Transportation
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Transportation innovator: Thordon Bearings founder joins global luminaries
Sandy Thomson is recognized for his polymer bearing innovations.
More shippers and shipping companies promise to avoid Arctic routes
The signatories control about one-third of the shipping industry by market share.
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New York City pulls 298 Bombardier subway cars, cites safety concerns
Problems with car doors adds to additional issues with Bombardier’s performance noted by the MTA.
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Ontario cancels Hamilton light rail project in what mayor calls a ‘betrayal’
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath, who represents a Hamilton riding, said she plans to fight to save the LRT project.
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MCI wins five-year contract for up to 50 commuter buses
Coaches are designed to accommodate all kinds of passengers and mobility devices.
Rail strike, pipeline spill lead Alberta to extend oil curtailment levels
Government will gradually increasing the amount that can be produced.
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[BREAKING] Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume [UPDATED]
Union said normal operations at CN will resume Wednesday at 6 a.m. local time across Canada.
CN strike prompts potash mine shutdown, triggers 550 temporary layoffs [UPDATED]
Halting operations for two weeks starting Dec. 2, most of the mine’s product is shipped by the railway.
CN strike triggers layoffs as rail activity hits the brakes
Furloughs affect Unifor members who are not on strike but who work at CN’s Halifax facility.
CN Rail strike, lack of trucking alternatives stoke forest industry fears
Forest industry supplies about 10% of the tonnage transported on Canada’s railway system.
Liberal government urged to intervene to end CN rail strike
Scheer and Alberta officials call on Trudeau to bring legislators back sooner.
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More than 3,000 CNR rail workers on strike: union
Teamsters say passenger rail services in the three biggest cities would not be affected by a strike.
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3,000 CN Rail unionized workers threaten national strike on Nov. 19
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference is putting pressure on the railway ahead of a resumption of negotiations that will include mediators.
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CP Rail bullish amid global headwinds and record Q3 revenues
Revenues were up across all nine lines of business, although volumes dipped in key areas.
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CN Rail cuts profit forecast for 2019 amid ‘softer’ economy
Freight volumes below expectations, manufacturing has also fallen off.
