Via Rail Montreal

• Feds set to begin procurement process for Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail corridor

  Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the final cost could be between $6 billion and $12 billion depending on the final scope. It's currently slated to be done by 2030.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2021
  
• 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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• Via Rail reaches tentative agreement with union to avoid work stoppage

  Via Rail has reached a tentative contract agreement with Unifor, avoiding a work stoppage that could have begun as early as Monday morning.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2016