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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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!!
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
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
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
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...