Feds announce immediate $2.2B gas tax infrastructure top-up
Feds announce immediate $2.2B gas tax infrastructure top-up
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s last federal budget before the next federal election includes a one-time $2.2-billion top-up to the federal Gas Tax Fund supporting municipal infrastructure. The budget, unveiled March 19, also includes me...
Government , Infrastructure
New Canada Training Benefit to drive skilled workforce growth
The Canada Training Benefit unveiled by the federal government is designed to he...
Government , Labour
$80.4 million for National Capital Region crossings upgrades
OTTAWA - The federal government has earmarked $80.4 million over the next 10 yea...
Government , Infrastructure
Western Canadian resource sectors a federal budget focus
OTTAWA – While pharmacare, housing and skills training took top billing, the 201...
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Loading dock collapse sends three workers to hospital
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Foxconn says Wisconsin factory will be operational in 2020
MADISON, WIS. — Foxconn Technology Group said its manufacturing facility in Wisc...
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New Brunswick Tory government budget offers surplus, debt reduction
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's minority Tory government tabled a $9.8-billion bud...
Government
PHOTO: Top of the Tower
A view through columns of the Corus building shows facade work has reached the t...
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Marten Falls, Aecon join on solar energy project
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — Marten Falls First Nation and Aecon Group Inc. recently anno...
Economic , Resource
Horizon North buys Ontario modular construction firm
CALGARY, ALTA. — Calgary-based Horizon North Logistics Inc. recently announced i...
Economic
New York’s $25B Hudson Yards development opens
NEW YORK — New York’s $25-billion Hudson Yards development is open to the public...
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WSP Global reports bigger profits, backlog as it aspires to enter engineering pantheon
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$89M investment increases affordable housing in Etobicoke
TORONTO — The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) announced the const...
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Inuit hope fresh deals with mining companies boost employment at new projects
IQALUIT, NUNAVUT — Inuit leaders are hoping a new cycle of mine expansion in Nun...
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Chatham-Kent alliance gets funding for Wallaceburg hospital upgrades
TORONTO — The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance is receiving a $500,000 grant from th...
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10-year deal pledges millions for safe and affordable housing in the Yukon
WHITEHORSE — The federal and Yukon governments have signed a 10-year agreement w...
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Partners in Prevention conference to focus on ‘safety superheroes’
TORONTO — Partners in Prevention 2019 will take place April 30 and May 1 with a...
OH&S
Carpenters’ file conflict of interest allegations related to Bill 66 against Waterloo councillor
The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) is accusing a Waterloo, Ont....
Government
New Canada Training Benefit to drive skilled workforce growth
The Canada Training Benefit unveiled by the federal government is designed to he...
Government , Labour
Federal Global Talent Stream to become permanent
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to make permanent its Global Talent Stre...
Government , Labour
Federal road safety regulatory roadmap to roll out
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to launch its first three “regulatory roa...
Government
$700 million over 10 years for Arctic and northern Canada initiatives
OTTAWA - Canada’s Arctic and northern communities are set to receive $700 millio...
Government , Infrastructure
$80.4 million for National Capital Region crossings upgrades
OTTAWA - The federal government has earmarked $80.4 million over the next 10 yea...
Government , Infrastructure
Western Canadian resource sectors a federal budget focus
OTTAWA – While pharmacare, housing and skills training took top billing, the 201...
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Budget addresses digital expansion and cyberthreats to infrastructure
OTTAWA – Ensuring universal high-speed internet connectivity for all Canadians a...
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Feds announce immediate $2.2B gas tax infrastructure top-up
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s last federal budget before the...
Government , Infrastructure
Tracking Lumber, Steel, Concrete, Gypsum, Glass and Other Construction Material Costs – Through Producer Price Index / PPI Data
On behalf of individuals, the task of monitoring changes in the cost of purchas...
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Liberal dominated justice committee ends SNC-Lavalin probe amid opposition howls
OTTAWA — The Liberal-dominated justice committee has pulled the plug on its prob...
Government
Today’s budget to tout Liberal economic record, provide distraction from SNC furor
Editor’s Note: The Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce will ha...
Economic , Government
U.S. new home sales fell 6.9 per cent in January
WASHINGTON— Sales of new U.S. homes slumped 6.9 per cent in January, a possible...
Economic
Canadian home sales fall in February, average price down; CREA updates outlook
OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) says home sales in February...
Economic
PHOTO: Cover Up at West Block
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EllisDon to help build new Woodbine GO station
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Infrastructure
Restored Senate of Canada Building provides temporary home for senators
TORONTO — The Senate of Canada Building in downtown Ottawa has been restored and...
Government , Projects
Feds sign deal promising millions to Ontario First Nation facing housing crisis
OTTAWA — The federal government has finalized a deal that will deliver millions...
Government
Extreme winter weather blamed for February U.S. construction job losses
ARLINGTON, VA. — U.S. construction employment decreased by 31,000 jobs in Februa...
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Others
Worker dies from fall at Ajax jobsite
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Ontario unveils 10-year, $30B infrastructure plan
BADEN, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced a 10-year, $30-billion infras...
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Industry Perspectives: Innovation on International Women’s Day, a message from Canada’s Building Trades Unions
Each year, International Women’s Day (IWD) creates an opportunity to assess the...
Labour
Woodbine to fund new GO station at its racetrack
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Federal government to regulate controversial Alton Gas cavern project
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Government
Fiera, EllisDon Capital team to focus on Canadian P3s
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