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Ottawa’s high-speed rail dream risks becoming a fiscal nightmare
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1655+ words) The federal government’s Alto high-speed rail line, proposed to connect Toronto and Quebec City through Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Laval and Trois-Rivières, remains in the early stages of planning. But one issue should already concern taxpayers: the projected $60-billion-to-$90-billion cost…...
Ontario PCs Building the Largest Transit Expansion in North America
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (164+ words) The Ontario PC government is getting shovels in the ground and delivering the transit projects people have waited decades for. Under the leadership of Doug Ford, Ontario is investing nearly $70 billion to build the largest transit expansion in North America,…...
Why is the CN corridor still preventing Niagara from getting faster, more frequent GO train service?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (741+ words) Niagara Falls New Democrat Wayne Gates is demanding a timeline for all-day, two-way trains in the region after weekday service was cut this week to and from Toronto. Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates is calling on the province to address…...
Opinion: Unlike Via, high-speed rail would be a money saver, not a sinkhole
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (621+ words) Ottawa now risks throwing good taxpayer money after bad on Via’s non-core operations when cheaper options exist, Konrad Yakabuski writes.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail Prime Minister Mark Carney last week announced his government’s plan to spend $4.7-billion on…...
Opinion: Former MP makes the case for more Budd Cars to connect Northern communities
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (648+ words) The federal government’s announcement in Thunder Bay that it will fund the construction of 313 passenger rail cars at a cost of $4.7 billion, designed to service VIA Rail’s long-distance, regional, and remote routes is long overdue, but still exciting news for…...
‘We can have beautiful things!’: Why Auckland’s City Rail Link is about much more than trains
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (697+ words) After nearly a decade and with a budget of NZ$5.493 billion, expectations for Auckland's City Rail Link are high ahead of its September 13 opening. The twin 3.45-kilometre tunnels, which will expand the central city's public transport options and optimise the…...
‘We can have beautiful things!’ Why Auckland’s City Rail Link is about much more than trains
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (383+ words) The city’s new underground rail stations are also impressive public spaces, showing how infrastructure can go well beyond the functional bare minimum....
Alto opponents in Kingston organizing another meeting on the impact of high-speed rail
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (326+ words) Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM The event hosted by Save South Frontenac will take place at Legion Branch 560 in Kingston. Opponents of a high-speed rail line are set to gather for an information meeting in Kingston. The group Save South Frontenac…...
$4.7-billion VIA Rail contract to bring passenger rail car manufacturing back to Canada
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (418+ words) A $4.7-billion federal investment in VIA Rail’s new passenger fleet is expected to generate significant work for Canadian manufacturers, skilled trades and suppliers, with 313 new rail cars to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Ontario and Quebec. Alstom has signed…...
Carney says Canadians strongly interested in $90 billion Alto high-speed rail project
1+ week, 20+ hour ago (604+ words) Western Standard...