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Sask farm leader welcomes CP Rails purchase of U.S. railway

Mar 20, 2023 | 1:32pm

A Saskatchewan farm leader sees a positive development with CP Rails takeover of the Kansas city Southern railway. CP rail’s 31 billion dollar deal will create the only single-line rail network linking Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Canadian Federation of Agriculture vice president Todd Lewis says the deal will support increased farm trade with Mexico. […]

CP Holiday Train arrives in Regina Tonight

Dec 5, 2022 | 10:46am

The Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday train is set to stop off in Regina for the first time in 3 years, initially hampered by the COVID 19 pandemic, and then moving to virtual concert events. The family favourite will roll into Regina this evening on a cross country trek making stops at community locations across the […]

Minor Train Derailment Blocks Traffic

Sep 4, 2022 | 2:32pm

Traffic is moving again, after what is being called a minor train derailment at Elphinstone and Saskatchewan Drive. It slowed the surging road and foot traffic making its way to Mosaic Stadium for the Labour Day Classic. Canadian Pacific Rail has not yet commented. The problem was cleared in about an hour, once again allowing […]

MP pleased to see senate pass amendment to end CP tax exemptions in Saskatchewan

Apr 12, 2022 | 3:16pm

The Senate of Canada passed a motion that a Regina MP put forward to remove section 24 of the Saskatchewan Act. The amendment comes after a disagreement between the Saskatchewan Government and the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) regarding tax exemptions. Under the act currently, CP Rail is exempt from certain Saskatchewan taxes due to […]

Sask farmers welcome end to CP Rail two day shut down

Mar 23, 2022 | 5:48am

Saskatchewan farmers are breathing a sigh of relief following an end to the 2-day CP Rail shut-down. The two sides have agreed to binding arbitration and workers are back on the job. Agriculture minister David Marit says the return to work is great news. He was concerned about the export of farm products as well […]

CP Rail work stoppage comes to an end

Mar 22, 2022 | 4:29am

The work stoppage for Canadian Pacific Railway is over. Representatives from CP Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference have agreed to final and binding arbitration to end their labour dispute which will allow workers to return to the job today at noon local time. Union representative Dave Fulton said in a statement that the […]

Work grinds to halt as CP Rail, union escalate labour dispute

Mar 20, 2022 | 9:49am

With both sides blaming each other, a late Saturday night deadline passed with CP workers taking to the picket line. Representing 3,000 engineers, conductors and other railway workers, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) said a lockout was initiated by management. CP Rail issued a statement that said the TCRC withdrew their services and misrepresented […]

Sask farm leaders hope for no shut-down at CP Rail this weekend

Mar 18, 2022 | 5:50am

  Saskatchewan farm leaders are hoping to avoid a strike or lock-out at CP Rail this weekend. CP Rail has issued lockout notice to 3 thousand unionized workers, in a contract dispute over wages and pension, effective Sunday. SARM president Ray Orb says railways are critical to bring in livestock feed following last year’s drought. […]

CN grain income last crop year surpasses federal maximum revenue cap

Dec 28, 2021 | 11:22am

  The Canadian Transportation Agency says CN Rail grain revenue was 2.5 million dollars above its maximum revenue entitlement in the crop year ending August first. CN Rail had record movement of 26 million tons of grain, with revenue of 1.04 billion dollars. CN Rail has 30 days to pay the revenue overage of 2.5 […]

Warren Steinley and Conservatives draw line in the sand on Saskatchewan Act

Dec 17, 2021 | 5:17am

Members of the Conservative party are drawing a line in the sand with the Trudeau Government over the blocking of amendments to the Saskatchewan Act. The amendments to section 24 of the act, would remove Canadian Pacific Railway’s Tax exemption in the province and allow the provincial government to tax the rail company. These changes […]

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