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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 …