Of the produced goods that remained within Canada, over 875 million tonnes were transported by the commercial sector in 2015. Nearly 72 per cent of this amount was carried by for-hire trucking, 21 per cent by rail and 7 per…
COLES ISLAND, NB, April 11, 2018 /CNW/ - The quality of Canada's transportation infrastructure and the efficiency of the country's trade corridors is key to the ... the fluidity of Canadian trade around the world through our ports, airports, roads,…
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang. ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – A new study says a single rail link connecting Labrador to the island of Newfoundland would cost about $1.7 billion and take 15 years to complete. Premier Dwight Ball released the preliminary…
The link would offer increased mobility to Labrador's 27,000 residents and potentially bring more tourism dollars to communities around Yankee Point in Newfoundland, as well as saving travel time for truck drivers crossing from Quebec. The study, funded by the…
A British Columbia employee who was fired in the wake of a rail car mishap leading to a derailment is not responsible due to a lack of proper safety training, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled. Richard Tymko, 54, worked…
