Canada rail strike ends as CN Rail and union make tentative deal

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The Canadian National rail strike has come to an end one week after workers downed tools over pay and conditions. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Union said it had reached a tentative deal, a move that will quell fears of big hole in Canada’s GDP, which was expected to lose as much as C$2.2bn ($1.65bn) if the strike had lasted until Saturday, according to Bloomberg. CN carries about C$250bn-worth of goods annually. Its chief executive said it would “resume full rail operations as soon as possible”.