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Tanzania: Railway Envisaged As Highly Beneficial Infrastructure Tonic
THE decision by Tanzania and Rwanda to construct a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) connecting the two countries is billed to strengthen the East African Community (EAC)...
Canada, Mexico vow to fight Trump if he pulls US from NAFTA
From the campaign trail, to stump speeches across the country since his election, President Trump's made clear what he thinks of the North American Free Trade Agreement,...
NAFTA failure would cause transportation crisis
When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, Americans said goodbye to 2017 and welcomed in the new year, .. To read full article click here.
iPolitics AM: Freeland makes the rounds in Vancouver ahead of foreign ministers’ confab on North Korea
While her duties as host of the much-anticipated foreign ministers’ mini-summit on “security and stability on the Korean peninsula” aren’t officially slated to get...
Talk of delaying TransLink projects 'borders on nonsense': Surrey mayor
The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver are pushing back on any possible slowdown on the Broadway subway or Surrey light-rail transit following statements made by Burnaby mayor...
Railway corridor still on track
The dream of having a London & Port Stanley railway corridor hasn’t been dashed. To read full article click here
Canadian companies struggle to plan for post-NAFTA world
TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian industries that would be most acutely impacted by the death of the North American Free Trade Agreement are unable to meaningfully plan for a...
Canada will gain ‘respect’ for launching complaint over U.S. trade demands: minister
LONDON, Ont. — The Trudeau government appears to have adopted a good-cop, bad-cop strategy for saving NAFTA – coming up with some “creative” new proposals in...
The NAFTA nightmare scenario
A seven-step guide to what will and won't happen if Trump follows through on his persistent threats and tries to unilaterally pull the U.S. out of the trade deal To read...
Evidence against Lac-Mégantic accused 'weak,' judge said out of jury's hearing
A Quebec Superior Court judge rejected a defence motion last December to acquit two of the men indicted for their roles in the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. .. To read full...
NF Railway introduces new technology to tackle fog
Guwahati, January 11 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has introduced a new GPS-based system in all locomotives for auto warning to train drivers during the foggy...
Talk of delaying TransLink projects 'borders on nonsense': Linda Hepner
The mayors of Surrey and Vancouver are pushing back on any possible slowdown on the Broadway subway or Surrey light-rail transit following statements made by Burnaby mayor...