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CP CEO rules out raising Kansas City Southern bid

Apr. 21, 2021 at 9:01 pm CDT

Reuters — Canadian Pacific Railway CEO Keith Creel said Wednesday the company will not raise its bid for U.S. railroad Kansas City Southern, saying bigger rival Canadian National’s offer is “not a real deal.” The two bidding companies are locking horns to take control of a vast network of railways […]

CN challenges CP with Kansas City Southern bid

Apr. 20, 2021 at 8:24 pm CDT

By Shreyasee Raj

Record-level grain handles continue for CN, CP

Apr. 6, 2021 at 4:25 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

Canadian Pacific to buy Kansas City Southern in bet on trade

Mar. 22, 2021 at 1:31 am CDT

By Ann Maria Shibu Nandakumar D Rebecca Spalding

Railways to blame for terminal shortages, WGEA says

Mar. 8, 2021 at 7:58 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Grain shortage, cold snap cause delays at West Coast ports

Feb. 24, 2021 at 8:09 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Grain movement in Western Canada remains faced with significant difficulties, according to Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., which monitors rail traffic and vessel movements in Canada. February’s cold snap resulted in grain movement across the region falling below its three-year average. The most pressing issue has been […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Federal work/rest rules to be updated for railway workers

Dec. 9, 2020 at 3:07 am CST

A perennial sticking point in work stoppages and labour disputes at Canada’s two major railways is expected to be at least somewhat addressed within the next two and a half years. Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau on Nov. 25 announced what’s billed as the first updates to the Duty/Rest Rules […]

By Dave Bedard

Big Two railways release plans for winter

Oct. 26, 2020 at 9:20 pm CDT

Canada’s major railways have filed their winter contingency plans, as they are now required by law to do. Since updates to the Canada Transportation Act in 2018, Canada’s major rail companies have been required to publish winter plans and can be forced to pay up if they fail to deliver […]

By D.C. Fraser

Viterra to replace western Saskatchewan elevator

Oct. 19, 2020 at 8:28 pm CDT

Grain firm Viterra’s asset investment plan has moved onto Biggar things. Regina-based Viterra announced Monday it’s starting construction “immediately” on a new “state of the art” elevator about two km northeast of its current elevator at Biggar, Sask., about 90 km west of Saskatoon. The new concrete facility will have […]