November 24, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Brian Caldwell of Torstar News Service appeared on the Toronto Star website on November 22.) TORONTO — A disabled Kitchener woman’s complaint about a “disastrous” train trip home from Toronto has sparked an investigation...
November 7, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on November 6.) MONTREAL — VIA Rail Canada announced today it is trimming 5% on its Windsor-Québec City Corridor fares when passengers book through its hugely popular http://www.viarail.ca website. This web promotion...
November 5, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(VIA Rail issued the following news release on November 4.) MONTRÉAL — As we enter the peak planning period for winter vacations and holiday getaways, VIA Rail Canada is teaming up with several partners, including the Société des établissements de plein air du...
October 29, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(CBC Montreal posted the following story on its website on October 29.) MONTREAL — Quebec youth court judge Andrée Ruffo has been reprimanded for appearing in two Via Rail television ads two years ago after a committee of the province’s judicial council...
October 28, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following Canadian Press story by James McCarten was circulated on October 28.) WATERLOO, Ont. — Liberal leader-in-waiting Paul Martin repeated his promise to review every one of his predecessor’s spending decisions Monday as he refused to say whether...
October 28, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following report by Allison Dunfield appeared on the Globe and Mail?s website on October 27.) TORONTO — Transport Minister David Collenette was attacked Monday by opposition MPs opposed to a $700-million cash injection for Via Rail, especially since Paul...
October 28, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Nicolas Van Praet appeared in the Montreal Gazette on October 27.) MONTREAL — A train with Via’s new-style cars, the refurbished Renaissance cars put into service over the past couple of years, pulls into Central Station yesterday....
October 27, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following editorial appeared on the Toronto Star website on October 26.) TORONTO — Sometimes it’s difficult not to look a gift horse in the mouth, particularly when the gift in question is $700 million for cash-strapped VIA Rail. Transport Minister...
October 27, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(Reuters distributed the following article by Randall Palmer on its website on October 24.) OTTAWA — Plans to spend nearly C$700 million to upgrade Canada’s struggling passenger rail system have created a deep power divide within the ruling Liberal Party,...
October 27, 2003 | Headlines, VIA Rail
(The following story by Ian Jack appeared on the Nation Post website on October 25.) OTTAWA — A spokesman for Paul Martin warned Via Rail yesterday not to “plan on spending one dollar” of the nearly $700-million the current government has promised...
