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Ontario NDP plan to run deficits for six years, cancel gas tax cut

Ontario NDP plan to run deficits for six years, cancel gas tax cut
TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are pledging to run larger deficits than the Progressive Conservatives and Liberals if elected and would likely not balance the budget for six years, but the party is eyeing some cost savings from cancelling a gas tax cut...
Economic , Government

Altus Group acquires Rethink Solutions
TORONTO — Toronto-based Altus Group recently announced it has acquired Rethink S...
Economic

Quebec va bien pour l’instant / Quebec’s doing well so far
Against a background of darkening prospects for Canada and the global economy, Q...
Economic

Your top DCN headlines: May 9 to 13
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news COR certification is paying dividend...
Economic , Labour , OH&S
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Ontario NDP plan to run deficits for six years, cancel gas tax cut
TORONTO — Ontario's New Democrats are pledging to run larger deficits than the P...
Economic , Government

Altus Group acquires Rethink Solutions
TORONTO — Toronto-based Altus Group recently announced it has acquired Rethink S...
Economic

Quebec va bien pour l’instant / Quebec’s doing well so far
Against a background of darkening prospects for Canada and the global economy, Q...
Economic

Your top DCN headlines: May 9 to 13
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news COR certification is paying dividend...
Economic , Labour , OH&S

WSP Global beats earnings expectations as it locks down large projects
MONTREAL—WSP Global Inc. boosted profits and revenue last quarter, beating expec...
Economic

Global upheaval prompts revamp of 2022 U.S. construction forecasts
The construction sector in the United States has had a good first quarter but co...
Economic , US News

ULI real estate forecast predicts full U.S. recovery by end of 2022
SAN DIEGO—The Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) latest Real Estate Economic Forecast...
Economic , US News

New Canadian-designed office pod targets Zoom users
A Canadian firm that specializes in architecturally customizable workspaces will...
Economic

RioCan REIT sees demand for retail space soar as it reports first quarter profit
TORONTO - RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust is seeing strong demand for retail...
Economic , Projects

SNC-Lavalin to pay $30M over Quebec bridge bribes
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Inc. says it will pay Quebec nearly $30 million over thre...
Economic , Government

Anxiety Spells afflict Stock Markets in April
April was not a good period for stock markets. In North America, on a month-to-m...
Economic

April Jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 1,000 jobs in April
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the jobless rate fell in April to another record...
Economic

Canadian pension fund investment grows in Texas with Austin’s Symphony Square
Ivanhoe Cambridge, a global real estate subsidiary of public pension fund manage...
Economic , US News

SNC-Lavalin reports Q1 profit down from year ago, revenue edges higher
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. reported its first-quarter profit fell compare...
Economic

Insurance Essentials: Does your policy reflect the rising costs of building materials and expenses?
Inflation is forcing builders and contractors to re-evaluate their budgets to ac...
Economic

Despite Setbacks Elsewhere in Economy, U.S. Rings Bell on Jobs Creation in April
Turmoil in the stock markets, an inflation rate that won’t quit and interest rat...
Economic

Deciphering the Meaning of March’s U.S. Construction Put-in-place Stats
Table 1 is a one-place depiction of the key percentage-change metrics for the 20...
Economic

SNC-Lavalin secures further U.K. Network Rail work
MONTREAL - Quebec-based SNC-Lavalin has announced it’s been awarded a £23 millio...
Economic , Infrastructure , Technology

Construction Material Costs – Spikes Everywhere
The breakouts in U.S. construction material input costs showed few signs of abat...
Economic

JLL charts strong Toronto industrial market
TORONTO — Real estate consultant JLL projects that Toronto industrial constructi...
Economic

BoC’s Slow-Release Anti-Inflation Medicine Will Cool Housing
Existing home sales took a bit of a breather in March. After hitting a post-Omic...
Economic

Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Economic

Economy grew 1.1% in February, best month since March 2021: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product rose 1.1 per cent in...
Economic

Apartment, row house growth outpaces single detached homes: census
TORONTO — Single-detached houses are still the most plentiful type of housing in...
Economic

Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2022
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...
Economic

ConstructConnect named Alliance Partner of the Year by Deltek
HERNDON, VA — ConstructConnect, owner of the Daily Commercial News, has been nam...
Economic

Bryden Wood opens Boston headquarters
BOSTON – Global design and industrialized construction company Bryden Wood is ex...
Economic , US News

Steady sales for GTA new home market in March
TORONTO—GTA new home sales saw a change of pace from the past few months in Marc...
Economic , Projects

VIDEO: Canada’s impending labour crunch
Canada’s construction industry is currently seeing solid growth, with BuildForce...
Economic , Government , Labour

Ontario budget boosts capital spending, supports roads, skilled trades
Ontario Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy has tabled a budget that includes...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour

Cost-Push, Demand-Pull, Easy-Money, Fiscal-Excess Inflation
U.S. current (March) inflation of +8.5% year over year for the All-items Consume...
Economic

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – March 2022
There are several reasons for highlighting upcoming large projects. Such jobs ha...
Economic
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Carpenters reject proposed ICI deal, slated to strike Monday; plumbers, pipefitters also nix deal
VAUGHAN, ONT. — The Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO) has announced...
Labour

ICI bargaining heads into overtime as deals expire
With disruptions in Ontario’s residential construction sector casting a large sh...
Labour

No end in sight for operating engineers’ strike
There is no end in sight for the strike by unionized operating engineers in Onta...
Labour

Plumbers, pipefitters to vote on proposed deal May 5
TORONTO — Plumbers and pipefitters in Ontario’s ICI sector will be voting on a p...
Labour

Construction Material Costs – Spikes Everywhere
The breakouts in U.S. construction material input costs showed few signs of abat...
Economic

Carpenters on strike; plumbers, pipefitters return to table
Plumbers and pipefitters remained on the job Monday (May 9) in Ontario’s ICI sec...
Labour

Precast workers ratify but OE strike stalls precast jobsites
LIUNA members working in ICI precast ratified a three-year deal yesterday but mo...
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PCL’s Gower urges industry, government to ‘wake up’ and combat labour shortage
The construction industry can’t afford to wait for the skilled labour shortage t...
Labour

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