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Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a half-billion-dollar development that is being proposed for Niagara’s wine country; our North American housing crisis coverage hub; news on Nova Scotia’s scaled down version of the Atlantic Loop; and what some law...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
The devil’s in the details of federal funding for Toronto housing
How many dollars of federal funding will directly create new housing units depen...
Economic , Government
Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
ALLISTON, ONT. - Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to...
Government , Projects , Technology
Former SNC-Lavalin executive sentenced to prison term in bridge bribery case
MONTREAL — A former SNC-Lavalin executive has been sentenced to three-and-a-half...
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Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a half-billion-dollar development that...
Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
The devil’s in the details of federal funding for Toronto housing
How many dollars of federal funding will directly create new housing units depen...
Economic , Government
Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
ALLISTON, ONT. - Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to...
Government , Projects , Technology
Former SNC-Lavalin executive sentenced to prison term in bridge bribery case
MONTREAL — A former SNC-Lavalin executive has been sentenced to three-and-a-half...
Government
Legal Notes: The liability potential for legal counsel with frivolous liens
The liability consequences can spread beyond the party launching a lien, if it i...
Government
Federal housing money too little too late for some stakeholders
The federal government’s $4 billion national Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) is “...
Associations , Government
What are the top legal challenges for construction in 2024?
The top legal challenges contractors will face this year include insolvencies, p...
Government
Land and development issues mire affordable Vancouver housing
Vancouver’s affordable housing deficit is mired in development issues, land shor...
Economic , Government
Changes to Ontario One Call system come into effect May 1
TORONTO — There will be several new changes on Ontario’s One Call system effecti...
Government , OH&S
Private sector and public sector comparisons in procurement
Private and public sector procurement departments are run in an entirely differe...
Government
Ontario pension reform won’t hurt benefits: construction experts
An overhaul of Ontario’s multi-employer pension system that’s currently in the w...
Government , Labour
New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget with policies to jump-start housing market
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York lawmakers passed a $237 billion state budget Saturday th...
Government , US News
Honda to build electric vehicles and battery plant in Ontario, sources say
TORONTO - Honda Canada is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant near it...
Government , Projects , Technology
News Tracker: North America’s Housing Crisis
It’s no secret North America is in the throes of a housing crisis with governmen...
Economic , Government , Labour , Projects , US News
Applications being accepted for IESO’s Indigenous Energy Support Program
TORONTO - The 2024 intake window for the Independent Electricity System Operator...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Ontario stakeholders: 2024 Federal budget falls short for construction
Despite providing new spending to build houses, the 2024 federal budget fails to...
Associations , Government
Ottawa plans to sell historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for housing
AMHERST, N.S. — The federal government has announced plans to sell the historic,...
Government , Projects
Stakeholders praise housing focus but cite budget gaps
Construction stakeholders found lots to like in the Justin Trudeau government’s...
Associations , Government
Your top DCN headlines: April 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week feature coverage of the 2024 federal budget in...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Resource
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Trudeau government doubles down on missing the mark
Earlier this year, public opinion research company Leger published the results o...
Associations , Government
CAPP shares mixed reaction to federal budget
CALGARY – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) is hopeful abou...
Associations , Government
Legal Notes: Too much information can be costly
Striking a balance between providing too little or too much documentation in sup...
Government
Biden vows to shield U.S. steel industry by blocking Japanese merger and seeking new Chinese tariffs
PITTSBURGH - President Joe Biden promised cheering unionized steelworkers on Wed...
Economic , Government , Labour , US News
Liberals must now sell a budget they say will help younger Canadians catch up
OTTAWA — It's now up to the federal Liberal government to sell a spending plan i...
Economic , Government
2024 Federal Budget: Construction Coverage Hub
Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the federal budget in the H...
Economic , Government
Budget 2024 streamlining current resource initiatives, increasing Indigenous participation
The latest federal budget is light on new projects with a focus on greater effic...
Government , Resource
Budget 2024: Key numbers from the Liberals’ latest spending plan
OTTAWA — Here are some key numbers from the Liberal government's federal budget:...
Economic , Government
New housing spending dominates Budget 2024
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s recent he...
Economic , Government , Projects
Labour force a key element of federal budget to bolster housing supply
The 2024 federal budget underlines the need to build more housing and provides m...
Government , Labour
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Ontario, federal governments reach deal allowing Highway 413 project to proceed
TORONTO — Ontario has struck a deal with the federal government to proceed with...
Government , Infrastructure
Freeland to present federal budget today after teasing much of it in recent weeks
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federa...
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Half-billion-dollar mixed-use development proposed for Niagara’s Vineland Station
An unsung pocket of Niagara wine country may be in the spotlight in the coming y...
Projects
Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
Infrastructure , Projects , Resource
Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
Criminal charge laid in death of worker at underground jobsite in Mississauga
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. - Peel Police recently announced they have arrested and charge...
OH&S
Federal budget introduces, elaborates on clean technology tax credit plans
The 2024 federal budget is re-emphasizing the government’s commitment to a globa...
Government , Resource
Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
Projects
New housing spending dominates Budget 2024
Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland reiterated her government’s recent he...
Economic , Government , Projects
Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...