Canadians have lost interest in the can-do mentality that propelled the country for its first century, Matthew Fisher says.

Via Rail's business case for a multibillion-dollar high-frequency-rail project between Toronto and Quebec City would receive a boost if it ditched the stretch from Montreal to Quebec City, internal federal documents say.

On March 1, a rail car full of asphalt rolled away from the Co-op Refinery toward downtown Regina – uncontrolled - for about four kilometres. It crossed seven streets before coming to a stop.