A $448-million order by Montreal’s transport agency for more Azur metro cars from a Bombardier-Alstom consortium won’t save at least 100 Bombardier Inc. workers from layoffs. The fate of the plant in La Pocatière, which houses the company’s railway division, had been uncertain since the loss of a lucrative Montreal electric train contract and a […]
Aurora Cannabis saw “strong demand” for recreational pot during the initial few weeks of legalization in Canada and it expects consumer appetite to continue to outstrip supply for “some time.” The Edmonton-based pot producer was able to meet “just about all” of its supply obligations leading up to and after pot for adult use was […]
Impaired driving has led to two arrests and one warning in Brantford over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, Brantford police received a 911 call about a possible impaired driver on King George Road, who had reportedly almost caused a collision and drove off. The vehicle was quickly located in a nearby parking lot, where a […]
Dozens of postal workers are off the job in Richmond, B.C., Monday as part of the rotating Canada Post strikes that are continuing across the country. More than 100 locations across Canada have taken part since national rotating strikes began three weeks ago. About 1,600 workers at the Richmond sorting facility walked off the job […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Barrie. A 30-foot-tall Christmas tree now stands at the base of Meridian Place in the city’s downtown core. The enormous Norway spruce was sourced from Drysdale’s Tree Farm in Egbert, Ont., and installed on Monday afternoon in preparation for the annual Santa Claus Parade and tree-lighting […]
Authorities searched on Monday for more than 200 people unaccounted for in one of the wildfires rampaging through parts of California, voicing concern about a possible rising death toll, as gusty, dry winds spurred the flames. The so-called Camp Fire, California’s most destructive on record, had left at least 228 people missing as of early […]
Bombardier is defending its chief executive, Alain Bellemare, who stood out in his absence from a special meeting to take stock of the 2,500 jobs in Quebec that the company plans to cut. Spokesperson Olivier Marcil says the company did not “hide” Bellemare and that his boss has a “schedule that is very, very busy.” […]
An annual report says 2017 was one of the most successful years for the Saskatoon Police Service air support unit (ASU). ASU members logged 1,041 hours of operational flight time in 2017, a 30 per cent increase from 2016. The plane was involved in nearly 1,400 calls that covered incidents from chases to break and […]
A 22-year-old woman is facing charges after a disturbance in Brantford. Around 11 a.m. on Saturday, police were called to a home on Albion Street, where a woman was yelling for help. Police say the woman had gotten into an argument with another woman, who sprayed her in the face with bear spray, also affecting […]
Montreal’s transit agency (STM) will acquire 153 new AZUR Metro cars (17 trains) as part of an amendment to its initial October 2010 order. The consortium comprising Bombardier Transportation and French company Alstom announced the $448 million CDN deal Monday morning. Manufacturing is expected to ramp up at Bombardier’s facility in La Pocatière, QC, where […]