Press Digest: Canada - Aug 20

COGECO

20/08/2024 11:33

Aug 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories
from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified
these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.    
    
    THE GLOBE AND MAIL
    **Canada's two main railway companies Canadian Pacific
Kansas City  CP.TO  and Canadian National Railway  CNR.TO  are
winding down their domestic operations to ensure a stoppage at
either railway will be orderly, with trains, crews and goods in
safe positions, as contract talks with the Teamsters union
continue.
    
    ** Montreal-based Cogeco  CGO.TO  has struck deals with an
unnamed national wireless carrier and with Bragg Communications
Inc.'s Eastlink that bring the Montreal-based telecom closer to
launching cellphone service within its Quebec and Ontario
markets.
    
    **Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly is visiting Ivory
Coast and South Africa, in a tour that will focus on security,
development and environmental issues, her office said in a
statement.
    

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