Rail Blockades
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Port of Halifax working with supply partners to move through cargo backlogThe transportation and logistics industry is working through a backlog of cargo containers in Halifax.EconomyOct 5, 2020
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Alberta Union of Provincial Employees launches constitutional challenge against controversial blockade billThe Alberta Union of Provincial Employees has launched a constitutional challenge against the UCP government's controversial Bill 1.PoliticsJun 23, 2020
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Canada’s GDP growth was already flat in February, StatCan data showsRail blockades and rotating strikes in Ontario contributed to a flat GDP reading in February, ahead of the March downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic.MoneyApr 30, 2020
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What will it take to end blockades? Indigenous community members warn deal may not be enoughThe proposed deal, which has yet to be formally agreed upon by the hereditary chiefs, is said to address broader land claims, rights and titles.CanadaMar 4, 2020
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Via Rail resumes eastern Ontario routes following Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockadesOn Tuesday, partial service resumed on the Toronto-Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa routes after three weeks of cancellations.CanadaMar 4, 2020
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Trudeau approval rating down as Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockades lingerA majority of Canadians say they support police intervention in bringing down the blockades.CanadaMar 3, 2020
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CN Rail recalls employees laid off amid Wet’suwet’en solidarity blockadesCanadian National Railway Co. has started to call back most of the 450 workers temporarily laid off last monthCanadaMar 3, 2020
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2 million acres of Saskatchewan crop still needs to be harvested from last yearFrom dealing with weather to trade disputes and rail blockades, farmers in Saskatchewan have had a difficult year.CanadaMar 1, 2020
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Wet’suwet’en pipeline supporters say their message is not being heardWet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs were meeting with senior government ministers over a pipeline dispute that's sparked national protests and led to railways and roads being shut down.CanadaMar 1, 2020
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How Justin Trudeau’s patience with rail blockade protests came to an endWhen Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepped in front of cameras last week to declare that barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes had to come down, the move had been decided almost two days before.CanadaMar 1, 2020
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