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Health care in Canada
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It's all about money. What else? A look at the long waiting times under Canadas health-care systemSeptember 9, 2013, 6:24 PMBy Russ Britt At the risk of feeding into the Obamacare frenzy, there are some videos from the Health Council of Canada that are worth a look for those who want to see how they rea...
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Problems continue @ CP
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The mercury retrograde effect seems to be hovering around CP's headquarters this time around. Global News coverage with video comments questioning CP's corporate wisdom by running trains through there. Uke better watch the share price. http://tinyurl.com/CP-BonnyBrookBridgeCollapse
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Via Rail strike averted, union says
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/06/14/via-rail-strike-averted-union.html?cmp=rss
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How High's the water, Mama ?
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The Via Rail train derailed after going over a washed-out section of track near Togo, Sask., on Sunday. RCMPSome Via Rail passengers had their travel plans interrupted but were uninjured after a derailment near Togo, Sask. on Sunday.It happened around 6 p.m. close to the hamlet, which is lo...
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Sharing the Uv
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A person with firsthand experience, probably with prior happy employmenthistory in his resume - keeping us informed about how we work and why.Interesting if not somewhat redundant and bilious. Check it out, eh.http://railroaded.wordpress.com/
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SMARTTy-D Needs to Co-operate With BLET sez NTSB
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NTSB makes recommendations after investigationMarch 20, 2013The National Transportation Safety Board has issued 12 new safety recommendations as a result of its investigation of the Sept. 30, 2010, collision of two freight trains near Two Harbors, Minn.The NTSB recommendations were issued t...
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It's Almost Canada, Isn't It?
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Canadian National hopes to expand Duluth dock facilities Published: March 14, 2013 DULUTH, Minn. Canadian National wants to increase storage capacity and conduct longterm repairs at its former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range ore dock in Duluth. Storage capacity for taconite would nearly dou...
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Sad Day in Ontario
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/26/viarail-toronto.html
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Tragedy in Saskatchewan
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A Canadian Pacific Railway employee was fatally injured while working at the Regina rail yard early Saturday morning.The 39-year-old mans death is being investigated by the Regina Police Service, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and CP Rail officials.At about 3 a.m., police, E...
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Boxing day incident in Edmonton
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/12/28/edmonton-rail-safety-train-hit.html
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Canadian Pacific Railway to eliminate 4,500 jobs
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Canadian Pacific Railway to eliminate 4,500 jobsBy By ROB GILLIES | Associated Press 5 hrs ago TORONTO (AP) Canadian Pacific Railway will eliminate some 4,500 employee and contractor positions by 2016, the new chief executive of Canada's second largest railway announced Tuesday. Chief execu...
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Still holding on...
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...ta my last few (200) shares of CP. This afternoon's close of NYSE saw the price at $85 and change in US Dollars. Hillybilly Harrison says CP has too many terminals...and wants ta cut 'em down by 20-25%. Nobody who's in the know at CP has a clue what he's talkin' about! Like his pal Mitt, he seems ta have a...
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Cel phones in Canada
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Will be spending a couple days making the circle from Sault Saint Marie up thru Thunder Bay and back to Duluth. My question is will my ATT cell phone work in this part of the world? Any other thots about this trip--it doesn't look like there is much in the way of hotels between Marathon and T Bay.
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CP Rail strike could impact West Coast Express
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/05/21/bc-cp-rail-strike-westcoast-express.html
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Three dead, 45 injured in Burlington train derailment
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http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120226/120226_Train_Derailment/20120226/?hub=CP24Home
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Tony's Doing OK
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Canadian Pacific adds further railroad expertise; appoints Tony L. Ingram and Edmond L. Harris to Board of Directors Published Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 CALGARY, Dec. 15, 2011 -- /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today announced the appointment of Tony L. Ingram and Edmond L. H...
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CN/IC train shot at twice in Mississippi (The following story by Bob Darden appeared on the Greenwood Commonwealth website on July 14.) GREENWOOD, Miss. Greenwood Police are investigating an early morning incident today where a Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad locomotive was shot...
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OH NOES!!! Derailment in Chicago!!
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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/video?id=8417091 Freight train cars derail, burn in northern Ill. BARTLETT, Ill. (AP) - Emergency crews are on the scene of a train derailment in the Chicago suburb of Bartlett that's caused a fire and is blocking commuter train traffic. A spokesman for Canadian Na...
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10 years
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10 years ago tuday LINTCO took over the Wisconsin Central. Ever since then, well...
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The Good Attitude Railroad
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No wonder everybody hates Canada! But not Uke!
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Nope. And here's why: Bill Mann's Canada Archives | Email alerts Oct. 11, 2011, 10:01 a.m. EDTAlberta jobs-increase figures are stunningCommentary: Maligned oil sands fuel Canadas strongest economy By Bill Mann, MarketWatch Reuters Heavy equipment mines the oil tar sands at Syncrude's Aurora...
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Woe Canada
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Aug. 23, 2011, 9:11 a.m. EDTCanada loses a class act in Jack LaytonCommentary: Opposition leader was universally liked, respected By Bill Mann, MarketWatchPORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (MarketWatch) The sudden death of Canadas opposition leader, Jack Layton, at age 61, has shocked and saddened Canadi...
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Speakin' Canadian, or Canadien.. Or Mandarin!
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CN is still a cult! And they're bein' infiltrated by Chinese!CN, CNBM Forest Products Trading Ltd. strike deal for B.C. lumber export supply chain Friday, August 12, 2011 Canadian National and China's CNBM Forest Products Trading Ltd. have reached an agreement to use CN's new lumber transload fac...
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Why CP profits took a hit! And my dividends suffered...
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So they say... I want my money! Flooding bogs down CP 2Q profitabilityWednesday, July 27, 2011 Flooding kept Canadian Pacific from joining its Class I brethren in setting record-breaking second-quarter results, with CP Wednesday reporting its second-quarter net income fell to C$128 million...
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Fire erupts on rail bridge in B.C.
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B.C.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/06/30/bc-railway-bridge-fire.html
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