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Stakeholders cautiously support decision to scrap mandatory coroner’s inquests into jobsite deaths
Health and safety stakeholders are cautiously supporting the Ontario government’...
Government , OH&S
Jacob new Toronto rep for Arcadis
TORONTO — International design and urbanism consultant Arcadis has announced the...
Economic
Fill the Truck food drive expands to three locations
BRANTFORD, ONT. — Jesse and Cortney Buchan, owner/dealer of J&K Home Buildin...
Projects
PCL special projects manager awarded 2023 Premier’s Award for Technology
TORONTO — PCL Constructors Canada's special projects manager Cheyanne Hammell, a...
Labour
Your top DCN headlines: Dec. 4 to 8
The top DCN headlines this week feature a fresh market update from Infrastructur...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Amherst honoured for using iron water pipes
BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - The Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association (DIPRA) has announ...
Associations
Construction companies need to focus on risk management to be profitable in 2024: Survey
The Hub International 2024 Outlook Survey says risk management will be vital for...
Economic
Devron Developments goes all in on 39-storey tower on Spadina
At a time when the condo market is expected to soften, Devron Developments is go...
Infrastructure
The Construction Record Podcast™ – Episode 326 – AI and Construction with Arash Shahi and Doug Dockery
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast™, we have highlights from a r...
Biden administration pledges $6 billion to a pair of high speed electric rail routes in the US West
SACRAMENTO, CA. - The Biden administration on Tuesday said it will give more tha...
Government , Infrastructure , US News
Oil and gas sector warns emissions cap could lead to production curtailments
CALGARY, ALTA. - Canada's oil and gas industry is warning that Ottawa's emission...
Government , Resource
Despite Headwinds, Saskatchewan’s 2024 and 2025 Prospects Brighter than Most
In 2023, weak resource exports hobble the wheat province After posting a cou...
Economic
Global Market Scan: The EU gas market, a necessary new approach
The amount of natural gas consumed by the European Union (composed of 27 countri...
Economic
Key testing completed at Nova Scotia’s proposed retirement home for captive whales
HALIFAX — An ambitious plan in Nova Scotia to build North America's first coasta...
Projects , Resource
Argentia terminal expansion project undergoes impact assessment
PLACENTIA BAY, N.L. — The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has announced publi...
Infrastructure , Projects
Canada joins UAE on concrete, cement decarbonization plan
DUBAI, UAE — The Canadian government and the government of United Arab Emirates ...
Government , Resource
Market Update: Lindsay says IO is ‘hard-charging’ on project pipeline
Infrastructure Ontario’s latest Market Update of major construction projects und...
Infrastructure , Projects
Legal Notes: Adjudication decisions ruled not binding is ‘not surprising’
Any doubt about the finality of an adjudicator’s ruling under prompt payment reg...
Government
Creative concrete projects celebrated with Ontario Concrete Awards
TORONTO — Innisfil Town Square, M City Condominiums in Mississauga, Ont. and Ven...
Projects
VR entertains but educates on plastering and cement masonry at Buildings Show
The Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons International Association (OPCMIA) i...
Technology
Mohawk College first Canadian post-secondary school to receive aggregate certification
Three Mohawk College civil technology students, their professor and a technologi...
Resource
72-storey residential tower rises on vast Chicago hole in ground
It may seem surprising that a city as dynamic as Chicago – among the top five mo...
US News
Oil and gas emissions cap coming Dec. 7, targets 2026 start date
OTTAWA - Canada is poised to outline a federal emissions cap on the oil and gas...
Government , Resource
New urban farm in Oakland prepares food for school children and their families
Located on the west side of Oakland, Calif., The Center is a new facility that d...
US News
Climate and Construction: Brookfield commits to zero emissions electricity
Leading global property developer Brookfield Properties has announced its entire...
Resource
Smith explores the human challenges, relationships of onsite productivity
While the building industry has witnessed a technology evolution over the past c...
Labour , Technology
Architects asked for housing solutions during Buildings Show forum
As the world continues to seek solutions to a housing emergency that is reaching...
Projects
$334M Ottawa library project being etched with stone and wood
Tower cranes hover like giant birds over an expansive construction site in downt...
Infrastructure , Projects
Greater Toronto home sales fall amid affordability challenges but relief forecasted
TORONTO - Greater Toronto home sales fell six per cent last month compared with...
Economic
No return date for 700 Quebecers evacuated because of fears dike could burst
MONTREAL - It's unclear when about 700 people can return to their properties in...
Government , OH&S
Deep sea mining in the Arctic Ocean gets the green light from Norwegian lawmakers
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Norway's minority center-left government and two large opp...
Government , Resource
Ottawa, province veto $1.5 million Nova Scotia offshore oil exploration bid
HALIFAX — A $1.5-million bid for an oil and gas exploration licence off Nova Sco...