VIA Rail Cancellations

• Via Rail apologizes for holiday travel disruptions, communication failures

  Railway CEO Martin Landry says in a statement that beyond not having met the expectations of customers, Via Rail has not lived up to its own standards.

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
  
• Coronavirus: Via Rail announces new service suspensions amid COVID-19 pandemic

  The operator said most the the trains on its busy Quebec City to Windsor, Ont. corridor are suspended.

  Health

  Mar 19, 2020
  
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• Via Rail services between Quebec City, Windsor cut by 50%

  Affected routes will include trains moving from Toronto to Ottawa, London, Sarnia and Windsor, as well as those advancing through Quebec City, Montreal and Ottawa.

  Canada

  Mar 15, 2020
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• Via Rail calls back most of 1,000 workers laid off by Wet’suwet’en blockades

  The move comes as Via Rail resumes normal service in Eastern Canada and its main cross-country line.

  Mar 5, 2020
• Via Rail to resume partial service on Eastern Canada routes starting Tuesday

  All routes across Canada affected by the Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests could be up and running again by next Friday, the company says.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2020
• Via Rail cancels plans to resume Montreal-Quebec City service as new blockade pops up

  Protesters set up a blockade Wednesday afternoon on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line in Saint-Lambert, Que., in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2020
• Via Rail to temporarily lay off 1,000 workers amid rail blockades

  Via says it 'has no choice but to continue the cancellation of its services on a large part of its network' while rail lines in other parts of the country remain closed.

  Canada

  Feb 19, 2020
• Via Rail to resume partial service as pressure to end blockades mounts

  Meanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons that finding a solution to the crisis "will not be simple."

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2020
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• Timeline of Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests and the dispute that sparked them

  A look at the dispute and rail disruptions in solidarity with the hereditary Wet'suwet'en chiefs, who are opposing the Coastal GasLink project.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2020
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• Roy Green: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s place is in Canada

  As Canada literally slides off the rails amid ongoing protests, Roy Green asks: Where is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?

  Commentary

  Feb 14, 2020