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Road closures, noise: Demolition of 116-year-old downtown Vancouver building this weekend

Road closures, noise: Demolition of 116-year-old downtown Vancouver building this weekend

The tear-down work means street closures over several days
Analysts say Canada can meet EV sales target without national rebates

Analysts say Canada can meet EV sales target without national rebates

OTTAWA — The federal government's decision to pause a key initiative meant to boost electric vehicles sales won't prevent Canada from meeting its targets for getting more EVs on the road, some proponents say.
New station locations announced for unfunded Metro Vancouver rapid bus system

New station locations announced for unfunded Metro Vancouver rapid bus system

Metro Vancouver will get 25 bus stations as part of two of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), once they're funded.
EV adoption in B.C., Canada faces speed limits

EV adoption in B.C., Canada faces speed limits

B.C. EV owners bemoan winter-time range anxiety, lack of fast-chargers
Automakers push back on electric vehicle sales mandates as federal incentives halted

Automakers push back on electric vehicle sales mandates as federal incentives halted

TORONTO — Automakers in Canada are calling for the end of electric vehicle sales mandates because of the sudden pause of federal EV incentives and what they say is the slow build-out of charging infrastructure.
Unifor members vote to back strike mandate at CPKC if new contract not reached

Unifor members vote to back strike mandate at CPKC if new contract not reached

CALGARY — Workers represented by Unifor at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railway have voted in favour of strike action if their union cannot reach a new deal with the company The union says members voted 99 per cent in support of the strike mandate.
Canada pauses federal electric vehicle rebate

Canada pauses federal electric vehicle rebate

Future of Canada's federal electric vehicle rebates — which span $2,500 to $5,000 — has been thrown into uncertainty as federal funding dries up.
'A little bit of wackiness': Turn old SkyTrains into art studios, propose Vancouver entrepreneurs

'A little bit of wackiness': Turn old SkyTrains into art studios, propose Vancouver entrepreneurs

"It's not going to make a lot of money but it's going to be pretty hilarious."
'On the front line': Quebec planes and B.C. helicopters battle L.A. wildfires

'On the front line': Quebec planes and B.C. helicopters battle L.A. wildfires

MONTREAL — Water-bombing pilots and crews from Quebec and a British Columbia company have been grappling with high winds and heavy turbulence in the battle against massive Los Angeles wildfires, as Canadians with homes in the area are forced to flee
DP World, Gemini Cooperation partnership set to boost container traffic at Vancouver port

DP World, Gemini Cooperation partnership set to boost container traffic at Vancouver port

The partnership will increase the Port of Vancouver's container traffic to over one million annually, with a 90 per cent on time arrival