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For construction, times gone by are still the times ahead
For construction, times gone by are still the times ahead
As we prepare to flip the calendar to 2025 in the construction industry it is clear the issues that preoccupied its 2024 will continue in the new year. How best to speed up homebuilding? What will the 2025 Canadian federal election mean for the industry?...
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‘We need new leadership’: Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau’s resignation
OTTAWA — The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
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LeBlanc, Joly to meet with incoming Trump administration officials in Florida
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie J...
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Top construction law story for 2024 — Walsh vs. TTC
The case of Walsh Construction vs. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) was long and...
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For construction, times gone by are still the times ahead
As we prepare to flip the calendar to 2025 in the construction industry it is cl...
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‘We need new leadership’: Atlantic Liberal caucus calls for Trudeau’s resignation
OTTAWA — The Atlantic Liberal caucus is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
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LeBlanc, Joly to meet with incoming Trump administration officials in Florida
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie J...
Government
Top construction law story for 2024 — Walsh vs. TTC
The case of Walsh Construction vs. Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) was long and...
Government
Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election
OTTAWA - Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the N...
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Trudeau to chair Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee amid calls to resign
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will chair a meeting of the cabinet commi...
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Province taking over maintenance of Thousand Islands Parkway, improves section of 401
ROCKPORT, ONT. — A decision has been made for the Ontario government to take ove...
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Trudeau shuffles cabinet as his Liberal government faces new election threat
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is adding eight fresh faces to his cabine...
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City of Toronto is overstepping its scope with TGS standards
At a time when the residential construction industry is finding it difficult to...
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Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday mornin...
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Trudeau weighs his options as his path to stay on as prime minister narrows
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options after Chrystia...
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Failing to close the deal comes with costs
The volatility of real estate values can cause anxiety among purchasers, sometim...
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Ontario has $12.7B school repair, construction shortfall: budget watchdog
TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says it would cost $31.4 billion over 10 yea...
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Tories call for House hearings on tariffs amid Liberal tumult as firms seek strategy
OTTAWA — The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in Januar...
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With Freeland out and the federal deficit up, Parliament is set to take holiday break
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today,...
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Strategic thought will maximize a successful outcome
The link between vision and results is the development and implementation of con...
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BREAKING: Liberals table fall economic update despite losing finance minister
OTTAWA — Liberal House Leader Karina Gould has tabled the government's fall econ...
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Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite ‘chaos’ in Ottawa: Ford
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says following a meeting with all of Canada'...
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Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit
OTTAWA — The Liberals' fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larg...
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Justin Trudeau’s cabinet meets ahead of FES; Fraser won’t seek re-election
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a cabinet meeting this morning...
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UPDATE: Freeland leaves cabinet, fall economic statement in limbo
OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet as finance minister on the...
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Cyclists file Charter challenge against Ontario over bike lane removals
TORONTO — Cyclists have launched a Charter challenge against the Ontario governm...
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Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs, as Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. president-e...
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Trudeau says dealing with Trump will be ‘a little more challenging’ than last time
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said dealing with incoming president Dona...
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Two contracts, one improvement, two acts, one single lien stream
Five-and-a-half years after the Construction Act (OCA) passed into law and repla...
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Will he or won’t he? Signs that Ford may call an early Ontario election stack up
TORONTO — Inside Ontario’s legislature, the halls are decked, the sounds of chil...
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Procurement managers can help with cash flow problems
Being able to predict when cash flow problems will arise is one thing. Correctin...
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Clayton named new interim president and CEO of Infrastructure Ontario
TORONTO — The Ontario government has appointed Angela Clayton as the new interim...
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Untangling contracts caught between OCA transition periods
A recent adjudication review by Ontario’s Divisional Court suggests avoiding put...
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Auditor general slams Ontario Place redevelopment process as unfair, subjective
TORONTO — A European company developing a spa and waterpark at Ontario Place got...
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RESCON files legal action against City of Toronto over TGS performance measures
VAUGHAN, ONT. — The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) has ann...
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Negotiating skills are mandatory for a successful organization
There is an old saying that nothing succeeds like success. The more one can cre...
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