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Transport Canada rescinds order to have flaggers at railway crossings
An order by Transport Canada to post flaggers at the CP Rail crossing at Third Avenue downtown 24 hours a day cost the city about $15,000 by the time it was rescinded on...
Manufacturers call for action plan to double manufacturing by 2030
The Ontario government needs to double down on its support for the province's manufacturing sector. That was the message delivered today at Queen's Park by a large...
Miner RPD Earns American Welding Society Accreditation
Miner Enterprises Inc. announced today that it has earned the Certified Welding Fabricator (CWF) accreditation for its Rail Products Division facility in Mexico. The...
Trudeau plan to hike taxes for top earners could cause revenue shortfall: C.D. Howe
TORONTO—The Liberal government’s plan to switch some of the tax burden from middle-income earners to the top one per cent will likely lead to multibillion-dollar annual...
TTC's Upfold honored for transit leadership
The Canadian Urban Transit Association last week presented Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer Chris Upfold with the individual leadership award...
TSB makes five recommendations in OC Transpo bus, VIA Rail report
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada's (TSB) investigation into the September 2013 collision between an OC Transpo bus and a VIA Rail train in Ottawa, Ontario,...
Bombardier Completes First ERTMS Level 2 Rail Control in Poland
Bombardier technology is the first to start mixed ERTMS Level 2 and conventional operation on the Legnica-Wegliniec-Bielawa Dolna section of the E30 Transport Corridor in...
Changes to at-grade rail crossings will need federal funding, says Mayor Jim Watson
Mayor Jim Watson says the city will explore the need for overpasses or underpasses at five separate level rail crossings — but any actual changes could require the...
Bill Blair, Adam Vaughan among new parliamentary secretaries
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named the Liberal MPs that will make up his middle bench: those who didn't make the cut for the front bench, but also aren't relegated to...
New Champlain won't have tolls
The Federal government has confirmed the new Champlain Bridge will not have any tolls... To view the full article please click here.
Omnitrax looks for buyer for port of Churchill
The Port of Churchill, which includes Canada’s most northerly grain export terminal, is up for sale... To view the full article please click here.
Exporters, consumers push Canada out of recession, says Statistics Canada
OTTAWA—Canada has climbed out of the recession that nudged the economy into reverse over the first half of 2015—but a rebound in growth during the third quarter has...