OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Canada’s two main rail companies said today it had filed four court challenges against a ruling by the country’s industrial labour board that forced them back to work. The board on Saturday accepted a request from the government to order more than 9,000 Teamsters members back to work […] Read more
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Jasper fires force trains to go slow
CN has resumed service but at a reduced speed through the area REGINA — The Canadian National Railway line through Jasper, Alta,. is open, but trains are moving slowly due to the wildfire that destroyed a significant part of the community this week.The implications for grain movement are unknown, but unloads are already down at […] Read more
Two derailments close roads in Sask., Alta.
There was a long screeching sound followed by a series of bangs. “It was that boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, in rapid succession and then dead silence,” said Dayna Anderson, deputy mayor of Craven, Sask., about 30 kilometres northwest of Regina. “It was the type of loud noise you feel in […] Read more
