The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, allowing the project to proceed.
In a unanimous ruling Friday, a three-judge panel found that a decision by the federal government to let Canadian National Railway Co. build the terminal despite "significant adverse environmental effects" was reasonable.The $250-million project aims to double CN's existing line of tracks in Milton, Ont., and construct a hub for containers to be transferred between trucks and trains.
On Friday, the appeal court found the government approved the undertaking — with 325 conditions attached — after giving due consideration to protecting human health, in line with environmental legislation. CN has stressed that the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area comprises one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, upping the need for freight service.
Justice George Locke wrote in May that while a halt to work would have no effect on CN’s long-term viability, any delay is "detrimental to the public interest.""It’s going to be a nightmare," said Milton resident Lorna Mackie in a phone interview. "All these trucks are diesel. A Canadian soldier who was exposed to toxic chemicals from burn pits while serving in Afghanistan has been awarded full medical compensation for testicular cancer after Veterans Affairs initially denied his claim.Sammy Basso, who was the longest living survivor of the rare genetic disease progeria, has died at the age of 28, the Italian Progeria Association said on Sunday.A Canadian woman was recently diagnosed with scurvy.
Lawyers representing the Ontario man accused of selling hundreds of suicide kits with deadly effect around the globe have filed to intervene in a case in Canada’s highest court, arguing there is no way he can be charged with murder under Canadian law.A totem pole that has stood on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature for more than 50 years has come down.The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday.
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority and the Government of Ontario have awarded a $1.8 billion fixed-price contract to design, build and finance a new Far North hospital.'Did I get a touchdown?': Girls lead the way with 'powerpuff play' during football game in Moncton, N.B. Canadian soldier wins compensation for cancer linked to burn pits after Veterans Affairs denied claim
McGill University has agreed to drop a legal challenge of its law faculty's right to unionize, bringing an official end to a strike during which law professors walked off the job for more than five weeks this fall.Westlock man charged with child pornography offencesEdmonton Oilers alumni Chris Joseph and Edmonton Fire Rescue Services kicked off Read-In Week at Richard Secord School on Monday.
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