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Canadian grain working group issues transportation-improvement recommendations
The Crop Logistics Working Group (CLWG) recently drafted its final report, which identifies ways to improve the grain handling and transportation system in Canada... To view...
Plans for new CTrain line unveiled at funding announcement
CALGARY – The federal government is contributing $1.53 billion towards the city’s Green Line transit project... To view the full article please click here.
High stakes: the trade deal making its mark on 40 per cent of the world’s GDP
LONDON—Negotiators and trade ministers from 12 countries will sit down in Hawaii this weekend to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that affects economies...
La Caisse to study Montréal transport proposals
CANADA: Two public transport projects in Montréal will be the first proposals studied by the CDPQ Infra subsidiary of public pension and insurance investor Caisse de...
Financial closure reached on Eglinton Crosstown LRT project
Crosslinx Transit Solutions General Partnership, a consortium comprised of Aecon Group Inc., ACS Infrastructure Canada, EllisDon, and SNC-Lavalin, announced July 24, 2015...
Tender issued for new East African standard-gauge line
THE governments of Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania have issued a request for expressions of interest from suitable qualified and experienced firms which have the capacity to...
A whole new look for Via Rail's Brockville station
BROCKVILLE, ON, July 23, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Today's inauguration of the newly renovated Brockville station was attended by Gord Brown, Member of Parliament for Leeds –...
Federal government to run $1B deficit based on BoC forecast
OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada’s latest economic forecast puts the federal government on track to run a $1-billion deficit in 2015-16, casting doubt on the governing...
Harsco consolidates technology under Protran brand
Worldwide rail infrastructure and maintenance firm Harsco Rail, a division of Harsco Corp., will move all its technology products and services under the Protran Technology...
Raising capital for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT, the largest P3 project in Ontario
About six weeks back Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx selected Crosslinx Transit Solutions as the preferred proponent for the $6-billion plus Eglinton Crosstown LRT......
The Trans-Pacific Partnership talks enter the ‘threats’ stage
Ministers responsible for the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations meet in Maui July 28-31 to continue the talks. The consensus has been and continues to be that a wrap-up...
Canadian minister sends CN yard proposal to environmental review panel
Leona Aglukkaq, minister of the environment for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Arctic Council, has referred an environmental assessment of a proposed...