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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Wednesday his government’s move to call for binding arbitration and force an end to a work stoppage at the country’s two major railways, as some…

By Gerard Di Trolio, McMaster University The situation surrounding the nation-wide rail shutdown is evolving quickly as the Canadian government rushes to get workers back on the job and trains…

Traffic at Canada’s two largest railways is slated to resume today as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a Saturday decision from the federal labour board.  Canadian…

Freight trains must start rolling again first thing Monday morning, the federal labour board ruled Saturday as it ordered thousands of rail employees back to work to end a bitter…

Rail workers pushed back hard Friday against the federal government’s move to get them back on the job, with a new strike notice and a regulatory challenge making it unclear…

Some commuters in the Toronto area will have to make alternate travel plans for a second day despite Ottawa’s intervention in an unprecedented Canada-wide rail lockout. The agency responsible for…

An end to a countrywide rail stoppage may be in sight, but riders of British Columbia’s West Coast Express are facing at least one more day without the service. The…

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Thursday the federal government has asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end the lockout at the country’s two biggest rail companies, ordering a return…

A coalition of business groups is calling on the federal government to prevent a work stoppage at Canada’s two biggest railways. A phased shutdown of the networks at Canadian National…