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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government "desperately needs" a reset, an analyst says ahead of cabinet retreat in Halifax.

The government agency charged with solving the Canada-wide rail shutdown with Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City could issue a decision Saturday.

Metrolinx says it will keep customers updated ahead of next week, as developments unfold in a labour dispute at two of Canada's largest railways.

Kamala Harris clinched the Democratic party’s nomination for President and a shutdown brought Canada's train to a halt. Here are the top stories this week.

Co-workers are rallying behind 52-year-old Pei Geng's 75-year-old mother and eight-year-old son following her sudden death in July.

Residents living along 3rd Avenue north in Lethbridge are hopeful for a brighter future following a challenging few years that culminated in one of their own losing their home.

Backpacks filled with essential school supplies were handed out to 3,500 children on Friday, at the STC's annual Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway and Carnival

Elgin OPP are trying to find the owner of the bull that is being kept at a local farm.

Uncertainty around how long rail disruptions may last could have dire implications for the Canadian economy. Here's what economists say about how the Bank of Canada might react.

A commercial lobster fishing group in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a court to have a lobster fishery run by a First Nations community declared illegal.

Freight trains across Canada are have come to grinding halt as thousands of workers at the country’s two main railway companies have been locked out.

Loblaw is piloting a new ultra-discount grocery store in Ontario that promises to deliver even lower prices by stripping away even more frills.

A nationwide freight rail shutdown is also impacting some commuter routes in and out of Toronto. Metrolinx said one of its GO train routes is suspended entirely.

Metrolinx said 'updated assessments' revealed more homes are 'vulnerable to potential structural impacts ... due to tunnelling activities' for the Ontario Line through Riverdale.

Air Canada pilots are currently in the process of a strike vote, which closes on Thursday. A strike mandate would empower the union to walk off the job in mid-September.

Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Paul Calandra asked councillors and mayors for 'a little bit more time' to address harassment at the local level.

Drivers stopping to fill up at any Petro-Canada station in Ontario will have to pre-pay for fuel starting next month, the corporation says.

As trains across the country come to a grinding halt, those in the trucking industry aim to pick up the slack - but there is no way they'll be able to keep up with the volume. 

Freight trains across Canada are expected to come to a grinding halt as soon as 12:01 a.m. Thursday with roughly 9,000 railway employees nearing a looming strike or lockout date.

McCain Foods' plans to fill 260 positions as part of a $600M expansion of its Coaldale plant in Lethbridge. At a job fair Wednesday, job seekers were interviewed on the spot.

The funding includes $2 million for Save the Children Canada, which has helped Ukrainian kids with food, education and psychosocial support.

Barack Obama cautioned the party faithful not to get distracted by the excitement building since Kamala Harris swiftly ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket.

Expectations for how quickly the Bank of Canada could cut interest rates have been accelerating in recent months. Here's why, and what to expect for the rest of 2024.