Canada’s two main freight rail companies locked out around 10,000 of their Canadian unionized workers early on Thursday, starting an unprecedented simultaneous work stoppage that will grind almost all railway freight movement in the country to a halt.
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Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have said their rail networks south of the border will continue to operate, but industry groups fear that a work