door for others: Victoria airport CEO

Air Canada’s decision to trim back its direct service from Victoria and Nanaimo to Calgary could allow WestJet and smaller airlines to expand

Dec 20, 2022 8:26 AM Read more >

Southern B.C. snowstorm halts flights at Vancouver airport, creates travel chaos

Vancouver International Airport was crowded Tuesday with stranded travellers, many sitting or sleeping on floors, as heavy snowfall played havoc on transportation in the region during one of the busiest travel weeks of the year.

Dec 20, 2022 8:20 AM Read more >