Manitoba

Meth bust at US-Canada border one of largest in Canadian history

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Canadian border officials made what they say is likely the largest narcotics seizure in the...

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Manitoba aims to keep ‘chameleon carriers’ off Canadian roads

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Lawmakers in Manitoba are working to keep trucking companies with poor safety records off Canada’s...

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Summer construction of rail park slated at sprawling Winnipeg inland port

A rail park serving an inland port in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has been fast-tracked for development in light of the potential Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger and Canada’s efforts to expand its global trade presence. 

Construction of the $2.5 billion CentrePort Canada Rail Park will begin this summer, and the first phase could be completed as early as next year. The rail park will be the third freight transportation serving the inland port, which is served by truck, air and rail. 

CentrePo...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/summer-construction-of-rail-park-slated-at-sprawling-winnipeg-inland-port

CN lays out plan for capital investments in 4 provinces

A photograph of a CN train passing through a snow-filled forest.

Canadian railway CN (NYSE: CNI) so far has announced CA$95 million in 2021 capital investment projects in Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba and New Brunswick. 

CA$95 million is worth about $77 million U.S., and 1 Canadian dollar equals about 81 U.S. cents.

The railway has an overall budget of CA$3 billion for capital improvements in 2021. The improvements aim to enhance safety and network fluidity via investments in technology, capacity and infrastructure maintenance.

About CA$445 million will go toward...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cn-lays-out-plan-for-capital-investments-in-4-provinces

North Dakota to give Canadian truckers COVID-19 vaccines

A truck passes a sign reading: COVID-19: In this together. To illustrate a story about North Dakota vaccinating Canadian truck drivers.

Canadian cross-border truckers based in Manitoba will be able to get COVID-19 vaccines for free in North Dakota starting Wednesday under a joint program with the province and state in the first effort of its kind by governments in the U.S. and Canada.

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced a vaccination initiative on Tuesday. It comes as the rate of COVID-19 infections in Canada outpaces that of the U.S. for the first time during the pandemic, while its...

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Rail Roundup: TTCI scope and rail-shipper council membership expand

A photograph of intermodal containers parked at a rail yard.Contract change allows TTCI to expand work to multiple sites

The management of the Transportation Technology Center Inc. (TTCI), a subsidiary of the Association of American Railroads (AAR) that develops and researches safety technology for the rail industry, is undergoing a change in September that will expand TTCI’s work to multiple sites.

TTCI’s management will transition from a single-source “care, custody and control contract” to a contract affiliated with the U.S. Department of...

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CN announces capital plans for Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick

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Canadian railway CN (NYSE: CNI) continues to roll out its 2020 capital investment plans for the provinces, detailing how it will spend $230 million in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick.

Over the last week, the railway has detailed how it will invest in infrastructure and maintenance projects in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec.

Saskatchewan

CN plans to invest $105 million on infrastructure and maintenance projects in Saskatchewan. The projects include replacing...

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