E-bikes

• New B.C. laws coming to protect vulnerable road users, cyclists

  Among other updates to the Motor Vehicle Act, drivers will be mandated to give more room to cyclists when passing them on roadways.

  Canada

  Apr 5
  
• $850K worth of e-bikes stolen from container on Annacis Island

  The owner of e-bike company Biktrix says $850,000 worth of e-bikes were stolen from a warehouse in Delta, B.C.

  Crime

  Mar 24
  
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• Metrolinx moves to ban some e-bikes from GO trains over battery-fire worries

  The provincial transit agency Metrolinx is preparing to ban certain e-bikes with non-certified batteries from the GO train network amidst safety concerns.

  Canada

  Mar 13
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• Increasing e-bike popularity highlights risk of exploding lithium-ion batteries

  Many of the batteries now on the road are aftermarket products that are cheaply made and popular with delivery workers because of their lower prices.

  World

  Jul 27, 2023
• Saskatoon morning news rewind: Friday, July 21

  Here's a look back on who was on 'Global News Morning Saskatoon' for Friday, July 21.

  Jul 21, 2023
• Critics question minimum price requirement on B.C. e-bike rebates

  To qualify for the B.C. E-Bike Rebate Program, buyers must select a model with a purchase price of at least $2,000 before taxes.

  Consumer

  Jun 5, 2023
• ‘Jump start’: B.C.’s e-bike craze in full swing as rebate wait-list exceeds 7,000 people

  More than 4,000 applications were received within less than eight hours of the government's e-bike rebate program launch, crashing the website.

  Consumer

  Jun 2, 2023
• Calgary marks Bike Month with e-bike transit pilot

  Thirty bikes will be available at the Canyon Meadows and Franklin LRT stations. Bird Canada and Neuron agreed to give riders who start at the stations their first 10 minutes free.

  Canada

  Jun 1, 2023
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• ‘Shocked’: Vancouver e-scooter shop rammed with vehicle in failed smash-and-grab

  The would-be thieves caused some $20,000 in damage to the shop and the business is set to lose thousands of dollars in sales while it closes to repair the entrance. 

  Crime

  May 16, 2023
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• Okanagan residents head to the polls on Saturday: Where to go and how to get there

  Buses, cabs and even bike-and-scooter operations are doing what they can to make make it easy for Okanagan voters to cast their ballot in the Oct. 15 B.C. municipal election.

  Politics

  Oct 14, 2022