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A national rail stoppage is looming across Canada after the two largest railroad operators issued lockout notices to their unionized workforces over the weekend. Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) have notified the Teamsters union representing 10,000 workers that they plan to lockout workers starting on August 22.However, the lockout notices come after the Teamsters, which represent yard workers, locomotive engineers and conductors, issued 72-hour strike notices to both companies. A shutdown of the national rail network that stops freight shipments could have…

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business says a potential work stoppage at Canada’s major railways this week could be devastating for small businesses.

A busy intersection in downtown Toronto will be closed for one week starting Monday as the city starts the ‘complete reconstruction’ of the crossing.

140 women in England receive payout for vaginal mesh implant complications  The Guardian

CE Brands Expands Motorola Smartwatch Lineup with All-New Moto Watch 120  TheNewswire.caMotorola Moto Watch 120: Affordable Smartwatch with Gemini Integration  NextPit InternationalMoto Watch 120 with calling support & 10-day battery life launched  Android HeadlinesA new Motorola Moto Watch 120 seems to have been quietly released in the US at a killer price  PhoneArena

The company behind the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Japan says it has received a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.

A special weather statement has been issued for the Greater Montreal Area.

THE MUNDANE GAMES The Olympic Games have become mundane. Not all mundane games and competitions, but close to it. How much did these Games cost? An insane amount, and all that money could have been better used elsewhere. This also goes for the stupid cost of the World Cup being held in North America in […]

One person is dead and six more are missing after a luxury superyacht sank off the Sicilian coast early Monday.

Introducing Custom Critical Levels – A New Way to Elevate Your Potato Fertilizer Strategy  PotatoPro