Federal lawyers are telling the Supreme Court of Canada it would be a miscarriage of justice to grant a new trial to two men accused of plotting to crash a Via Rail train.

The report’s findings state that no on-board derailment detection systems are currently in use in Canada.

An investigation is ongoing after an assault near the Canadian Museum for Human Rights sent one man to hospital.

Via Rail had some good news for travellers on Thursday as they announced the gradual increase of service on the Quebec-Montreal-Ottawa route as of Sept. 1.

Safety board investigators examined more than two metres of CN track that were recovered from the scene near the community of MacGregor, about 120 kilometres west of Winnipeg.

Via Rail is set to announce 1,000 nationwide layoffs, according to a company letter. The move comes amid ongoing concerns about job losses due to COVID-19.

Via Rail says it will have a limited number of disposable masks available for passengers who don't have one at boarding.

The continuing coronavirus pandemic has prompted the rail service to extend the suspension of service to several routes, affecting Toronto, Vancouver, Halifax and Montreal.

Service on the Prince Rupert-Prince George-Jasper route is also suspended until June 1 because of what the company called "infrastructure issues."

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announced on Sunday that two more employees tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday.