Canada’s biggest railway reached a last-minute tentative agreement with one of its unions on Monday, averting a lockout that threatened to delay imports from Asia and compound a U.S. West Coast port logjam. Canadian National Railway Co and Unifor, the union representing its 4,800 mechanical, clerical and trucking workers, struck a deal just before the […]
Parliament Hill came under attack before 10 am (ET) today after a man with a rifle shot a soldier standing guard at the National War Memorial in downtown Ottawa. Gun shots also rang through the halls of Parliament Hill’s Centre Block. A gunman has been confirmed dead inside Parliament. Most of downtown Ottawa is under […]
A Westjet Flight 428 from Edmonton to Toronto had to make an emergency landing in Thunder Bay on Tuesday morning due to possible smoke in the cabin. TBnewswatch.com says initial reports to Thunder Bay Fire Rescue indicated there was smoke in the cockpit area of the jet, however, that turned out to not be the […]
BROCKVILLE, Ont. — Via Rail passengers are bracing for more disruptions on the Toronto-to-Montreal and Toronto-to-Ottawa routes today, 24 hours after the derailment of a CN freight train near Brockville, Ont. Via said in a tweet that six morning trains will be replaced by buses. The rail company said line clearance is expected by noon […]
Last Updated Tuesday, June 17, 2014 2:55PM EDT Environment Canada is warning Waterloo-Wellington, Huron-Perth and southern portions of Bruce-Grey to be on the lookout for severe storms that could produce tornadoes. A tornado watch was issued for those areas, as well as regions to the north around Newmarket, Uxbridge, Caledon, Dufferin County, Barrie, Collingwood and […]
At 2:34 p.m. EDT, Environment Canada meteorologists are tracking a severe thunderstorm capable of producing dime to nickel size hail. Strong thunderstorms have formed over eastern Toronto and are tracking southeastward. Hail has been observed 2 cm in diameter along with heavy downpours. Toronto