Federal government to force binding arbitration in rail dispute, operations to resume

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is invoking powers under Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code to intervene in the labour dispute that has brought Canada's two largest railways to a standstill. Invoking this power will force all parties into binding arbitration, and operations on both railways will resume. This is a breaking news story. CTV News' previous article is below. More developments to come…. Canada's two biggest railways have ground to an unprecedented halt, and as pressure moun