Canada
National rail shutdown begins as employees locked out at both major Canadian railways
In the culmination of months of increasingly bitter negotiations, Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. locked out 9,300 engineers, conductors and yard workers after the parties disagreed on a new contract before the midnight deadline.
Will Air Canada pilots strike? Union vote results coming
Air Canada pilots are currently in the process of a strike vote, which closes on Thursday. A strike mandate would empower the union to walk off the job in mid-September.
Tory MP deletes post that cost of living is driving parents to traffic kids
In the now-deleted post shared on Aug. 16, MP Michelle Ferreri said there has been a rise in human trafficking and domestic violence and tied those trends to affordability.
Conservative Party Experiences Largest Decline Since Pierre Poilievre Assumed Leadership
But.... The stability and magnitude of this lead pointed to a pretty certain path to a commanding majority government.
Poilievre maintains big lead in Atlantic Canada: poll
New Narrative Research poll has Conservatives with 43% support among decided voters in Atlantic Canada, Liberals 32%
The Provinces
National rail shutdown suspends commuter service on GO train line
A nationwide freight rail shutdown is also impacting some commuter routes in and out of Toronto. Metrolinx said one of its GO train routes is suspended entirely.
BC Conservative constituency exec quits as nomination plans questioned
Top-down decisions on who should be running for the party is causing pushback in several ridings, including Vernon-Lumby
Number of oil tankers entering Vancouver harbour jumps from two to 20 a month
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion drives 900 per cent increase in tanker traffic
Byelection to replace Todd Smith confirmed while Ford rules out fall vote
A byelection has been called in Bay of Quinte, the riding represented by Todd Smith, who stood down as education minister and a local MPP on Friday.
Elsewhere
What would a Canadian rail shutdown mean for the U.S.?
Canada's two main railways and unionized employees are at a contract impasse. Thousands of workers have been locked out, and the roughly $1 billion worth of goods that travel each day aren't moving.
Kennedy expected to end his campaign Friday, in talks to endorse Trump
There are current talks between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s team and Kennedy’s orbit for the independent candidate to endorse the former president and appear at Trump’s Phoenix-area rally that same night, the source said.
Protests across Indonesia as parliament delays change to election law
Indonesia's parliament postponed ratifying changes to an elections law on Thursday as protesters attempted to tear down the gates of parliament in the capital, following outcry over legislation seen to strengthen the political influence of outgoing President Joko Widodo.
Russia opens a criminal case against CNN reporter for 'illegally crossing border'
The FSB named the journalist as Nick Paton Walsh, a British citizen who works as CNN's Chief International Security Correspondent.
Media
Japanese Canadian paper, pillar for community during war, saved from digital oblivion
Supporters say the newspaper that published from 1938 to 2001 was a pillar of the community during the turmoil of the war when Japanese Canadians were interred, stripped of assets and had their patriotism questioned.
This National Post Columnist Says He Spied for a Foreign Intelligence Agency. Experts Call His Behaviour ‘Unethical’ and ‘Absurd’.
National Post columnist Adam Zivo says he was moonlighting as a foreign intelligence asset at the same time as he worked for the National Post
Deal reached in feud between California publishers and Google
Lawmakers agree to shelve the California Journalism Preservation Act, which aimed to revive the struggling news business by forcing Google to pay for news content it distributes.
Science and tech
Ford scraps all-electric SUV plan, saying drivers want hybrids
Ford will write down hundreds of millions of dollars because of the pivot. A key reason for the change, an analyst tells NPR, is that big batteries bring big costs.
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The Calendar
- Montreal - Deputy PM and Fin Min Chrystia Freeland meets with housing advocates
- 900 ET: Quebec City - Public Services and Procurement Min Jean-Yves Duclos makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
- 930 ET: Moncton - Veterans Affairs Min Ginette Petitpas Taylor makes a funding announcement.
- 1000 ET: Sudbury, ON - LPC MP Viviane Lapointe makes a funding announcement.
- 1000 ET: Markham, ON - LPC MP Shaun Chen makes a funding announcement.
- 1015 ET: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, QC - Environment Min Steven Guilbeault makes a funding announcement.
- 1030 ET: London, ON - LPC MP Peter Fragiskatos and Arielle Kayabaga make a funding announcement.
- 1045 ET: Eastern Townships, QC - PM Trudeau visits a small business.
- 1200 ET: Montreal - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice campaign in the riding of LaSalle—Émard—Verdun.
- 1215 ET: Bridgewater, NS - ACOA Min Gudie Hutchings makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
- 1300 ET: Richmond, BC - LPC MP Wilson Miao makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
- 1300 ET: Ottawa - LPC MP Mona Fortier makes a funding announcement
- 1330 ET: Whitby, ON - LPC MP Ryan Turnbull makes a funding announcement.
