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Province and industry partner to meet labour and safety needs in manufacturing
The Government of B.C. is providing $276,000 to a partnership project with key partners studying labour-market needs associated with occupational health and safety workers...
TSB holds news conference to release 2016 Watchlist
Gatineau, Quebec, 27 October 2016 - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will hold a news conference to release its 2016 Watchlist. To read full article click...
Finance Minister to include new infrastructure policy in fiscal update
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver a fiscal update on Tuesday that is along the lines of a mini-budget, with measures aimed at rolling out the federal government’s...
Residents given closer look at LRT stations
TRANSIT. Ottawa residents have been given some more insight as to what the future light rail transit stations will look like, as well as the logistics of how it will all...
CN Rail recalls laid-off workers to handle bumper crop
MONTREAL—Canadian National Railway Co. says it has recalled laid-off employees to handle the start of what is expected to be bumper grain crops in Canada and the United...
BREAKING: Belgium reaches deal to back CETA
BRUSSELS—The Belgian government has reached a deal to back the free trade pact between the European Union and Canada, reviving hope for a precarious agreement that was...
Belgium won’t back CETA, EU’s executive calls for patience
BRUSSELS—The Belgian government says that it cannot yet give the necessary backing to the European Union’s free trade deal with Canada, making it unlikely that the bloc...
Greenbrier Reports Fourth Quarter Results
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) today reported financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full year...
CN 3Q: "Outstanding results"
Luc Jobin, CN President and CEO, announced CN's third-quarter 2016 results on Oct. 25: "With solid execution from our industry-leading operating team and a network-wide...
Loonie erases loss as Poloz says Bank of Canada’s best plan is to just wait and see what happens
The Canadian dollar erased losses after Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said the central bank is taking a wait-and-see approach to dealing with the country’s...
Bank of Canada sticks with 2% inflation target for 5 more years
The Bank of Canada and the Department of Finance have agreed to stick to the bank's inflation targeting strategy for five more years... To view the full article please click...
RSI: Rail-car backlog, orders and deliveries fell in Q3
The total rail-car backlog declined to 77,640 rail cars on Oct. 1 from 89,155 units on July 1, according to third-quarter 2016 reporting statistics from the Railway Supply...