Canadian Pacific Railway News

Mississauga's big bang happened 30 years ago this week. It changed that city permanently, and it made Mayor Hazel McCallion a national figure.

Famous a century ago but largely unknown to the public today, a movie is in the works on the life of Sir Samuel Steele - a Canadian icon who through force of character helped put down rebellion in the West, brought law to the Yukon gold rush and led a volunteer calvary regiment during the Boer War in South Africa.

It's been three decades since the Mississauga train derailment, but the memories are still vivid.

CALGARY, Alberta and SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - On November 11th, network-wide, all Canadian Pacific and Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad trains will safely halt at 11AM local time, observe two minutes of respect in silence and then sound a long train whistle in tribute.

The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will visit the headquarters of the Canadian Pacific Fleet as they continue their tour of Canada.

Renowned billionaire Warren Buffett's investment company Berkshire Hathaway purchased the remaining shares of railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe this week -- an indication that one the world's most shrewd investors has faith that a major freight rebound is not far off.

That's the undeniable conclusion from examining so many Canadian investor-protection shortfalls in this column over the past decade.

TORONTO - Racing around buying all the railroads may be great strategy for the Monopoly board game, but investors should be cautious about employing the technique in the wake of Warren Buffett's big buy.

On a brisk November day in 2003, two of Nortel's most senior directors entered the business aviation terminal at Toronto's international airport for a meeting that would change everything.

Canadian Pacific Railway emergency crews responded quickly this past weekend to a small derailment that occurred near Rogers Pass.

Photograph by: Vancouver Sun files, . Canadian stock markets rallied Wednesday, with the S&P/TSX global gold index surging 6.5 per cent, as gold hit a new all-time record on news that Indiaa TMs central bank carried out a massive bullion buy in the last 11 days of October.

Shares in Canadian railways jumped Tuesday on the news that Warren Buffeta s plans to acquire Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway.

Canadian stocks gained as the purchase of 200 metric tons of gold by Indiaa s central bank boosted mining companies and Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Canadian Pacific's U.S. Holiday Train begins its journey north from Steamtown NHS! SCRANTON, PA a ' The musicians have been chosen, the whistle stops selected and the lights soon will be hung on the boxcars with care for Canadian Pacific Railwaya TMs U.S. Holiday Train and its goodwill journey for food shelves across the U.S. Northeast.

Authorities in the northern Chicago suburb of Northbrook say a freight train has derailed and struck a second, standing train.

EnCana Corp.'s fast-track to a corporate split means integrated oil company Cenovus Energy Inc.

A freight train derailed and hit a second train about 3 p.m. this afternoon in north suburban Northbrook near Glenview, authorities said.

Blogs Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:48 AM At the open: A quarter to forget? David Berman N orth American stock market indexes fell slightly at the start of trading on Wednesday, continuing a weak period for stocks that has made the third quarter earnings season stand out from the previous two earnings seasons this year.

Canadaa s economy unexpectedly shrank in August, suggesting the economy may not have exited a recession in the third quarter after output was little changed in July.

Canadian utility company Hydro-Quebec says it will pay 4.7 billion Canadian dollars for the assets of New Brunswick Power, a deal that would help the company secure greater access to electricity markets in the U.S. Hydro-Quebec announced Thursday that it expects to spend up to 25 billion Canadian dollars over the next decade to boost its hydro ...