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Canada Moves to End Port Lockouts
Officials will direct operations to resume at the ports of Vancouver and Montreal and move talks to binding arbitration.
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Union Threatens to Strike Against Railroad as Trains Resume Service
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The impasse could cause major economic disruption in the U.S.
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