Omar Alghabra

• Rusty travellers, not staffing, behind delays at Canada’s airports: transport minister

  Greater Toronto Airports Authority said last week that staffing issues at the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority were causing long lines at Toronto's Pearson Airport.

  Canada

  May 11
  
• Tunnel boring begins on LRT extension between Toronto and Mississauga

  The extension will support as many as 4,600 jobs per year during construction and 37,000 daily boardings by 2041, the province said.

  Canada

  Apr 11
  
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• Hazel McCallion, 101, reappointed to GTAA board of directors

  McCallion, who is 101 years old, was one of the longest-serving mayors in Canadian history. She was first appointed to the board in 2017.

  Canada

  Apr 6
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• ‘Game changer’: Ford, Tory break ground on Ontario line, vow to protect local businesses

  Doug Ford said the completion of the Ontario Line in Toronto would mark the largest subway expansion in Canadian history.

  Canada

  Mar 27
• Ottawa seeking proposals for high-frequency rail project between Quebec City, Toronto

  The request to solicit industry advice and views on the Toronto to Quebec City rail line will be posted on the government's procurement website on Thursday.

  Traffic

  Mar 9
• Aircraft carrying Russian foreign nationals held in Yellowknife

  A charter aircraft carrying two Russian foreign nationals has been held at the Yellowknife airport, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said in a tweet on Thursday.

  Canada

  Mar 3
• Canada’s public safety minister calls for removal of Hillier ‘hate’ tweet about Alghabra

  Mendicino says the tweet from Independent MPP Randy Hillier is ``flagrantly abusive, offensive and Islamophobic'' and amounts to ``hate speech.''

  Canada

  Jan 25
• NDP calling on federal government to protect Montreal Technoparc greenspace

  NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice is called on the federal government to protect the green space near the Saint Laurent technoparc and the Trudeau Airport.

  Environment

  Nov 17, 2021
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• Feds say they’ll chip in on Milton GO train corridor expansion, but no firm funding announced

  "I realize that there will always be skepticism until the final completion of the project, and I am personally and our government is committed to doing it as quickly as possible."

  Politics

  Aug 10, 2021
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• Feds pledge to improve passenger rail in London region, but details remain down the track

  The federal government is working to determine how passenger rail in southwestern Ontario may be improved to provide better service, according to Canada's transport minister.

  Politics

  Jul 21, 2021