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Ontario, Aroland First Nation break ground on Ring of Fire road upgrades
AROLAND FIRST NATION — Since the end of June work has been underway on major upg...
Infrastructure
Shippers forced to delay loads as 50% tariffs jack up export costs
OTTAWA — Canadian shippers have started to hold back merchandise and postpone de...
Economic
Ottawa to announce details of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. today
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to unveil details of Canada's retaliatory...
Economic , Government
GHD to deliver greenhouse gas mitigation strategy for Toronto Water
TORONTO – GHD has been retained by the City of Toronto to develop a greenhouse g...
Resource
Texas universities expand into the future
Two prominent Texas universities are planning major expansions with their eyes f...
US News
London’s Bus Rapid Transit attracting some transit-oriented development, but…
London’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network is still a couple of years away but is...
Infrastructure
Ontario Trap Rock’s $12.8M electrified conveyor to move aggregate under Highway 17 to Lake Huron dock
An electric-powered ship-loading system under construction in Bruce Mines in nor...
Projects
New Millwright training centre coming to Port Hope
PORT HOPE, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is investing $9.8 mill...
Labour
PM Carney unveils $11 billion in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec
LÉVIS, QUE. — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will pour m...
Government
Re-escalating trade war puts Canada’s economic rebound at risk: economists
OTTAWA — Economists are warning that a re-escalation in the trade war with the U...
Economic
‘We got attacked’: Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. to take effect next month
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. s...
Government
N.L. government announces Team Labrador to secure economic benefits from energy deal
ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it wants to make sure...
Government
Port Hope’s radioactive past fuels pushback against proposed nuclear reactor
POR HOPE, ONT. — When the Ontario government announced plans earlier this year t...
Resource
Oshawa’s The Foundry District breaks ground, kicking off one of Durham’s largest downtown revitalizations
OSHAWA, ONT. – A new 23-acre district in downtown Oshawa, Ont. has broken ground...
Projects
U of T students explore AI’s role in construction safety, productivity through master’s program
Canada’s universities and colleges are reshaping their programs to integrate AI,...
Technology
Competition Bureau should investigate government for ‘greenwashing’: NDP
OTTAWA — NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies wants the Competition Bureau to inv...
Government
CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts slowed in July
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing start...
Economic
A real score: EllisDon secures facilities partnership with Scotiabank Arena
TORONTO — EllisDon Facilities Services (EDFS) has announced a new facilities man...
Projects
National monument marking LGBTQ+ persecution opens this morning in Ottawa
OTTAWA — Victims of state prosecution hope Canada's new national monument for LG...
Projects
WSIB cuts 466 jobs across Ontario in ‘difficult business decision’
TORONTO — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is cutting 466 jobs across th...
Labour
‘A win for common sense’: Alberta chimes in on Ontario’s recent bike lane decision
TORONTO — Alberta Minister of Transportation Devin Dreeshen issued a statement o...
Government
Detroit’s Greektown, always vital, ups its ambience with streetscaping
For decades, even during Detroit’s bleak years, which saw massive disinvestment...
US News
Chatham-Kent’s $53M community hub project on schedule and on budget
A recent report to Chatham-Kent municipal council details its $53 million commun...
Projects
Broccolini starts construction on ‘The Riv’ purpose-built rental project
TORONTO — Broccolini has officially broken ground on The Riv, a 37-storey purpos...
Projects
Residential Report: Permanent tax reform needed to make Ontario homes more affordable
Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein once said, “No problem can be solved from...
Economic
OLT approves Nelson Aggregate’s hotly-debated Burlington Quarry expansion
BURLINGTON, ONT. – Nelson Aggregate has announced the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT...
Projects
Canada, U.S. both say they made gains in new trade deal that averted tariffs
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Minister Dominic LeBlanc smiled widely beside U.S. Pres...
Government
Ontario announces $10M in new skills development funding
TORONTO — Ontario is spending $10 million on six programs to give people trainin...
Government
Growth of construction robotics usage and spending is headed upwards
The construction industry is embracing robotics more than ever before, according...
Technology
Amtrak to begin $242M rehabilitation of Dock Bridge on Northeast Corridor
One of the busiest and most critical rail crossings in the United States is abou...
US News
Labrador town demands help before it will back N.L.-Quebec energy pact
ST. JOHN'S — A Labrador town that faces a sweeping transformation due to a propo...
Government
$32M contract awarded for bridge at P.E.I.’s Souris ferry terminal
SOURIS, P.E.I. — Transport Canada has awarded a $32 million contract to Dexter C...