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Ottawa ran $1B deficit in Q1, down from $5B surplus
OTTAWA—The federal government ran a deficit of $1.0 billion for the first quarter of its fiscal year, down from a surplus of $5 billion in the same quarter last year. To...
Analysis With 2 years to go, city has blown through 90 per cent of LRT contingency fund
When the new Booth Street bridge connecting Albert Street and the Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway opens on Sunday, Sept. 4, it will not include bike lanes — despite the fact...
Wynne heads to Mexico to promote trade and cap-and-trade
With all the Trump-fuelled talk of trade protectionism in the U.S. presidential election, Premier Kathleen Wynne is headed to Mexico to remind officials there that Ontario...
TSB releases proceedings on transportation safety summit
Flow of risk-related information in an organization depends in part on “effective safety management processes,” the Transportation Safety Board of Canada noted in a...
Has the federal government dropped the ball on Ring of Fire development?
OTTAWA — "The Ring of Fire is a provincial initiative that the previous federal government was extremely detached from and uninterested in." — Prime Minister Justin...
Grain exports continue to climb as trade slows
Import and export activity through the Port of Vancouver has slowed down with the global economy, yet the North Shore’s grain terminals continue to export at record...
Ottawa city hall preview: LRT, truck tunnel, budget and more on fall agenda
The budget is arguably the most important item city council will deal with this fall because it will set the tone for 2017. It won’t be tabled until November, but work...
Confirmed Speakers-2016 National Railway Day Conference-Innovation and Investment – Building for the Future
To commemorate the day that the last spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific Railway at Craigellachie, British Columbia in 1885, CARS will be hosting the 3rd Annual...
Indian cabinet approves capacity enhancement projects
INDIA’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) granted approval on August 24 for nine projects representing an investment of around Rs 243.5bn ($US 3.6bn) to...
SARM calls for tougher penalties on railways for failing to move grain
The federal government should impose harsher penalties on the railways if they fail to move the grain again this year, said the Saskatchewan Association of Rural...
$5.5B Montreal mass transit project takes step toward reality with CN deal
MONTREAL—A major Montreal-area light rail transit project is one “decisive” step closer to being built... To view the full article please click here.
Edmonton mayor ‘side-swiped’ by Alberta’s infrastructure-funding decision
Mayor Don Iveson’s dream to knit Alberta’s sprawling capital city together with light rail lines could be in jeopardy as the provincial government has announced it will...