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No deal: Countries leave Hawaii without 12-nation trade agreement
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was prepared to make a triumphant announcement Friday night about Canada joining the largest free-trade zone in history, and use that as a...
Ontario to increase GO capacity on Lakeshore Lines
Ontario is partnering with the Canadian government to help to ease congestion at key crossings along the Lakeshore East and West GO Transit corridors by building new...
Freight car market remains healthy: Economic Planning Associates
Demand for freight cars remains at a healthy level “in spite of a sluggish economy and extremely soft financial performances by the railroads,” Economic Planning...
Canadian Government to invest in Ottawa-Montreal rail upgrade
The Canadian Government is set to invest C$102.5m ($77.6m) over the next two years to improve the safety and efficiency of passenger operations on the Ottawa-Montreal rail...
Door still open to include airport, Trim Road rail links in LRT Stage 2 plans
While there is not enough money in the city’s $1-billion contribution to fund Stage 2 of the light-rail plan to complete a rail link to Trim Road and the Ottawa...
Major upgrades start at Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain stations in Canada
Transport operator TransLink and the governments of Canada and British Columbia (BC) have announced the start of upgrades at Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain stations to improve...
Canadian government looking to Asia with infrastructure investments
OTTAWA—The Government of Canada has announced a $16.5 million investment in nine Asia-Pacific Gateway transportation infrastructure projects in B.C. that it says will...
Three federal parties each promise $1 billion in funding for Ottawa LRT
With rumours the federal election campaign will be officially underway come Sunday, three federal parties have promised they will be on board a $1 billion funding agreement...
LRIW extends 'Woman of the Year' nomination deadline to Aug. 14
The League of Railway Industry Women (LRIW) has extended the deadline for nominating "Outstanding Woman of the Year" candidates. Nominations for the award now are due Aug....
Canada not in a recession, group of economists says
Toronto—Canada’s economy may have been struggling over the first four months of 2015, but that does not prove it’s entered a recession, some of the country’s top...
PM Harper eager to sign TPP before election campaign
OTTAWA—The Conservatives are anxiously hoping to sign off on a massive free-trade deal before kicking off an election campaign that’s expected to start as early as...
Mayor Doug Craig confident that GO trains will come to Cambridge
Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig said meetings between regional representatives and Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca made a good case for bringing GO train service to the...