Transportation

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.

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.

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.

"It's not going to make a lot of money but it's going to be pretty hilarious."

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

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

The BC Wildfire Service may provide support "in the days ahead."

VANCOUVER — A resident of Glade, B.C., says the small community is "on a knife's edge" despite a temporary reprieve from disruptions in the cable ferry service serving as its only link to "basic necessities of life.

Planners say the escalating price tag to build a parking space is raising the cost of new housing in Metro Vancouver.

Short-term parking rate at YYJ will be $4 for two hours starting March 1. Rates for long-term parking will remain the same.