Canada has a bill of rights for air passengers. What about train riders?

Canada has a bill of rights for air passengers. What about train riders?

A 10-hour delay on a Via Rail train in Quebec over the long weekend is raising questions about rail passengers’ rights in Canada — or the lack thereof. Passengers on a train from Montreal to Quebec City were left stranded as they ran out of food, water and working toilets when their train broke down … Read more

Pablo Rodriguez considering bid for Quebec Liberal leadership: sources

Pablo Rodriguez considering bid for Quebec Liberal leadership: sources

Federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez is seriously considering a bid for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party, Radio-Canada has learned. The minister of transport is being approached by Liberal supporters in Quebec and Ottawa, sources say. Sources indicate that Rodriguez is interested in those overtures and is reflecting deeply on the idea. A source close to … Read more

Assam Voter turnout: 81.17 pc voter turnout recorded in 2nd phase of polling for 5 Assam LS seats

Assam Voter turnout: 81.17 pc voter turnout recorded in 2nd phase of polling for 5 Assam LS seats

Assam recorded 81.17 per cent voter turnout in the second phase of polling for five Lok Sabha constituencies, officials said on Saturday. The Nagaon seat registered the highest polling percentage at 84.97, followed by Darrang-Udalguri at 82.01, Karimganj at 80.48, Silchar at 79.05 and Diphu at 75.74, they said. Altogether 77.26 lakh electors were eligible … Read more

No pressure on KTMB to vacate HQ, says Transport Minister

No pressure on KTMB to vacate HQ, says Transport Minister

KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry has never directed or pressured for the more than century-old headquarters of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to be vacated and relocated, as some parties claim, says its minister. Anthony Loke stated that instead, the Railway Assets Corporation (RAC), as the owner of the building, offered KTMB to move to … Read more

Road fatality statistics to be released daily, says Loke

Road fatality statistics to be released daily, says Loke

KUALA LUMPUR: Statistics on road fatalities will be released on a daily basis to spread awareness on road safety, says Anthony Loke. The Transport Minister said the Road Transport Department would work with police on making the data public and urged the media to publish the information. He said the platform to be used could … Read more

Trudeau says government looking at ways to designate Iran’s IRGC a terrorist organization

Trudeau says government looking at ways to designate Iran’s IRGC a terrorist organization

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is looking at ways to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Trudeau made the comment Monday at a ceremony commemorating the victims of Flight PS752, which was shot down by the IRGC shortly after taking off from Tehran on Jan. 8, 2020, killing all 176 people … Read more