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Emergency Response Assistance Canada and Canadian Pacific conduct training exercise to ensure responders are ready for rail emergencies

Emergency Response Assistance Canada and Canadian Pacific conduct training exercise to ensure responders are ready for rail emergencies

EDMONTON , May 19, 2016 /CNW/ - Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC), in conjunction with Canadian Pacific (CP), today conducted a rail emergency exercise as part of...

Bombardier to shift production to clear TTC streetcar backlog

Bombardier to shift production to clear TTC streetcar backlog

Bombardier Inc. is lightening the workload on its passenger rail-car plant in Thunder Bay in an attempt to speed up delivery on a problem-plagued contract for new streetcars...

Freeland commits to sharing TPP economic study with Canadians

Freeland commits to sharing TPP economic study with Canadians

Global Affairs Canada is studying how the Canadian economy would be affected if the Liberal government chooses to bring the Trans-Pacific Partnership into force, Trade...

New Committee items posted on the parliamentary website

New Committee items posted on the parliamentary website

Environment and Sustainable Development (ENVI) Evidence: Committee Evidence - ENVI-15 Finance (FINA) Evidence: Committee Evidence - FINA-19 Foreign Affairs and International...

Belgium ambassador talks up Canada-EU trade deal to local businesses

Belgium ambassador talks up Canada-EU trade deal to local businesses

Windsor and Essex County’s automotive and agri-business sectors are among Canadian sectors poised to benefit once the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and...

Densification near SkyTrain stations could generate up to $2 billion for transit funding

Densification near SkyTrain stations could generate up to $2 billion for transit funding

Could developers be a big part of the solution to Metro Vancouver’s funding gap to fulfill a multi-billion dollar public transit expansion and improvement plan?... To view...

More deficits on horizon, even if Ontario balances budget briefly, watchdog warns

More deficits on horizon, even if Ontario balances budget briefly, watchdog warns

TORONTO—Ontario’s financial accountability officer says it’s possible the Liberal government can balance the books by 2017-18 as promised, but only if the economy...

Winnipeg council assured plans for BRT-to-LRT conversion still in the works

Winnipeg council assured plans for BRT-to-LRT conversion still in the works

How much planning the City of Winnipeg is undertaking to prepare for the potential conversion of bus rapid transit (BRT) to light rail arose in the chambers of city hall...

Partnered Innovation for Businesses and Communities.

Partnered Innovation for Businesses and Communities.

CARS attended the Hill Times Sparking Innovation Event in Ottawa on May 18th. Please see the link below regarding a report on applied research : Partnered Innovation for...

Via Rail recognized by Quebec's Business Community

Via Rail recognized by Quebec's Business Community

MONTREAL, May 17, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) was named the winner of a Mercuriades award – the Prix Accroissement de la productivité, Grande...

Trudeau keynote speaker for big municipal huddle

Trudeau keynote speaker for big municipal huddle

Winnipeg’s best features will be on display the first week of June when more than 1,500 municipal officials from across Canada descend on the Manitoba capital... To view...

10 answers to burning questions about LRT in Hamilton

10 answers to burning questions about LRT in Hamilton

Hamilton city councillor are expected to vote Wednesday on a design plan for light rail transit (LRT) in Hamilton, with the level of support for the project on council...