Via Rail lays off 1,000 employees amid Canada rail protests
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February 19, 2020 2:05 PM
MONTREAL (AP) — Via Rail, Canada's passenger train service, said Wednesday it is temporarily laying off 1,000 employees due to the continued halt in service on CN Rail's tracks in eastern Canada caused by railway blockades protesting a British Columbia pipeline.
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