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Federal government moves to push back possible rail strike

May. 10, 2024 at 8:52 am CDT

The federal government is moving to push back the start of a possible strike by railway workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), an official said on Friday.

Railway strike vote dismays farmers

May. 1, 2024 at 4:31 pm CDT

By Karen Briere

Railway workers at CN, CPKC vote to strike, says union

May. 1, 2024 at 1:08 pm CDT

By David Ljunggren Reuters Rod Nickel

Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote

Apr. 18, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

By Gord Gilmour

CN train stopped by demonstrators in Winnipeg, union says

Mar. 15, 2024 at 12:04 pm CDT

By Geralyn Wichers

CN closes deal on Iowa railway

Dec. 11, 2023 at 9:59 am CST

Canadian National Railway (CN) has inked a deal to buy an Iowa railway and connect it to its U.S. rail network, the company announced Dec. 6.

By Geralyn Wichers

Preview: Railways, grain shippers at loggerheads over interswitching

Jul. 13, 2023 at 7:22 pm CDT

Recent legislation has raised the stakes in a decade-long battle between the railways and Canadian grain shippers over the interswitching radius. Interswitching refers to a regulation to ensure shippers located where only a single railway operates can access points that are not served by that railway. The issue is especially […]

By Don Norman

Alberta ‘crossing fingers’ for rain amid wildfires

May. 8, 2023 at 9:08 pm CDT

Reuters — Firefighters were counting on rain and cooler weather forecast for Monday to help them quell a dramatic start to Alberta’s wildfire season. The province declared a state of emergency on Saturday in response to wildfires in northern and central regions that have displaced nearly 30,000 people and prompted […]

By Rod Nickel Sam Jabri-Pickett

CN’s mechanics, intermodal staff ratify labour deal

May. 1, 2023 at 8:04 pm CDT

Mechanics, intermodal and clerical workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) who were on the brink of striking in March have voted to ratify the agreements that kept them off the picket line. Unifor, which represents about 3,000 CN employees, said Friday its members voted to ratify four new two-year collective […]

By Dave Bedard

‘Unexpectedly high’ fuel costs lift railways’ revenue index

Apr. 27, 2023 at 9:05 pm CDT

The index that determines how much Prairie grain handling revenue Canada’s big two railways get to keep will be raised in the coming crop year, mainly on way-higher-than-expected fuel costs. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Thursday announced the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) for Canadian National Railway (CN) for […]

By Dave Bedard