MONTREAL — Canada’s two biggest railways say they’re preparing to get trains back on track after Ottawa intervened to end an unprecedented labour impasse that disrupted business across the country and upended commutes for thousands.
Canadian National Railway Co. said in a statement Thursday it has ended the lockout of workers that began earlier in the day.
The move came shortly after Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he asked the Canada Industrial Relations Board to impose binding arbitration to resolve the dispute and kickstart rail shipments.
CN said that while it’s still waiting for the formal order from the board, “the company is making this decision (to do so
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