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A first in Canada: Ontario plans to require AEDs on construction sites
WHITBY, ONT. — Ontario Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Deve...
OH&S
G7 finance ministers show ‘proof of unity’ with joint statement at summit: Champagne
BANFF, ALTA. — There's a sense of unity coming out of this week's summit with fi...
Government
First Nations leaders pledge ‘confrontation on the ground’ over Ontario mining bill
TORONTO — Several First Nations travelled from the far reaches of northern Ontar...
Government
Diverso Energy, Mattamy Homes announce joint venture for geothermal homebuilding
TORONTO — Diverso Energy, a geothermal Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) provider, and...
Economic
Project Profile: The Exchange in Niagara, a cultural and historical hub
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT. — After breaking ground in 2021, the Niagara Falls Exchange...
Projects
Ontario PC caucus member opposed to government’s landfill plan in Dresden
TORONTO — A southwestern Ontario member of Premier Doug Ford's caucus is speakin...
Government
Massachusetts construction company to pay $11M in illegal dumping case
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island's top legal chief announced recently that a Mass...
US News
CPP Investments sees opportunity in Carney’s call for nation-building projects
OTTAWA — The head of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sees opportunities...
Economic
Extensive new development coming to Frisco in North Dallas
The City of Frisco, in Collin County north of Dallas, is on a multibillion-dolla...
US News
Senator Donald Plett honoured with MCAC Life Member Award
OTTAWA — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) has recognized...
Associations
Municipal climate plans under threat by new Ontario housing bill, critics say
TORONTO — A major piece of Toronto’s climate plan appears to be in the Ontario g...
Government
Carney says single government mandate letter reflects a ‘unified mission’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney laid out a handful of collective core priori...
Government
Quebec police open criminal investigation into fatal construction site collapse
MONTREAL — Police have opened a criminal negligence investigation into the fatal...
OH&S
RFP issued for civil, utility work for Hamilton LRT project
HAMILTON — The Ontario government has issued a Request for Proposals for the fir...
Infrastructure
Bird announces $525M in new contract awards across Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird Construction Inc. has been awarded three projects with...
Economic
CCA unveils new Gold Seal Certification portal and directory
OTTAWA — The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has launched a new online p...
Associations
New Campbellford Memorial Hospital to be built
TRENT HILLS, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is beginning the pro...
Infrastructure
Majority of Quebecers think province should end carbon pricing, survey says
MONTREAL — A new Léger poll says more than half of Quebecers want the province t...
Government
Carpenters’ Local 277 Syracuse undergoes significant expansion to meet demand
Syracuse and Central New York are bucking the U.S. trend of construction uncerta...
US News
TBT Engineering Limited expands across Ontario
THUNDER BAY, ONT. — TBT Engineering Limited (TBTE), a multi-disciplinary enginee...
Economic
Strike-free ICI bargaining cycle predicted by CLRAO’s Fenelli
The head of a major construction employers association says he expects Ontario’s...
Labour
No criticisms from construction sector after Ontario’s budget has time to percolate
TORONTO — Construction industry stakeholders had nothing but praise for the rece...
Associations
UPDATE: WSIB workers to carry out rolling strikes after talks stall
TORONTO — The union representing workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance B...
Labour
First U.S. utility seeks permit for a small nuclear reactor
OAK RIDGE, TENN. — For the first time in the United States, a utility is asking...
US News
Archeologists find prehistoric artifacts at future skating rink site near Montreal
MONTREAL — Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrétien was supervising a team diggi...
Infrastructure
Hazelview secures one of the largest CMHC loans for 856 purpose-built rental homes in Toronto
TORONTO — Hazelview Investments is reporting it has secured one of the largest C...
Projects
Eco-friendly transportation a condition of planned Ottawa Senators arena: agreement
OTTAWA — Public transit, cycling and walking will be the "primary and preferred...
Projects
ESG in construction hasn’t stalled, it’s shifting gears
Only a few years ago, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) mandates were t...
Resource
Vaughan’s ‘three strikes and you’re in’ model praised by BILD
TORONTO — The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) is appla...
Associations
2025 RAIC award winners celebrate bold initiatives and an evolving landscape
OTTAWA — This year’s recipients of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada’s...
Projects
One person dead after collapse at construction site north of Montreal
BLAINVILLE, QUE. — The underground walls of a construction site north of Montrea...
OH&S
Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for three-day summit
BANFF, ALTA. — High-ranking officials from the world's top economies are in Banf...