The ceremonial last spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific railway in Craigellachie, just west of Revelstoke, at 9:22 a.m. on Nov. 7, 1885 to mark the completion of the railroad.

The shutdown at Canada’s two major railways last week was not the first time a simultaneous work stoppage brought trains to a halt in this country. Joint job action at Canadian National Railway and ...

Just west of Revelstoke 140 years ago, Sir Donald A. Smith made history at the small settlement of Craigellachie, driving the ...

In the early 1900s, Canadian Northern aspired to become Canada’s second transcontinental railway. In 1911, it announced it would build its terminus at Port Mann, on the Surrey side of today’s Port ...

VANCOUVER, BC , Nov. 20, 2025 /CNW/ - Media are invited to join VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) at Pacific Central Station for two special moments, on November 21 and 22. marking the 70th anniversary of ...

MONTREAL — On a sweltering Thursday 51 years ago, a group of striking railroaders stormed Parliament. For nearly an hour on Aug. 30, 1973, a faction of 200 protesters fought their way into Centre ...

The shutdown at Canada's two major railways last week was not the first time a simultaneous work stoppage has brought trains to a halt. Locked-out Canadian National Rail workers stand at a picket line ...