Via Rail Locomotive Announcement
Stadler is building a plant in Montreal. 36 Hybrid locomotives will be built there.
https://www.canada.ca/en/transport-canada/news/2026/07/passenger-rail-locomotive-assembly-returns-to-canada-through-a-195-billion-government-of-canada-investment.html
Stadler does winter, supplying trains that run in the arctic circle. and also the Swiss Alps (Ottawa also runs 7 Stadler FLRT's on O-train line 2) Stadler also Built dome cars for the Rocky Mountaineer. https://www.railvolution.net/news/new-carriages-for-rocky-mountaineer-delivered
SailGP Back in Halifax for third time - May 15/16 2027
SailGP Just announced the 2027 Schedule, and Halifax is back on it May 15/16 2027.
From the Release:
Hong Kong Sail Grand Prix (Jan 23–24) and Perth (Feb 2027), followed by North American stops in San Francisco (Apr 3–4), Bermuda (May 1–2), Halifax (May 15–16), and New York (June 5–6). European events include Great Britain (July 24–25), Germany (Aug 14–15), and Spain (Sept 4–5), before concluding with Italy (Sept 11–12), Rio (Oct 9–10), Dubai (Nov 20–21), and the Championship Grand Final (Nov/Dec)