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Transportation

News Automotive Manufacturing Transportation General

October 13, 2020  

Knoxville purchases up to 25 battery-electric New Flyer buses

Contract includes charging infrastructure, installation services and options for more buses.

News Manufacturing Transportation General Sustainability

September 23, 2020  

Group calls on Trudeau to invest in low emissions transit

Government needs to act now to ensure Canadian bus makers remain in the country.

News Transportation General

September 16, 2020  

Bombardier to get less than expected in railway division sale to Alstom

Selling price falls short of $11.13 billion by $467 million of the previously announced price.

News Automotive Construction Manufacturing Transportation General Sustainability Technology

September 15, 2020  

Ballard launches high-power density fuel cell stack for vehicle propulsion

For use in bus, rail, marine, mining, construction and aerospace vehicles, plus stationary power applications.

News Manufacturing Transportation General Operations

September 9, 2020  

ATS reorganizes its transportation business to mitigate COVID-19 impact

Includes the closure of facilities along with workforce reductions, primarily in Europe and Asia.

News Manufacturing Transportation General

August 28, 2020  

Bombardier to lay off 200 workers at Thunder Bay plant

Looking for orders as its fate to be determined with the potential purchase by Alstom.

News Government Manufacturing Transportation General

August 24, 2020  

Truckers’ fears of US pandemic trip up sector in recession

Absence of big-rig drivers has thrown up an additional barrier to fleets scrambling to meet demand for essential goods.

News Aerospace Transportation General

August 6, 2020  

Bombardier Q2 net loss widens while revenues plunge due to COVID-19

Revenues for the three months ended June 30 plunged 37% to $2.7 billion from $4.3 billion a year ago

News Automotive Electronics Transportation General

August 5, 2020  

Ex-Google exec sent to prison for stealing robocar secrets

Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski helped steer Google’s self-driving car project before landing at Uber

News Transportation General

August 4, 2020  

Navy enters new era by welcoming long awaited Arctic warship into fleet

HMCS Harry DeWolf was welcomed in a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Halifax on July 31, five years after Irving Shipbuilding first started cutting steel

News Oil & Gas Transportation General

July 30, 2020  

Pipeline owner fined for unsafe incident near GO tracks in Greater Toronto

The Canada Energy Regulator says the incident near Oakville, Ont., could potentially have resulted in fatalities and injuries

News Government Transportation General

July 29, 2020  

Quebec shipyard late on delivering icebreakers after pushing feds on purchase

Ottawa agreed to purchase the three used civilian icebreakers at a total cost of at least $827 million from Chantier Davie in August 2018

News Government Transportation General

July 28, 2020  

Ont govt. delivers up to $4B to support municipalities and transit

Details on specific allocations will be provided in the coming weeks

News Manufacturing Transportation General

July 10, 2020  

Bombardier supports assets sale for EU approval of Alstom’s takeover

Canadian transportation company reaffirms the sale remains on track to close in the first half of 2021.

News Transportation General

July 9, 2020  

Via laying off about 1,000 workers as pandemic impacts its business

Employees will receive a temporary written layoff notice that respects their collective agreement’s terms.