The United Steelworkers union (USW) is urging the Government of Canada to prioritize Canadian-made materials in the construction of the newly announced high-speed rail network connecting Toronto and Quebec City.

Canada awarded a contract for a 1,000-kilometer (621-mile) high-speed passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City to a group led by the Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec.

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Named Alto, Canada’s new $3.9B high-speed rail line will run from Toronto to Québec City, with speeds forecast at up to 300 km/h, the federal government has announced.

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The federal NDP's transport critic is worried a new high-speed rail project in Ontario and Quebec will kill off publicly-subsidized passenger service in western Canada, the Prairies and the Maritimes.

After years of talk about a potential high-speed train that would link Toronto and the province of Quebec, the federal government has, at long

Wednesday’s announcement of $3.9-billion for a five-year planning phase is the latest step in a long-running debate over whether to green light high-speed rail in Canada

The planned rail network will span approximately 1,000 kilometres and reach speeds of up to 300 kilometres an hour.

If it does happen, a high-speed rail line could mean a trip between Montreal and Toronto would take less than three hours, far shorter than the current trip on Via Rail or by car — and in some cases quicker than a flight, after taking into account the trip to the airport and passing through security.