Thousands of Canadians who have been without power since last week’s fierce winter storms spent Boxing day in the cold and dark while strong winds and high tides on the West Coast prompted a flood warning. The City of Vancouver issued a flood warning Monday evening, saying “exceptionally high tide and high winds” are forecasted […]
Federal ministers say all COVID-19 border restrictions will be removed as of Saturday, including mandatory vaccination, testing and quarantine of international travellers, as well as the requirement for masks on planes and trains. The cabinet order maintaining COVID-19 border measures will not be renewed when it expires on Sept. 30. But Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos is once […]
Canadian National Railway Co. says it has gone the extra mile to meet union demands amid a strike by signal and electrical workers, who say the concessions do not go far enough. About 750 CN employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers walked off the job across the country Saturday morning. In an […]
When Dan Leblanc stated door-knocking in the civic election campaign to become the councillor for Ward 6, he had no idea about a problem in the Eastview subdivision that got brought up to him time after time. “People were asking me what I could do to get the trains that roll through at night silenced […]
(Photo courtesy of Wheatland Express) Whether you like model railways or you’re interested in riding a passenger train, this weekend will be the opportunity to experience all these and more in the Saskatchewan communities of Wakaw and Cudworth. This weekend marks the first annual Railway Days Model Railway Expo and Tours in the two towns, […]
