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Carney defends high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City
4+ hour, 19+ min ago (179+ words) OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending the government's high-speed rail project to connect Toronto and Quebec City, which is drawing increasing opposition. Much of that comes from communities where land will be expropriated for the construction, but Carney says…...
Metro fruit and vegetable distribution centre employees on strike in Quebec
1+ week, 1+ day ago (440+ words) Workers at Metro's head office and the Laval, Que., fruit and vegetable distribution centre went on strike Monday morning. The strike includes about 550 warehouse workers and drivers at the M'rite 1 warehouse in the Rivi're-des-Prairies neighbourhood of Montreal. The union claims…...
Ontario to give retailers the option of opening on Family Day and Victoria Day
3+ week, 4+ day ago (166+ words) TORONTO - Stores across Ontario could soon open on Family Day and Victoria Day under a new bill the provincial government plans to introduce. The announcement came via a news release today, but was first signalled last month by Premier Doug…...
Alberta transportation minister says passenger rail plan coming within weeks
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (144+ words) CALGARY - Alberta's government says a long-awaited passenger rail master plan is expected to be made public within weeks. Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen says with the plan complete, he's hoping to announce it next month. Dreeshen says it aims to include…...
Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (23+ words) Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix'Barchart.com Strike suspends operations at Quebec ski resort Le Massif de Charlevoix...