U.S. housing starts sank 5.3 per cent in September

WASHINGTON — U.S. home construction fell 5.3 per cent in September, a sign that...

Economic October 23, 2018

Company gauges interest for boosting Dakota Access capacity

BISMARCK, N.D. — The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline is gauging shippers...

Resource October 23, 2018

Toronto Mayor John Tory easily wins re-election; trounces Jennifer Keesmaat

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor John Tory easily won re-election on Monday (Oct. 22), be...

Government October 23, 2018

Stantec strikes deal to sell international construction arm to L.A. purchaser

EDMONTON — Canadian engineering-design giant Stantec Inc. is selling its constru...

Economic October 23, 2018

Heavy civil construction company fined $325,000 following worker fatality

TORONTO — Coco Paving was fined $325,000 after a worker was killed when a steel...

OH&S October 23, 2018

New residential project underway in Montreal

SAINT-CONSTANT, QUE. — Quebec builder Habitations Trigone and its partner Fonds...

Projects October 23, 2018

Canada’s ban on asbestos to take effect, mining residues will be exempt

OTTAWA — Canada’s new asbestos ban will not prevent companies in Quebec from sif...

Resource October 23, 2018

Procurement Perspectives: Boilerplate RFPs, one-size-fits-all documents no longer work

I have talked about this issue in previous articles and it continues to be probl...

Government October 23, 2018

Bobcat R Series mini excavators ideal for urban jobsites, says Toronto dealer

Bobcat’s latest series of mini excavators are designed to increase productivity...

Technology October 23, 2018

Voters head to polls for municipal elections across Ontario

TORONTO — Voters across Ontario will cast their ballots in municipal elections t...

Government October 22, 2018

Coroner’s inquest will examine deaths of four men killed in swing stage collapse

TORONTO — A coroner's inquest has been called into a Toronto swing stage collaps...

OH&S October 22, 2018

Nature themed resort will be built at Walt Disney World

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. — Walt Disney World says it's going to build a new nature...

Projects October 22, 2018

Russia to build two reactor nuclear plant in Uzbekistan

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin and the president of Uzbekistan have a...

Resource October 22, 2018

Feds dead set against ‘ridiculous’ quotas to replace steel, aluminum tariffs

WASHINGTON — A Canadian source close to the ongoing talks to resolve U.S. tariff...

Government October 22, 2018

Oshawa named a Top 10 Intelligent Community

OSHAWA, ONT. — The City of Oshawa has been included in the Intelligent Community...

Technology October 22, 2018

PHOTO: Condos on Yorkville

Facade work is moving up at the condominium project 1 Yorkville in Toronto. Baz...

Projects October 22, 2018

U.S. energy chief: sanctions possible on new Russia pipeline

MOSCOW — The United States could impose sanctions on a new Russia-Germany gas pi...

Government October 22, 2018

Study: Post Maria contracts go to mainland, not Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO — A study published recently found that the bulk of federa...

Government October 22, 2018

PCL Toronto opens ‘office for the future’ in Oakville

PCL Toronto is calling its new district office in Oakville, Ont. a space for the...

Projects October 22, 2018

Reimagining buildings leads to smarter outcomes: Healthy Buildings speaker

Just because a big office building is old, antiquated and ugly doesn’t mean it c...

Associations October 22, 2018

OCOT shifting focus to promotion of trades

Ontario College of Trades (OCOT) registrar and CEO George Gritziotis says after...

Associations October 22, 2018

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – September 2018

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...

Economic October 19, 2018

Construction worker killed by minivan on Milton Main Street

MILTON, ONT. — A 55-year-old construction worker employed at a Main Street jobsi...

OH&S October 19, 2018

Nalcor sends 500 workers home from main contractor at Labrador hydro project

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's Crown-owned utility says it has d...

Labour October 19, 2018

Your top DCN headlines: Oct. 15 to 19

This week’s top DCN headlines highlight tech, politics and pot. During the 2018...

Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Technology October 19, 2018

Future is now, CanaData tech guru proclaims

The construction sector has reached a tipping point in 2018 where excuse-making...

Technology October 19, 2018

Canada open to growing trade with China now that USMCA is a done deal: PM

TORONTO — Canada is open to doing more business with China now that a trading ag...

Government October 19, 2018

U.S. employers post record number of open jobs in August

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted the most jobs in two decades in August, and h...

Economic October 19, 2018

Five firms qualify to bid on Orleans hospital project

OTTAWA — Five prequalified companies have been invited to respond to a request f...

Infrastructure October 19, 2018

Federal infrastructure survey reveals paucity of new affordable housing

OTTAWA — The second instalment of Infrastructure Canada’s inventory of the natio...

Infrastructure October 19, 2018

Yorkdale mall earns first Parksmart certification

TORONTO — Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has announced Canada’s first...

Projects October 19, 2018

Construction of heritage museum, cannabis dispensary begins in Cobourg

COBOURG, ONT. — FSD Pharma Inc. recently announced construction is underway on a...

Projects October 19, 2018

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