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Agency releases its 2015-2016 Annual Report
The Canadian Transportation Agency released its 2015-2016 Annual Report today. The report summarizes activities on each of the Agency's three core mandate areas:... To read...
The Honourable Marc Garneau Canada's Transport Minister Delivers the Opening CCPPP Keynote Address
TORONTO , Nov. 8, 2016 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) is pleased to welcome the Honourable Marc Garneau , Canada's Transport...
Donald Trump elected U.S. president in stunning upset
Donald J. Trump has pulled off the most stunning election upset in U.S. history, riding a wave of populist and nativist anger all the way to the White House... To read full...
Opening Date for Evergreen extension revealed
The $1.43-billion Evergreen rapid transit extension will officially open to the public in December 2016, Port Moody-Coquitlam MLA Linda Reimer announced on behalf of...
CP reports best-ever month of grain movement to Vancouver; reiterates call for collaboration not criticism
CALGARY, Nov. 7, 2016 /CNW/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) announced that, despite a weather-delayed harvest, October was its best-ever month for Western Canadian...
11 Quebec companies make list of Canada's top 100 employers
Air Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada, Bell Canada, Canadian National Railway, Ivanhoé Cambridge, L’Oréal Canada, Nuance Communications and McCarthy...
Hillary Clinton in ‘strong position’ on eve of US election: analyst
On Sunday, FBI director James Comey announced Sunday the Bureau reviewed a new batch of Hillary Clinton emails and was not recommending charges... To view the full article...
National Railway Day Conference Presentations Now Available!
Presentations from the 3rd Annual National Railway Day Conference, Innovation and Investment – Building for the Future, are now available on the CARS website. You may view...
Trudeau Administration’s first year: a performance review
(OTTAWA) November 3, 2016 – To mark one year of the Trudeau administration in government, Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May (MP, Saanich-Gulf Islands) released an...
VIA Rail honours the military and their families
OTTAWA, Nov. 4, 2016 /CNW/ - For the third consecutive year, VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is partnering with the Royal Canadian Legion (the Legion) to offer Poppies to all...
Prospects for a New Container Terminal at Halifax
News stories are circulating in Eastern Canada about a prospective new container terminal at Halifax, Canada, on the Dartmouth side of the inlet. An international...
Canada’s focus on trade is big for small business
U.S. presidential nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump may vehemently disagree on most key issues – immigration, economic prescriptions and who has the right...