Canada
- Thursday, 22 August 2024
Metrolinx halts service on Milton GO line, at Hamilton GO station
Assahafa.com Metrolinx has suspended GO train service on the Milton line and at Hamilton GO station as the transit agency...
- Thursday, 22 August 2024
Canada’s 2 major freight railroads come to full stop as labour talks collapse
Assahafa.com In a first for Canada, freight traffic on its two largest railways has simultaneously ground to a halt, threatening...
- Thursday, 22 August 2024
Health app gains users with records expansion, Nova Scotians ages 50-80 biggest users
Assahafa.com An app billed as a "one-stop shop" for accessing health records and booking appointments has been most popular among Nova Scotians...
- 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...
