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Strike Averted - All VIA Rail trains running as scheduled. VIA Rail and UNIFOR Reach a New Tentative Agreement
MONTRÉAL, June 12, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - VIA Rail Canada announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with UNIFOR, the union that represents the 1,800 of 2,500 of VIA...
How Much Will Mississauga Get From Justin Trudeau?
According to a recent Toronto Star article , the announcements have to do with putting infrastructure money to work in Toronto and other areas before summer construction...
New transit corridor could swallow up downtown surface lots
Winnipeg Transit may need to purchase downtown surface parking lots in order to carve out a route for the next segment of the city's rapid-transit network... To read full...
Report: Rail projects to play a key role in improving Canada’s construction industry outlook
The construction industry in Canada is forecast to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.13% in real terms by 2020, despite shrinking by 1.7% in 2015, says a...
Grain transport act extension debate set for Wednesday
With seeding nearly complete across the country, the Liberals said Thursday politicians will debate whether to extend expiring grain transport legislation next week... To...
CTA to launch review of all transportation regulations
The Canadian Transportation Agency says the review of airlines, railways and marine transport is to keep up with consumer expectations.. To read full article click here.
Upcoming Parliament Committee Meetings and Question Period for June 9, 2016
During June 9th's Question Period it was announced that next Wednesday, June 15 th , the subject of debate will be a debate on concurrence of the 5 th report of the Standing...
Toronto Transit Commission finishes laying track for subway extension
Canadian government officials on Monday marked the completion of track installation for the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension... To view the full article please click...
Kanata light rail study to happen as early as January 2017
The City of Ottawa wants to start studying the route and costs of taking light rail out to Kanata many years earlier than planned so it can start pursuing the federal and...
Feds advance review process for $250M CN logistics hub in Milton, Ont.
OTTAWA—The federal government is moving forward with the regulatory review process for the Canadian National Railway Co.’s proposed logistics hub in Milton, Ont... To...
Massive sinkhole closes Rideau Street in downtown Ottawa
A giant sinkhole opened up next to a major shopping mall in downtown Ottawa on Wednesday, causing a gas leak, collapsing a street and forcing the evacuation of all nearby...
Bombardier wins US$244M contract to build trains for Abellio Rail in Germany
BERLIN—Bombardier Inc.’s rail division has locked in an order for 43 TALENT 2 trains from European rail firm Abellio Rail Südwest.... To view the full article please...