Rail strike could hurt Canada's economy: Business group

Locomotives sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail yard in Port Coquitlam, B.C., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Unless deals are reached, rail service at both companies is poised to stop at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Thursday. The job action by a total of 9,300 employees at both CN and CPKC would be unprecedented, marking the first-ever simultaneous work stoppage at the country's biggest rail companies, experts say.

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