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Canada’s premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters
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Canada’s premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters
HALIFAX — As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their contentious relationship with Ottawa during recent meetings in Halifax, many of them remained consumed by climate change-related natural disasters that have only escalated since t...
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New Vancouver community centre makes creative use of mass timber
Marpole Community Centre, located in a residential neighbourhood in southwest Va...
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$358M Panhandle expansion project starts construction
CHATHAM,ONT. – °µÍø½ûÇøion is officially underway on the $358 million Panhandle...
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US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - The U.S. government announced Thursday that $325 million...
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Canada’s premiers forced to confront escalating climate change-related disasters
HALIFAX — As Canada’s premiers reckoned with housing, health care and their cont...
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New Vancouver community centre makes creative use of mass timber
Marpole Community Centre, located in a residential neighbourhood in southwest Va...
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$358M Panhandle expansion project starts construction
CHATHAM,ONT. – °µÍø½ûÇøion is officially underway on the $358 million Panhandle...
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US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - The U.S. government announced Thursday that $325 million...
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Your top DCN headlines: July 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news the construction costs in Toronto...
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TC Energy’s US$15B Keystone XL claim thrown out by trade tribunal
CALGARY — TC Energy Corp., the Canadian company behind the ill-fated Keystone XL...
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$1.25 billion Don River flood prevention ‘never designed’ to stop DVP deluge
The $1.25 billion Port Lands Flood Protection Project (PLFPP) was never designed...
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Clean-up continues across the GTA following flooding and power outages due to storm
TORONTO — The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority says water levels in the...
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Carbon tax revenues reallocated to new St. Marys kiln
ST. MARYS, ONT. — The federal government has announced funding of $2.2 million t...
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Climate and °µÍø½ûÇøion: Ontario Building Code begins 2020 NBC harmonization on Jan. 1
Big changes are coming on Jan. 1, 2025 to Ontario’s Building Code as part of the...
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AtkinsRealis inks framework deal for SMRs in Poland
MONTREAL — Candu Energy Inc. has signed an agreement to support the planned inst...
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Quebec town leaders, residents unite to decide fate of mine with ties to Pentagon
MONTREAl, QC. - Five Quebec municipalities located by a proposed site for a grap...
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Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors
VIRGINIA —Virginia's largest utility said Wednesday that it will explore the pos...
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Lack of product standardization hindering mass timber construction’s growth
Mass timber construction is making headlines, especially in Toronto and Vancouve...
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New Ontario Energy Board chair appointed
TORONTO — Mark White has been appointed as the new chair of the Ontario Energy B...
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Federal funding supports Antigonish grid upgrade
ANTIGONISH, N.S. — The federal government has announced spending of $9.7 million...
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Canada’s First Carbon Policy Contract for Difference in Markham announced
MARKHAM, ONT. — Canada Growth Fund Inc. (CGF) and Markham District Energy Inc. (...
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RAAC proponents keep the faith after science centre report
Despite concerns over Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) surfacing in...
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A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions
WASHINGTON - As he campaigned for the presidency, Joe Biden promised to spend bi...
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Wildfire in Labrador jumps Churchill River, hydro generating station evacuated
Churchill Falls, N.L. — The Labrador wildfire threatening the town of Churchill...
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Net-zero grid could spark flurry of deal-making in renewables sector: report
OTTTAWA — Decarbonizing Canada's electricity grid could lead to a significant up...
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Four First Nations sign deal to build roads near Ring of Fire
TORONTO — Four First Nations have signed a deal with Ontario for new roads, othe...
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Roadmap outlines vision and targets for mass timber growth
The newly released Mass Timber Roadmap provides actionable steps to increase mas...
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Pattern Energy signs power purchase agreement for Broughton Wind project in Quebec
MONTREAL — Pattern Energy Group LP, which specializes in renewable energy and tr...
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Frustration grows over Ontario Excess Soil Regulation compliance and enforcement
In December 2019, Ontario’s On Site and Excess Soil Regulation came into law in...
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Global Market Scan: Small Modular Reactors: Key to the energy transition underway
The global demand for reliable and clean energy is on the rise as governments an...
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Three times more Quebec homes could be in flood zones when new maps released
MONTREAL — The Quebec government estimates the number of homes located in flood...
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Building a clear Buy Clean pathway critical to construction’s role in emission reduction
The federal government and companies that produce materials for the construction...
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Canada commits to global cement decarbonization
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced it will participate in a global ef...
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Lecce announces second phase of massive SMR project begins
In his first official announcement as Minister of Energy and Electrification, St...
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Climate and °µÍø½ûÇøion: Vancouver developer-builder sets a high bar for ESG reporting
From 2024 onward, eligible banks, insurance companies and federally regulated fi...
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Grassy Narrows First Nation sues Ontario, Canada over mercury contamination
TORONTO — A northern Ontario First Nation that has been plagued by mercury poiso...
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Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
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Proposal deadline looms for high frequency rail bidders
At close to 1,000 kilometres it’s the world’s largest train project, and in just...
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$1.25 billion Don River flood prevention ‘never designed’ to stop DVP deluge
The $1.25 billion Port Lands Flood Protection Project (PLFPP) was never designed...
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Toronto’s tallest condo tower taking shape
Work is proceeding at a quick pace on Toronto’s SkyTower condo project, which wi...
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Massive Texas LNG facility moves ahead despite court ruling
Preliminary construction is moving ahead on the massive new liquefied natural ga...
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OSWCA members begin work on battery cell gigafactory site in St. Thomas
Representatives from the Ontario Sewer and Watermain °µÍø½ûÇøion Association (O...
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Top 10 major upcoming Alberta and British Columbia construction projects – Canada – July 2024
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Toronto construction costs remain stubbornly high: RLB
The latest North American Quarterly Cost Report from Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB)...