Canada News

Union mulling options after CN Rail imposes terms

Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:10 PM ET

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A union representing train engineers at Canadian National Railway Co is unhappy with the railway's decision to impose labor contract terms on its members and may consider the move tantamount to a lockout, the union's president said on Tuesday.

  • WHO probing drug resistant swine flu Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:48 PM ET

    GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.

  • Government to finance DR Congo despite hitch Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 11:19 PM ET

    KINSHASA/PARIS (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday accused Canada of holding up progress toward rescheduling its foreign debt but Ottawa said it was now prepared to provide the needed financing assurances.

  • Porsche aims to end Magna's Boxster contract: source Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 4:48 AM ET

    STUTTGART (Reuters) - Germany's Porsche aims to cancel a deal that would have Canada's Magna build the Porsche Boxster model series under contract, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.

  • Cribs recalled in U.S., Canada over safety concerns Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 11:29 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc is voluntarily recalling more than 2.1 million baby cribs in the United States and Canada due to a potential suffocation hazard, U.S. safety officials said on Monday.

  • Western Coal says aware of potential lawsuit in Ontario Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 2:34 AM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - Western Coal Corp said it was aware of a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges inaccurate disclosure in the group's second-quarter 2007 financial report.

  • Quebec sets 2020 greenhouse gas emission targets Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 10:42 AM ET

    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - The Canadian province of Quebec said on Monday it aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2020, the same target as that set by the European Union.

  • Canadian retail sales continue climb in September Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 4:14 PM ET

    OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian retail sales grew twice as much as expected in September as consumers ramped up spending on a wide range of goods, suggesting the economy grew at a healthy clip in the month.

  • N.Y. sentencing of Canadian insider trader delayed Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 4:11 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Canadian attorney behind what U.S. prosecutors describe as the largest insider trading scheme in Canadian history was denied entry to the United States and could not be sentenced on Monday.

  • Canada stops use of one batch of flu vaccine Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 12:58 PM ET

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Some Canadian provinces have stopped using a particular batch of the H1N1 flu vaccine after six people experienced severe allergic reactions, the country's health agency said on Monday.