VIA RAIL INVESTS $150 MILLION TO MODERNIZE SLEEPER CARS, ENHANCING PASSENGER EXPERIENCE AND SUPPORTING CANADIAN JOBS | VIA Rail

MONTRÉAL, April 2, 2026 – VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is investing $150 million in a major modernization program for its entire fleet of 56 Château and Manor sleeper cars over the next 5 years as part of its ongoing commitment to improving the passenger experience and strengthening Canada’s passenger rail system.

Northern Ontario students face the future of video gaming industry
CBC asked game design students at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ont. why they're so passionate about what they do and how they feel about the challenges the video game industry is facing right now.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-students-face-the-future-of-video-gaming-industry-1.6412090?cmp=rss
New Era: Northlander Trial Run on the ONR Newmarket Sub!

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Correctional officers in northern Ontario say separating inmates after assaults difficult due to overcrowding
The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General figures. The big concern in northern Ontario is violence fuelled by overcrowding and a lack of options to separate the person who was attacked from the perpet...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-jails-violence-overcrowding-9.7144273?cmp=rss
Northern Ontario homebuilder welcomes investment to cut developer charges
A homebuilder based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., says he welcomes new funding from the federal and provincial governments to help reduce municipal development charges.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/home-constuction-development-charges-9.7148579?cmp=rss
'Punched, kicked, bitten, stabbed': Assaults in northern Ontario jails hard to handle due to overcrowding
The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General figures. The big concern in northern Ontario is violence fuelled by overcrowding and a lack of options to separate the person who was attacked from the perpetrator.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-jails-violence-overcrowding-9.7144273?cmp=rss
'Punched, kicked, bitten, stabbed': Assaults in northern Ontario jails hard to handle due to overcrowding
The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General figures. The big concern in northern Ontario is violence fuelled by overcrowding and a lack of options to separate the person who was attacked from the perpetrator.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-jails-violence-overcrowding-9.7144273?cmp=rss
'Punched, kicked, bitten, stabbed': Assaults in northern Ontario jails hard to handle due to overcrowding
The number of inmate-on-inmate assaults appears to be rising in the province, according to Ministry of the Solicitor General figures. The big concern in northern Ontario is violence fuelled by overcrowding and a lack of options to separate the person who was attacked from the perpetrator.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/northern-ontario-jails-violence-overcrowding-9.7144273?cmp=rss

He finally took the plunge... pun intended

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Nobody told this poor guy spring had been postponed until further notice in Northern Ontario...

Red-winged Blackbird

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