Uncertainty hangs over rail industry as shippers fret over potential strike

Minister of Labour and Seniors Steven MacKinnon participates in a media availability after a cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, on Friday, July 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is meeting this morning with leaders from Canada's two major railways and the union representing some 9,300 workers to discuss the consequences for the economy and supply chain.Nearly everything on Wall Street is tumbling Monday as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsens and sets off another sell-off for financial markets around the world.

LAPD releases photos of suspects involved in fatal shooting of former 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor At just 14 years old, Anaya Sohail has become one of the youngest people in Canada to fly an aircraft after she took to the skies solo for the first time and flew over the Greater Toronto Area last month.As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them 'a bag of money up front.

Orillia's Ian North, a singer-songwriter who survived a double-lung pulmonary embolism, delivered a special performance at Couchiching Craft Brewing Co. Sunday afternoon.Softball players from across the country are competing in the Slo-Pitch Nationals at the Barrie Community Sports Complex this holiday weekend, with teams in each division competing for national titles.

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