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![Shron: Via Rail's fleet is obsolete. Can't we do better?](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Shron: Via Rail's fleet is obsolete. Can't we do better?
Riding the train in Canada is like stepping into a time warp. Via Rail Canada’s passenger car fleet is a hodge-podge of mismatched equipment built as long ago as 1947, and...
![The Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, Presented by Driving Force](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
The Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, Presented by Driving Force
At this luncheon, Minister Garneau will present comprehensive changes to Canada’s freight rail network, and his long-term plan for a more transparent, growth-oriented, and...
![Canada: A new mine, a new rail connection](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canada: A new mine, a new rail connection
Canadian Pacific and K+S Potash Canada (KSPC) on May 2, officially opened the Bethune (Legacy) Project potash mine site, the first of its kind built in Saskatchewan... To...
![TSB issues update on 2016 safety Watchlist: "Stakeholders are definitely taking notice"](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
TSB issues update on 2016 safety Watchlist: "Stakeholders are definitely taking notice"
GATINEAU, QC, May 3, 2017 /CNW/ - Delivering on last fall's promise of a more proactive approach, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issued an update...
![NAFTA burgers: Canadian envoy touts trade deal through example of a hamburger](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
NAFTA burgers: Canadian envoy touts trade deal through example of a hamburger
WASHINGTON – Just before lunchtime in Washington, a Canadian MP spoke to his audience’s stomach about the tasty attributes of the North American Free Trade Agreement and...
![Canada to see some ‘modest’ gains from Europe trade deal](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canada to see some ‘modest’ gains from Europe trade deal
Economic gains work out to an average annual income boost of $220 per Canadian, according to a new report... To read full article click here.
![Canadian gov’t invests $37.4 million in college innovation hubs, research projects](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canadian gov’t invests $37.4 million in college innovation hubs, research projects
The Government of Canada announced $37.4 million in funding for 37 projects at colleges, institutes, and CÉGEPs across Canada.. To read full article click here
![Alstom awarded 25 additional Coradia Continental regional trains by DB Regio AG](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Alstom awarded 25 additional Coradia Continental regional trains by DB Regio AG
Alstom and DB Regio AG have signed a new contract for 25 Coradia Continental electric multiple units for the region of Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate. This order is part...
![Software tycoon plans belt line around Chicago](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Software tycoon plans belt line around Chicago
An investment group is seeking federal permission to construct a privately-owned, all-new railroad that would bypass the congestion of Chicago. To read full article click...
!['Secret' TPP Trade Meetings Being Held In Toronto This Week](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
'Secret' TPP Trade Meetings Being Held In Toronto This Week
When U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership , it was thought to be the death knell for the long-negotiated and...
![Canada to see some 'modest' gains from trade deal with Europe: budget watchdog](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canada to see some 'modest' gains from trade deal with Europe: budget watchdog
OTTAWA — Canada's free-trade pact with Europe is poised to produce "modest" economic gains that work out to an average annual income boost of $220 per Canadian, the...
![Five years and $4.1 billion later, K+S Legacy officially opens](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Five years and $4.1 billion later, K+S Legacy officially opens
In describing opening day for the K+S Potash Legacy project, now known as the Bethune Mine, Premier Brad Wall didn’t downplay his words To read full article click here