Via Rail cancels service between Sudbury and White River as CP Rail strike looms
MONTREAL — Via Rail Canada has cancelled some service in Northern Ontario because of a strike notice given to Canadian Pacific Railway by its unions.
The unions representing train operators and signalling workers — the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers — have given CP Rail notice that they plan to strike as of 10 p.m. EDT Tuesday.
Via is cancelling passenger rail service starting Tuesday morning in Ontario between Sudbury and White River.
The 9 a.m. train departing Sudbury and Wednesday morning train leaving White River at 7 a.m. are cancelled.