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BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Monorail 300 System Wins GOOD DESIGN Award
Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has won a GOOD DESIGN™ Award for its BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Monorail 300 system... To view the full article please click here.
Manufacturing employment growth highest in BC in 2014: StatsCan
The national job market coasted its way through December, posting its second consecutive month of very small losses... To view the full article please click here.
Budget ‘on track’ as negotiations with federal unions enter critical stage
Treasury Board President Tony Clement says negotiations with federal unions are entering a “very critical” round... To view the full article please click here.
CP Holiday Train generates $1.1 million and 300,000 pounds of food
Canadian Pacific’s 2014 Holiday Train program saw more than C$1.1 million raised and 300,000 pounds of food... To view the full article please click here.
Canadian Pacific Railway will fight federal grain fines
Canada’s second largest railroad is refusing to pay $50,000 worth of federal fines issued after a Transport Canada... To view the full article please click here.
Canada's Harper says government will balance budget this year
DELTA, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada will balance the budget in 2015... To view the full article please click here.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Canada in second half of the year
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada in the second-half of the year... To view the full article please click here .
Regenerative braking system for railcars relies on composite flywheel
A new flywheel-based regenerative braking system, the Digital Displacement hydraulic pump-motor transmission system... To view the full article please click here.
Transport Minister Robert Poëti wants new rail line for West Island
Quebec Transport Minister Robert Poëti says improving train service between downtown Montreal and the West Island is a priority for 2015... To view the full article please...
For Greenbrier, a strong first quarter
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., got off to a strong start in the first quarter of its fiscal year, Sept. 1-Nov. 30, 2014.... To view the full article please click here.
CN submits revised offer to Thunder Bay for reopening bridge
Thunder Bay's city manager says CN has submitted a revised offer for reopening the James Street swing bridge... To view the full article please click here.
Sliding oil exports push Canada to November trade deficit
OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the country posted a merchandise trade deficit of $644 million in November as exports of oil fell... To view the full article please click here.