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Throne speech reiterates key housing, infrastructure promises from Ford government

Ontario’s throne speech reiterated the Doug Ford government’s commitment to cont...

Government August 10, 2022

Millbook First Nation receives funding for Resilience Centre

MILLBROOK FIRST NATION, N.S. — The federal government and Millbrook First Nation...

Government , Projects August 10, 2022

Governments announce $18M supportive housing project for Cambridge

CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — The federal government has announced $15 million in funding to...

Government , Projects August 9, 2022

Feds, Ontario fund 50 affordable housing units in Hamilton

HAMILTON, ONT. — The federal government and other funding partners have announce...

Government , Projects August 9, 2022

Update: Two years after two crane incidents, what has been learned

It’s been over two years since two crane collapses took place in Toronto and alt...

Government , OH&S August 9, 2022

Procurement Perspectives: Making decisions during a time of constant change

Managers develop as they become progressively more adept at learning how to iden...

Government August 9, 2022

Whitby geothermal project gets feasibility study funds

WHITBY, ONT. — A large-scale geothermal district heating project in Whitby, Ont....

Government August 9, 2022

Toronto adds five new Construction Hubs

TORONTO — Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced the launch of five new Construct...

Government August 8, 2022

Feds, FCM fund pair of Toronto net zero studies

TORONTO — The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities...

Government , Projects August 5, 2022

Your Top DCN Headlines: Aug. 1 to 5

Your top Daily Commercial News headlines for this week include how unregulated d...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Technology August 5, 2022

Manitoba government releases first transportation infrastructure strategy

The Manitoba Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (MTI) recently post...

Government , Infrastructure August 5, 2022

Legal Notes: Access to project emails is critical to dispute resolution

Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) organizations are losing huge...

Government August 4, 2022

$18M supportive housing project for Cambridge, Ont.

CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — The federal government has announced $15 million in funding to...

Government , Projects August 4, 2022

Canada’s debt level sustainable over long term: parliamentary budget officer

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says Canada's current fiscal policy is...

Government August 2, 2022

Funding provided for new supportive housing units in Windsor

WINDSOR, ONT. — The Ontario government is providing nearly $1.8 million to help...

Government , Projects August 2, 2022

Procurement Perspectives: Managerial skills for purchasing professionals

If character expectations must be balanced against performance expectations, per...

Government August 2, 2022

Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn

The world's most influential banks need to substantially accelerate climate effo...

Economic , Government , Resource , US News August 1, 2022

Ontario throne speech set for Aug. 9 as legislators prepare for summer sitting

TORONTO — Ontario's lieutenant governor will deliver a throne speech on Aug. 9....

Government July 29, 2022

California outlines plan for scaled back giant water tunnel

SACRAMENTO, CA - A new plan to reroute how water moves from wetter Northern Cali...

Government , Infrastructure , US News July 28, 2022

Skills Ontario lauds provincial government for making STEM a priority

TORONTO — Skills Ontario is applauding the Government of Ontario for its recent...

Government July 27, 2022

CAF receives funding to tackle apprentice opioid use

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) has received $575,000 from the federal g...

Government , OH&S July 27, 2022

Former Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath announces bid for Hamilton mayor

Andrea Horwath, who helmed Ontario's NDP for more than a decade before stepping...

Government July 27, 2022

Feds support EllisDon project to advance mass timber modular construction

OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is contributing over $110,000 to the Mass Timb...

Government , Resource July 26, 2022

Ontario to contribute to Cyclone plant expansion

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is contributing $1.5...

Government , Projects July 26, 2022

Deal for $5.5B Hyundai plant in Georgia nears final approval

SAVANNAH, GA. - The local economic development agency that worked with Georgia o...

Government , Projects , US News July 22, 2022

Ontario’s fiscal watchdog projects smaller deficit due to lower than planned spending

TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog is projecting a deficit that's $5.4 billion...

Government July 21, 2022

Legal Notes: Never underestimate the Importance of contract notice provisions

Construction project contracts need to be read and understood fully. Nothing wri...

Government July 21, 2022

Let’s make a deal with Canada on softwood, U.S. senators urge Biden administration

WASHINGTON - Two U.S. lawmakers are urging the Biden administration's trade amba...

Economic , Government , US News July 21, 2022

Feds taking applications for small projects through Natural Infrastructure Fund

OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is accepting applications for new projects thr...

Government , Infrastructure July 19, 2022

Procurement Perspectives: An organization’s management of a crisis

When times are tough and challenging, people are naturally depressed and pessimi...

Government July 19, 2022

Net-zero Fredericton longhouse project welcomes funding

The federal government and other partners have confirmed $19 million in combined...

Government , Projects July 19, 2022

Federal government supports RHI projects in Peel, east Toronto

TORONTO — The federal government has announced two Rapid Housing Initiative (RHI...

Government , Projects July 18, 2022

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