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Canadian Press NewsAlert: Rail shutdown begins as employees locked out

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Locomotives sit idle at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City rail yard in Port Coquitlam, B.C., Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada's largest railway has locked out its employees and halted all trains after Canadian National and its workers couldn't agree on a new contract before a 12:01 a.m. deadline.

Canadian Pacific Kansas City had been expected to make the same move, in what would mark the first-ever simultaneous work stoppage at both companies.

More coming.

The Canadian Press

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