Or sign-in if you have an account. Approximately 2,500 Via Rail workers represented by Unifor have voted overwhelmingly (97.5 per cent) in favour of a strike mandate. This group includes staff in ...

He said a big problem the high-frequency plan sought to fix was the fact that VIA Rail currently has to schedule passenger trains around freight trains sharing the same tracks. Building new, dedicated ...

Canadians who rely on Via Rail to travel across the country could run into a workers' strike next month. Unifor Council 4000 and Local 100, the union representing over 2,500 Via Rail workers ...

MONTREAL - Unifor says almost 98 per cent of the Via Rail workers it represents have voted to give the union the power to launch a strike next month. The union says members belonging to Unifor ...

MONTREAL - Via Rail’s on-time performance hit new lows in recent months, internal documents show, a decline the Crown corporation blames largely on new rules from Canadian National Railway Co ...

MONTRÉAL, March 12, 2025 /CNW/ - VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) welcomes the Government of Canada's announcement that Jonathan Goldbloom has been appointed as Chairperson of the Board, effective ...

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) expresses its appreciation for the Government of Canada’s announcement regarding the appointment of Jonathan Goldbloom as Chairperson of the Board, effective April 12 ...

MONTRÉAL, Feb. 28, 2025 /CNW/ - This afternoon, VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) launched a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to find a co-development partner for its Dorval hub project. VIA Rail Canada logo ...

VIA Rail routes are being significantly delayed and cancelled days after heavy snow and a Canadian National (CN) Railway train derailment led to a full stop of service near Dorval on Tuesday.

The new fleet aims to minimise rail travel’s environmental impact while connecting communities across Canada. Credit: Jacqui Martin/Shutterstock. VIA Rail Canada has launched a Request for ...

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has officially initiated the Requests for Qualification (RFQ) process for the procurement of locomotives and railcars intended to replace its Long-Distance, Regional ...

MONTREAL — Documents supporting Via Rail's ongoing attempt to secure better access to tracks owned by Canadian National Railway Co. shed new light on an increasingly strained relationship ...