CP Rail

• Rail shutdown: Ottawa imposing binding arbitration on parties

  Freight trains across Canada came to grinding halt Thursday as thousands of workers at the country’s two main railway companies were locked out.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2024
  
• Rail shutdown likely as labour minister says ‘significant issues’ remain

  Freight trains across Canada are expected to come to a grinding halt as soon as 12:01 a.m. Thursday with roughly 9,000 railway employees nearing a looming strike or lockout date.

  Economy

  Aug 21, 2024
  
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• As rail shutdown looms, Freeland vows no tolerance for ‘self-inflicted wound’

  Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will be in Calgary Wednesday, after visiting Montreal Tuesday, to try and get the railways and union to reach a deal.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2024
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• Saskatchewan bracing for railroad strike which could have billion-dollar impact

  A railway strike is only days away if an agreement between the CN and Canadian Pacific railways and their unions is not reached. Saskatchewan is sounding the alarm.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2024
• Impending rail strike already affecting shipments, Fertilizer Canada says

  Fertilizer Canada said the threat of work stoppages has already started to impact the movement of fertilizers and added that they are expecting further slowdowns in rail services.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2024
• Tents return along CP rail line in Peterborough, Ont. after initial removal

  The tents are pitched on right-of-way property belong to Canadian Pacific Railway, not the City of Peterborough. The tents were removed last week but have since returned.

  Economy

  May 28, 2024
• Thousands of Canada’s rail workers have a strike mandate. What happens now?

  Train conductors, engineers, yard workers and rail traffic controllers under Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate Wednesday.

  Canada

  May 3, 2024
• Train goes up in flames while rolling through London, Ont. Here’s what we know

  Heavy smoke prompted firefighters to urge residents in the area to stay indoors with their windows closed as crews battled a blaze on moving train in London, Ont.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2024
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• Guernsey, Sask. 2019 train derailment caused by broken rail, TSB report says

  A 2019 Saskatchewan train derailment that resulted in the spill of 1.77 million litres of crude oil was caused by a broken rail, according to TSB investigation results.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2023
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• ‘Never-ending stress’: Kookipi Creek fire quadruples in size near Boston Bar

  The blaze has gone from an estimated 2,000 hectares to nearly 9,000 hectares in size, threatening Lytton, Boston Bar, the Nahatlatch Lake area, and North Bend. 

  Fire

  Aug 18, 2023