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Shron: Via Rail's fleet is obsolete.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
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
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"
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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