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![Media Advisory - Minister Garneau to make announcement on rail safety](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Media Advisory - Minister Garneau to make announcement on rail safety
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 11, 2016 /CNW/ - The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, will make an important announcement concerning rail safety in Canada... To view the full...
![RSVP Today! CARS Full Day Workshop - Members Only](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
RSVP Today! CARS Full Day Workshop - Members Only
CARS will be hosting a members only workshop on December 1 st , 2016 at the Fairmont Royal York. There is no cost to attend this workshop for CARS members. Many of you...
![RailWorks names Riddett president, CEO](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
RailWorks names Riddett president, CEO
Kevin Riddett has been appointed president and CEO of RailWorks Corporation effective Oct. 10.... To view the full article please click here.
![Bombardier wins Swedish tram deal worth US$109M](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Bombardier wins Swedish tram deal worth US$109M
BERLIN—Bombardier Inc. has won a US$109 million contract to build trams for the transit authority in Gothenburg, Sweden... To view the full article please click here.
![Amphi Tours bus collision with train under investigation](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Amphi Tours bus collision with train under investigation
The Canadian National Railway and Transportation Safety Board are investigating a collision between Montreal's Amphi Tours bus and a CN train... To view the full article...
![Belgian regions set to block EU-Canada free-trade deal](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Belgian regions set to block EU-Canada free-trade deal
Southern Belgium is set to block a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement, threatening to undermine the EU’s entire trade policy and serving as a warning to British hopes...
![Railways make case against interswitching policy](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Railways make case against interswitching policy
Canadian railways say extended interswitching is detrimental to their operations and should be eliminated. To read full article click here.
![Jim Balsillie on how Canada is doing innovation wrong—and how to fix it](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Jim Balsillie on how Canada is doing innovation wrong—and how to fix it
As chair of the Council of Canadian Innovators , Balsillie is spearheading an effort to shape public policy to help companies scale globally... To read full article click...
![National Railway Day Conference - Register Today!!](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
National Railway Day Conference - Register Today!!
Be sure to register today for the 3rd Annual National Railway Day Conference taking place on November 1st in our Nation’s Capital at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier! This...
![U.S. presidency a no-win situation for Canadians: Nomura](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
U.S. presidency a no-win situation for Canadians: Nomura
In the ramp-up to the U.S. presidential election, the two main competing candidates have debated everything from oil to trade policies in their campaigns. Both nominees,...
![Canada needs stronger Asia ties, infrastructure upgrades, Barton says](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canada needs stronger Asia ties, infrastructure upgrades, Barton says
Canada needs to pursue free-trade deals with China and other key Asian economies, attract more foreign capital and immigrants and pour billions of dollars into modernizing...
![Arizona Governor calls for more Canada-U.S. trading](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Arizona Governor calls for more Canada-U.S. trading
Arizona’s Republican Governor is touring Canada urging corporate leaders to ignore the anti-trade rhetoric that is dominating the U.S. presidential campaign and keep...