Telus still wants changes

Telus Corp. has no plans to halt its own fibre network build in response to recent regulatory actions but says the CRTC needs to strike a balance between promoting competition and maintaining incentives for large carriers to invest in their networks. Chief financial officer Doug French said Friday that the Vancouver-based telecommunications company agrees with […]

Trucking companies cry foul

VANCOUVER — Two trucking firms say the B.C. government wrongly concluded they were “one operation” after an overpass crash last December and want a court to let them both back on the province’s road. B.C.-based Chohan Freight Forwarders Ltd. and Alberta-based Chohan Group Ltd. say in B.C. Supreme Court petitions that they’re separate legal entities […]

Tourism to get World Cup boost?

Toronto and Vancouver are set to get a tourism boost from the World Cup, but one expert says to be wary of rosy projections. FIFA announced on Sunday the two cities will host a combined total of 13 games, including Toronto hosting Canada’s first ever men’s World Cup match. Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow said in […]

Tentative sugar deal reached

VANCOUVER — Rogers Sugar Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing workers at its Vancouver refinery. Details of the tentative deal were not immediately available, but the company said a ratification vote will be held next week. Approximately 140 workers at the refinery have been on strike since Sept. 28. […]

Transit strike could resume

VANCOUVER — The union representing transit supervisors for Coast Mountain Bus Company has announced it will launch a new 72-hour strike stopping Metro Vancouver buses from operating if a tentative agreement on a new contract isn’t reached by next week. The warning came after the B.C. government appointed a special mediator in a bid to […]

Vancouver bus service halted

VANCOUVER — Metro Vancouver has been left without most bus services and SeaBus after weekend talks between transit supervisors and the Coast Mountain Bus Company broke down without a deal. TransLink said bus routes operated by Coast Mountain stopped running at 1 a.m. and SeaBus sailings for the morning have also been cancelled. The SkyTrain, […]

Bus drivers won cross line

VANCOUVER — A potential strike by more than 180 transit supervisors seeking a new contract in the Lower Mainland could have a major effect on commuters next week, with the bus drivers’ union saying it would back such action. Unions representing thousands of bus drivers and maintenance employees in Metro Vancouver wrote to members this […]

Transit workers may strike

BURNABY — A union representing more than 180 transit workers in B.C. has issued a 72-hour strike notice. CUPE Local 4500 represents workers employed by the Coast Mountain Bus Company, which runs transit operations for all of Metro Vancouver. The notice is effective at 8 a.m. on Wednesday. The union said it is still available […]

Telus has its streaming say

Telus Corp. is urging the CRTC to address a “dramatically” changing industry landscape, echoing its Canadian broadcasting rivals, as the federal regulator’s three-week hearing held in response to the Online Streaming Act winds down. The company made a presentation before the commission on the penultimate day of the CRTC’s hearing, which was launched after Ottawa’s […]

BC economy faces slowdown

VICTORIA — Private-sector forecasters in B.C. say they agree with the government’s recent projection that economic growth will slow next year. The Economic Forecast Council, an independent 13-member group, met Finance Minister Katrine Conroy on Monday and told her they foresee 0.5% growth in 2024, slightly below Conroy’s recent forecast of 0.7%. B.C. finance ministers […]