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League of Railway Industry Women seeks nominees for 'Outstanding Woman of the Year' 2016
There's still time to nominate a woman in railroading for the League of Railway Industry Women's (LRIW) 2016 "Outstanding Woman of the Year Award.".. To view the full...
Ontario Expanding GO Rail Service in Durham Region
Extension From Oshawa to Bowmanville Will Create Jobs and Drive Economic Growth June 20, 2016 9:00 A.M. Office of the Premier Ontario is extending GO Transit's Lakeshore...
PTC hosting, Herzog-style
Herzog Technologies, Inc. (HTI) has rolled out Herzog PTC Hosting, described as “providing Positive Train Control messaging capabilities, back office SaaS (software as a...
LRT tunnel work to resume this week after sinkhole flooding
Excavation of the tunnel at Rideau Station is set to resume this week, after work stopped on June 8 when the tunnel flooded following a watermain break that led to the...
New political party wants Vancouver Island to be Canada's 11th province
A former Progressive Conservative MP says he is the leader of a new political party, one that is calling for the establishment of Vancouver Island as Canada's newest...
Follow-up - Proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations reduce air pollutants - News.gc News Release
As a follow-up to the June 17th announcement on proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations : In the June 18 th edition of Gazette 1, the Government of Canada published...
Proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations reduce air pollutants
June 17, 2016 – Ottawa – Transport Canada The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, today announced that the Government of Canada will publish proposed ...
Prime Minister Announces New Infrastructure Agreement With British Columbia
BURNABY, BC, June 16, 2016 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada remains committed to making significant investments in infrastructure that will improve our public transit...
Government of Canada takes action to ensure more efficient travel between Canada and U.S.
June 17, 2016 – Ottawa – Public Safety Canada The Government of Canada remains committed to making it faster and easier to travel from Canada into the United States....
Oh, Canada! Toronto beats Chicago on transit with more riders, funding
Toronto is a Great Lakes city like Chicago in many ways: It has about the same population, hot summers, freezing winters and a colorful patchwork of ethnic neighborhoods......
Canadian executives back TPP, stronger ties with China
Canadian executives overwhelmingly support expanded international trade deals, including more open commerce with the United States and a free-trade deal with China... To...
Canada's Ontario to expand all-day GO rail service to Waterloo
Canada's Ontario Government is expanding the two-way, all-day GO rail service to Waterloo from Toronto... To read full article click here .