Manitoba: Churchill railway may be closed a second winter

By Dylan Robertson, Winnipeg Free Press; October 4, 2018 OTTAWA — The new owners of the railway to Churchill warned…

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Canada: RCMP say first responders got to fatal train derailment as quickly as they could

From CBC News; October 3, 2018 The RCMP say emergency responders reacted as quickly as they could to a fatal…

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Canada: Union asks Manitoba’s medical examiner for inquest into fatal train derailment

By The Canadian Press, The Globe And Mail; October 2, 2018 A union is calling for an inquest into the…

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Beavers may have contributed to fatal train derailment in northern Manitoba: Canada’s Transportation Safety Board

By The Canadian Press, The Globe And Mail; September 19, 2018 A Transportation Safety Board investigator says beavers may have…

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Canada: Hudson Bay Railway freight train derailment near Ponton kills one crew member and seriously injures another

From The Thompson Citizen; September 16, 2018 A 38-year-old man died and a 59-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries in a…

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Canada: Ottawa budgets $117 million to reconnect Churchill, Manitoba

By Glacier Farm Media; Manitoba Co-Operator; September 15, 2018 The federal government’s latest commitment to restore and maintain rail service…

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Crews working daily to repair broken rail line to Churchill in northern Manitoba

By The Canadian Press, National Post; September 12, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — The partnership taking over a railway that runs…

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Company fixing Churchill, Manitoba rail line says repairs will be complete in 60 days

By Caroline Barghout, CBC News; September 5, 2018 Repairs to the Churchill rail line will be complete in 60 days,…

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Warm reception in Churchill, Manitoba for new owners of port and railway

By Erin Brohman, CBC News; September 5, 2018 The heads of two major companies who now own the Hudson Bay…

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Ottawa to provide long-term support for Churchill, Manitoba rail line, port: new owner

By The Canadian Press, SooToday.com; September 4, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — A partnership taking over a port and broken railway…

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Railway to Churchill, Manitoba, sold — repairs to begin ‘immediately’

From CBC News; August 31, 2018 Repairs on a vital rail link to northern Manitoba are set to begin immediately,…

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Churchill, Manitoba residents hopeful railway deal will revitalize their shuttered port

By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press, National Observer; September 2, 2018 News of a deal to sell and repair a…

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Deal reached to buy Hudson Bay Railway line, only land link to Churchill, Manitoba

By Daniel Otis, Writer, CTV News; August 31, 2018 More than a year after spring flooding severely damaged Churchill’s only…

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Manitoba: Negotiations for Hudson Bay Railway sale back on, says owner, which is seeking repair proposals

From The Thompson Citizen; July 11, 2018 Negotiations with a Northern Manitoba ownership group to buy and repair the Hudson…

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‘Not going to make it:’ Hopes dashed as talks break down over Churchill rail sale

By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press, National Post; July 3, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — Residents of Churchill are devastated…

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VIA Rail Canada spent big dollars to ship stranded train from northern Manitoba: report

By The Canadian Press, National Post; July 3, 2018 OTTAWA — A Winnipeg newspaper says Via Rail spent more than…

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‘That can’t come soon enough:’ Churchill, Manitoba hopes propane crisis sparks railway repair

By The Canadian Press, SooToday.com; July 3, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — People in Churchill wrapped up in scarves and mittens…

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Churchill, Manitoba critically low on propane for heat due to broken rail line

By The Canadian Press, National Post; June 29, 2018 CHURCHILL, Man. — The northern Manitoba community of Churchill has issued…

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Deaths and deceit: Churchill, Manitoba Hudson Bay rail line has long track record of controversy

By Darren Bernhardt, CBC News; June 23, 2018 The ongoing turmoil surrounding the Hudson Bay rail line to Churchill somehow…

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Hudson Bay Railway appeals Churchill, Manitoba rail ruling in year-long attempt to restore service

By The Canadian Press, Kamloops Matters; June 17, 2018 WINNIPEG — The company that owns a broken rail line into…

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Saskatchewan farmers call for reopening of Tisdale rail subdivision

By Brian Cross, The Western Producer; June 15, 2018 If Ottawa is serious about re-establishing the Port of Churchill as…

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Churchill, Manitoba rail line deal ‘best outcome for all,’ says Omnitrax

By Scott Billeck, Winnipeg Sun; May 31, 2018 The head of Omnitrax Canada is happy to see a deal in…

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Deal reached between Manitoba groups, Omnitrax for ownership of Churchill rail line

By Sean Kavanagh, CBC News; May 30, 2018 The tracks have sat flood-damaged and idle for more than a year,…

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Company pulls out of running to takeover northern Manitoba rail line to Churchill

By The Canadian Press, National Post; May 22, 2018 WINNIPEG — A company that announced a surprise bid earlier this…

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Canadian Union Calls for Re-Investment in Churchill Region: Says Government Owes the People of Churchill

A press release from The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees (UCTE); May 10, 2018: OTTAWA, May 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)…

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