Leaders desperate for votes as election day looms
Leaders desperate for votes as election day looms
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh kept up a punishing pace in Ontario this week as the federal campaign dwindled to its final days, bashing the Liberal record on housing and promising to increase supply if elected Sept. 20. “For six years, Justin Trudeau has let...
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DIYers benefit from lumber price correction
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First Notice: Quebec project; campaign trail; heaviest crane
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OH&S
Political and economic uncertainty in the U.S. a mixed blessing for Canadian exporters
Recent political and economic turbulence, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, an aggr...
Economic , Government , US News
Leaders desperate for votes as election day looms
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh kept up a punishing pace in Ontario this week as the fe...
Government
Special to the DCN: AED engages candidates as campaign hits homestretch
With only days left until voters take to the polls for the Sept. 20 fede...
Associations , US News
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: How political parties plan to reduce emissions from buildings
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Read My Lips: Party leader quotes from the week
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Government
PHOTO: Haus Hoist
Below-grade concrete work continues for the 8 Haus Boutique Condos on Dufferin S...
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DIYers benefit from lumber price correction
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Economic , Resource
Province extends GO service to London
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Government
Your top DCN headlines: Sept. 13 to 17
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is welc...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , US News
Historic Philadelphia Amtrak station getting major reno
PHILADELPHIA, PA.—An agreement has been finalized to renovate and restore the Wi...
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San Jose chooses team to consult on green stormwater infrastructure projects
SAN JOSE, CALIF.—A team of engineers, modellers and scientists has been engaged...
Infrastructure , Projects , US News
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says annual pace of housing starts slowed in August
OTTAWA —Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts...
Economic , Projects
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 137: RESCON’s Amina Dibe
This week digital media editor Warren Frey speaks with Amina Dibe, the manager o...
Contentious Highway 427 expansion officially opens this weekend
VAUGHAN, ONT. - The $616-million, 10-kilometre expansion of Highway 427 from Fin...
Infrastructure , Projects
Possible human remains found at Downsview construction site
TORONTO — Toronto Police were called to a construction site in Downsview this...
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First Notice: ULI donation; leaders on the go; Lumber prices
Former ULI chair donates $1M to Net Zero program The Urban Land Institu...
Associations , Economic , Government , Resource , Technology
U.S. Industry Snapshot – August’s Nonresidential Construction Starts -14% M/M, -11% Y/Y, & -6% YTD
ConstructConnect announced today that August 2021's volume of construction start...
Economic , US News
Surety Corner: Labour and material payment bond – How do I make a claim?
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First Nation opens water treatment plant, ending decades old drinking water advisory
SHOAL LAKE, ONT. — Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is welcoming clean, running water...
Infrastructure
Wages expected to go up, but workers’ spending power could still drop after inflation
TORONTO — A new survey says wages are going up in Canada, with employers project...
Economic
Long-term care, Indigenous issues among RAIC election priorities
OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) has issued a brief i...
Associations , Government
PHOTO: Way Up on Wellesley
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Projects
Hydro One’s $17B plan addresses climate challenges
Ontario’s Hydro One submitted a $17-billion capital investment plan last month t...
Infrastructure
Construction leaders mourn: Boakye wanted to improve our community
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OH&S
Legal Notes: Who’s left holding the bag for latent building defects?
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Government
U.S. grants license for temporary nuclear waste dump in Texas
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Government , Projects , US News
Berlin memorial to Polish WWII victims moves a step closer
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Shooting victim Lopes a passionate family man, dedicated worker
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Active business counts and bankruptcies in Canada’s construction sector
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Economic
St. Louis marks the front line of construction’s opioid battle in U.S.
Part one of Cracks in the Foundation: Mental Health, Substance Use and C...
OH&S , US News
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Western construction workers heavily represented in overdose deaths
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Wolseley Canada appoints new VP of supply chain
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Top 20 U.S. Mega Project Starts
In 2020, there were 11 projects valued at $1 billion or more each, and 26 projects of 1 million square feet or more each.
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