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A deal has been struck to keep commuter trains running in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal Wednesday morning despite a potential strike still looming at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

Federal labour minister Lisa Raitt called both parties in the dispute to Ottawa Tuesday morning to discuss in the impact of a potential strike at Canada’s second largest railway, including the effect it would have on commuter and inter-city lines operated by Go Transit, West Coast Express, and AMT along CP’s lines.

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While negotiations continued between the parties at press time, both sides did agree to allow commuter train to continue to travel along CP’s lines even in the event of a strike.

“At the request of the Minister of Labour, and as a demonstration of goodwill, CP has agreed to allow operation of the three metro commuter services in Canada,” said Ed Greenberg, CP spokesman. But he noted the threat that a strike could halt CP’s freight traffic, as well as those of its partners, as the threat of a strike as early as Wednesday morning still loomed.