$205M in BP spill money for Louisiana coastal restoration

BATON ROUGE, LA. — Louisiana is getting another $205 million in BP oil spill mon...

Resource , US News August 14, 2020

Summerside welcomes 2023 Winter Games infrastructure funding

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — Over $6 million in infrastructure funding has been announce...

Infrastructure , Projects August 14, 2020

Atlanta’s Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility expansion begins

ATLANTA — Construction of large-scale expansions to the Big Creek Water Reclamat...

Infrastructure , Resource , US News August 14, 2020

Ontario pledges $50M for school HVAC upgrades

TORONTO — The Ontario government has announced it is providing $50 million in on...

Government , Infrastructure August 14, 2020

Unifor launches Big Three negotiations warning against COVID concessions

TORONTO — Negotiations with the Detroit Three automakers were on Aug. 12 with Un...

Labour , US News August 14, 2020

Brampton receives funding to upgrade transit system

BRAMPTON, ONT. — The City of Brampton will receive funding from the governments...

Government , Infrastructure August 14, 2020

PHOTO: Via Bloor Build

Construction continues to rise at the Via Bloor condos at 575 Bloor St. E. in To...

Projects August 14, 2020

Broccolini plans its second condo tower in Toronto’s River District

TORONTO — Broccolini has announced a second project located in Toronto’s River D...

Projects August 14, 2020

Could garbage hold the key to carbon-friendly concrete?

Combining two disparate technologies could create greener concrete and resolve t...

Technology August 14, 2020

New coalition focuses on Ontario transition to greener economy and creating more jobs

A new coalition was recently launched to accelerate the development of the workf...

Economic , Labour August 14, 2020

Your top DCN headlines: Aug. 10 to 14

The top DCN newsmakers this week cover a major announcement of over $1 billion i...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource August 14, 2020

ATF: Fire that destroyed St. Paul hotel project was arson

ST. PAUL, MINN. — A massive blaze that destroyed a hotel project under construct...

Others , US News August 14, 2020

San Diego reaches local-source water supply milestone

SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego has announced that its $3-billion Pure Water S...

Infrastructure , US News August 14, 2020

Stephenson Engineering founder remembered

TORONTO — The Toronto professional engineering community is mourning the loss of...

Others August 13, 2020

Ontario announces $1.6B first round emergency funding to municipalities

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced phasing details of its Safe Re...

Government August 13, 2020

Electrical worker without vital signs following Bloor West incident

TORONTO — A male worker employed by Toronto Hydro Electric Systems Ltd. was inju...

OH&S August 13, 2020

PHOTO: Scout on St. Clair

A view from a drone shows excavating work is progressing for the Scout Condos on...

Projects August 13, 2020

Inside Innovation: Focussing on the ‘V’ in residential HVAC systems

The issue of Interior Air Quality (IAQ) has gained importance during recent disc...

Technology August 13, 2020

Verster reports intense interest in TODs along planned Ontario Line

The next great development corridor in Toronto could be along the new Ontario Li...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects August 13, 2020

Province committed to major projects despite transit declines: Mulroney

Despite declining transit ridership since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, th...

Government , Infrastructure August 13, 2020

Tribe says new border wall harming burial sites; sues Trump

SAN DIEGO — A California tribe whose ancestral lands span across the U.S.-Mexico...

Infrastructure , US News August 13, 2020

Mexico: Odebrecht allegedly paid for slick 2012 campaign

MEXICO CITY — Mexicans were inundated by a slick, expensive ad campaign on behal...

Government August 13, 2020

Update on Canada: out of intensive care – but not out of the hospital

In our last update, we were holding our breath as we attempted to gauge the impa...

Economic August 12, 2020

Federal contribution boosts Peel affordable housing plan

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Region of Peel has received a $276.4 million allocation...

Government , Projects August 12, 2020

ORBA unveils August line-up for webinar series

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) is launching a...

Associations August 12, 2020

Ottawa won’t intervene to end dockworkers strike at Port of Montreal, says minister

MONTREAL — Canada's labour minister has rejected requests to intervene in a stri...

Labour August 12, 2020

CMHC reports annual pace of housing starts climbed nearly 16 per cent in July

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) says the annual pace of housin...

Economic August 12, 2020

Ottawa sets minimum unemployment rate at 13.1 per cent for EI calculation

OTTAWA — The federal government has temporarily set a minimum unemployment rate...

Government August 12, 2020

CRA launches updated CEWS calculator ahead of applications opening Aug. 17

OTTAWA — The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help emplo...

Government August 12, 2020

PHOTO: Rising Dundas Residential

Work is progressing on a new mid-rise, mixed-use residential development at 3385...

Projects August 12, 2020

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Energy storage key to carbon neutral world

The development of new, clean energy sources is of vital importance for a sustai...

Economic , Resource August 12, 2020

Survey finds young people unaware of benefits of electricity sector careers

Fewer young people choose careers in the electricity sector than other industrie...

Labour August 12, 2020

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