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Author: Sarah Law
Publication Date: September 3, 2026 - 14:05
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Feds announce $4.7B for new VIA Rail cars to be built in Ontario, Québec
September 3, 2026
In the latest push of its Buy Canadian Policy, the federal government is spending more than $4.7 billion for Via Rail to acquire and maintain 313 new passenger rail cars from Alstom Canada. This will be the first time in four decades that Via Rail passenger cars will be built entirely in Canada.
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Three Ontario byelections delivered status quo results on Thursday night, with the Progressive Conservatives holding two ridings and the NDP retaining the third. The victories in York-Simcoe and Hamilton East-Stoney Creek were a bounce-back of sorts for Premier Doug Ford, who suffered a string of dismal poll results in the spring after the ill-fated purchase of a private jet for his travels and an MPP expense scandal. Ford’s popularity has jumped recently after he took a leading role in a very public fight with U.S. President Donald Trump over tariffs and trade. Jeff Beattie, a...
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