New federal support for Canada’s pandemic-battered airline industry will be contingent on carriers providing refunds to passengers whose flights were cancelled, the government announced on Sunday. Transport Minister Marc Garneau laid out the requirement as he announced that Ottawa is ready to respond to the sector’s desperate pleas for federal assistance by launching talks later […]
The federal government is rolling out new measures to bolster rail safety following an investigation into a fatal 2017 incident at a Saskatchewan railway yard. Under an order from Transport Minister Marc Garneau, railway companies must adopt updated practices for employees who conduct switching duties — taking railcars from one track to another — that […]
Federal regulators are hoping a wave of new air passenger rights arriving this weekend will take the humbug out of holiday travel. New rules will take effect on Sunday affecting flight delays and cancellations, including requiring airlines to seat parents beside or near their children at no extra cost, and compensate flyers for delays and […]
It’s day five of the CN Rail strike as negotiations continue around the clock between the Teamsters union and the company. Premier Scott Moe and many others in the country have been calling on the federal government to intervene and get the rail system back online. During the week, Moe was hoping the federal government would consider […]
The federal government urged Canadian National Railway Co. and its striking workers to continue talks in what it believes would be the fastest way to resolve their dispute which has stopped freight trains across the country. “We believe that mediation, collective bargaining, is the right way to do this, we’ve looked at the situation and […]
