Transportation

OTTAWA — The national infrastructure program to install electric chargers for passenger vehicles is too concentrated in a small number of provinces and has no data to show where the biggest gaps are, a new audit says.

The program aims to increase capacity for passenger transportation services and improve existing services.

Ferry frustration seems to disappear once travellers arrive at their destination

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc. says new vehicle sales defied affordability headwinds to rise an estimated 20 per cent in October compared with last year.

Airline plans to launch Vancouver's first non-stop route to Guadalajara since 2004

VICTORIA — Vancouver-based Helijet International has placed what it says is Canada's first order for an electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to add to its current fleet of passenger and cargo helicopters.

Government report censors information about the critical path schedule and reasons for deviations

The agency says it could improve bus service if single-trip fares were raised to $2.75 or $3 per trip by 2025. Fares have been $2.50 a trip since 2010.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says the country's passenger rights overhaul will hardly hurt its bottom line, though the full effect won't be known until implementation next year.