Canada
- Thursday, 22 August 2024
On the brink of a rail strike, some companies turn to trucking
Assahafa.com On the possible eve of an unprecedented railway stoppage, some logistics firms are enlisting trucks to ship goods that...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Freeland calls on railways, union to ‘get a deal’ to avoid a crippling strike
Assahafa.com Facing mounting calls to prevent a massive railway disruption in the coming hours, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Wednesday the...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Ukraine launches significant drone attack on Moscow, mayor says
Assahafa.com Ukraine attacked Moscow on Wednesday with at least 11 drones, which were shot down by air defences in what Russian...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Climate change is pushing wildfires closer to urban areas. Firefighters say they’re not prepared
Assahafa.com Firefighter Joe Triff thinks back to last year's devastating wildfires, which forced thousands to evacuate Halifax's suburbs and then reduced more...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
How a rail stoppage could affect freight, farming, french fries and more
Assahafa.com For the first time, Canada's two main railway companies, Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC),...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Sask. ‘moving forward’ with $1.15B Lake Diefenbaker Irrigation Project despite incomplete feasiblity study
Assahafa.com The government of Saskatchewan says it is "moving forward with constructing" a $1.15-billion irrigation project, despite having never completed...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Alberta’s school cellphone ban rollout confusing, says teachers’ association president
Assahafa.com The head of the Alberta Teachers' Association says the rollout of new policies banning cellphone use in classrooms starting...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Border agency says system outage now resolved after some delays at major airports
Assahafa.com The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) says a partial systems outage that affected customs screening at some airports has been...
- Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Jasper residents take stock of wildfire destruction as recovery begins
Assahafa.com When Alice Foubert entered her home in Jasper, Alta., for the first time since a wildfire roared into the...
- Tuesday, 20 August 2024
‘Rail is our lifeline’: Businesses brace for possible CN/CPKC shutdown amid lockout-strike threats
Assahafa.com To business executive Daniel Peretz, the possibility of a railway strike or lockout is more than a headline. "The rail...
