VIA Rail Cancellations
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Via Rail apologizes for holiday travel disruptions, communication failuresRailway 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.CanadaJan 10, 2023
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Coronavirus: Via Rail announces new service suspensions amid COVID-19 pandemicThe operator said most the the trains on its busy Quebec City to Windsor, Ont. corridor are suspended.HealthMar 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.CanadaMar 15, 2020
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Via Rail calls back most of 1,000 workers laid off by Wet’suwet’en blockadesThe move comes as Via Rail resumes normal service in Eastern Canada and its main cross-country line.Mar 5, 2020
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Via Rail to resume partial service on Eastern Canada routes starting TuesdayAll routes across Canada affected by the Wet'suwet'en solidarity protests could be up and running again by next Friday, the company says.CanadaFeb 28, 2020
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Via Rail cancels plans to resume Montreal-Quebec City service as new blockade pops upProtesters set up a blockade Wednesday afternoon on the Mont-Saint-Hilaire line in Saint-Lambert, Que., in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs.CanadaFeb 19, 2020
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Via Rail to temporarily lay off 1,000 workers amid rail blockadesVia 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.CanadaFeb 19, 2020
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Via Rail to resume partial service as pressure to end blockades mountsMeanwhile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons that finding a solution to the crisis "will not be simple."CanadaFeb 18, 2020
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Timeline of Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests and the dispute that sparked themA look at the dispute and rail disruptions in solidarity with the hereditary Wet'suwet'en chiefs, who are opposing the Coastal GasLink project.CanadaFeb 17, 2020
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Roy Green: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s place is in CanadaAs Canada literally slides off the rails amid ongoing protests, Roy Green asks: Where is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau?CommentaryFeb 14, 2020
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