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G20 drops anti-protectionist pledge as top economies yield to U.S. pressure
Facing pressure from the Trump administration, finance ministers from the world's top trading nations have softened their stance against border tariffs and other...
Bombardier ready to ship second LRT vehicle to Waterloo Region
Bombardier says they are on track to deliver the light rail vehicles for Waterloo Region’s ION. To read full article click here
Trump says he wants to shift focus to NAFTA, tax cuts
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has signalled his desire to shift his focus to renegotiating trade deals like NAFTA, after a bumpy patch marked by controversy...
Ontario to push for Canadian exemption to New York state Buy American policy
TORONTO - Two Ontario cabinet ministers are heading to New York state to urge legislators to exempt Canada from a Buy American policy it plans to introduce, warning that it...
Istanbul – Dhaka – Yangon corridor plan to improve South Asia rail connectivity
ASIA: Officials and policy makers from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia and Turkey attended a conference on March...
Trelleborg has opened a polyurethane manufacturing factory at Retford in the UK.
Trimble and video system suppler Railhead Corp have announced a partnership to integrate real-time remote monitoring, diagnostics and on-board video to maximise locomotive...
East and west, connected by rail
University of Toronto historian Bob Bothwell calls construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) from Ontario to the Pacific Ocean from 1881 to 1885 — 3,100...
Canadian Manufacturing Sales up for Third Month in a Row, adding to Promising Data
OTTAWA — Canadian manufacturing sales in January were better than expected, the latest in a series of promising reports for the economy. To read full article click here
Lower Mainland mayors talk transit funds as federal budget nears
Lower Mainland mayors are hopeful as they wait for the announcement in Wednesday’s federal budget that they believe will be the domino that sets off a massive transit...
With CETA, Canada and the EU face protectionism as strategic partners
This year, Canada and the European Union celebrate over 40 years of relations. We are united by a deep friendship, a common history and culture, common values and ideals. To...
Custom wagons delivered and new CP tracks completed
CANADA: The first 177 of 531 wagons being custom-built by National Steel Car for K+S Potash Canada have been delivered to the Legacy Project mine site in Saskatchewan To...
Trump budget ends funding of Amtrak long-distance trains, TIGER grants
President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget blueprint would cut the U.S. Department of Transportation' s budget by $2.4 billion, or 13 percent, to $16.2 billion,...