CN Rail

• Government investigating CN’s actions after rail crew caught in wildfire

  Transport Canada spokesperson Hicham Ayoun says the government is "conducting followup oversight" to determine if CN failed to comply with rules under the Railway Safety Act.

  Canada

  Jul 17
  
• Transport Canada appoints observer after train derailment northeast of Montreal

  Transport Canada has appointed an observer to oversee the investigation into a CN train derailment near Montreal after 49 railcars left the tracks near a neighbourhood.

  Canada

  Jul 11
  
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• Operations resume following major train derailment north of Montreal

  CN Rail said trains will pass through Repentigny, Que., at slower speeds and qualified inspections will take place following a major derailment Sunday afternoon.

  Canada

  Jul 8
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• 45-car train derails north of Montreal, investigation underway

  Officials say no one was injured in the derailment and no leaks or injuries were reported. Residents have since been allowed to return to their homes.

  Canada

  Jul 6
• CN investigating train derailment in Saint John, N.B.

  CN said crews were working to restore operations on Monday evening at the site of a train derailment in Saint John, N.B.

  Canada

  Apr 27
• 37 loaded CN Rail cars go off tracks west of Edmonton, sparking probe

  Federal investigators are being deployed to central Alberta after a large train derailment west of Edmonton.

  Canada

  Feb 6
• CN Rail says no threat to safety after train derails in Winnipeg

  A CN Rail train derailed on Sunday in Winnipeg's South Osborne area, with eight cars tipping over and two remaining upright. Officials say there is no threat to public safety.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2025
• CN Rail lays off some 400 managers as tariffs take a bite out of shipping volumes

  The cuts affect more than six per cent of the company's non-unionized workforce.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2025
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• Train fatality in Maple Crest area renews emergency access concerns

  A 35-year-old man was struck and killed by a train in southeast Edmonton's Maple Crest community, reigniting concerns about emergency access to the neighbourhood.

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2025
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• CN Rail warns of ‘catastrophic impacts’ as it seeks anti-flood barrier in Jasper National Park

  CN Rail says it has been working on proposals for long-term flood prevention since 2017, but Parks Canada has allegedly held up an impact assessment for nearly eight years.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2025