Deal reached to end Canada rail strike

Canadian National Railway and the Teamsters union representing conductors and rail yard workers reached a tentative deal Tuesday to end a strike that had effectively shut down the largest rail network in Canada.

The union said workers would be back on the job and trains would start rolling again at 6 am local times Wednesday morning across the nation.

"I am pleased to announce that we've reached a tentative agreement with CN," Teamsters Canada president Francois Laporte said in a statement.

The agreement must still be ratified in the coming months. Details of it won't be released until the union's members have had a chance to review them, Laporte said.

More than 3,200 CN workers walked off the job one week ago, creating critical shipping backlogs of everything from grain to propane, and prompting calls for the federal government to intervene.