Feds order quick end to Canada rail dispute
Ottawa intervenes to end an unprecedented labour impasse as CN and CP announce restart plans. Labour Minister Mackinnon asks CIRB for binding arbitration to resume operations, keep current contracts in place, and mitigate widespread business and commuter disruption across Canada.
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Best of the Best Canada Sheepdog Championship in Alberta
Roughly 70 top sheep herding dogs gathered in Cypress County near Medicine Hat for the Canadian Border Collie Association annual championships. Amanda Milliken, a 40-year veteran from Kingston, explains the event’s unique challenge of guiding small numbers of sheep not used to canine herding, with sheep contributed by the Kirwan family and the contest alternating between Eastern and Western Canada.
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Local rail workers clear picket after federal intervention
About 240 local railway workers were among 9,600 nationally who were locked off the job late Wednesday and ordered back to work Thursday afternoon. Alberta officials urged federal action to end the impasse as Mackinnon sought binding arbitration, arguing the dispute affects all Canadians.
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