Politics
- Friday, 23 August 2024
Trains could start rolling ‘within days,’ labour minister says after sending dispute to binding arbitration
Assahafa.com Freight traffic on Canada's two largest rail networks could resume "within days," Labour Minister Steve MacKinnon said Thursday after sending...
- Friday, 23 August 2024
What could the federal government do to end the rail labour dispute?
Assahafa.com Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted Thursday that his government will soon unveil a plan to help bring an end...
- Thursday, 22 August 2024
Trudeau says government will have more to say soon about resolving rail shutdown
Assahafa.com Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hinted Thursday that his government will have an update soon on its plans to find...
- 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...
- 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
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
Liberal cabinet minister Dan Vandal criticizes senate appointment of broadcaster Charles Adler
Assahafa.com The lone Manitoba member of Justin Trudeau's cabinet is less than enthused with the appointment of broadcaster Charles Adler...
- Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Singh urges Liberals to stay out of rail dispute as deadline to avoid massive shutdown looms
Assahafa.com NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party would oppose any government intervention in the ongoing labour dispute between Canada's...
- Monday, 19 August 2024
Montreal’s recent floods reveal the locations of hidden rivers
Assahafa.com James Murchison and his wife made their way into Montreal from Ottawa as non-stop rain poured over Southern Quebec on...
