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Legal Notes: Price escalations give birth to new contractual models

Volatile material pricing and supply chain disruptions have added new risks to a...

Government July 7, 2022

Procurement Perspectives: The focus of an organization calls for present day philosophy, inspired by the past

Every organization exists within a temporal framework of past experience, presen...

Government July 5, 2022

Ukraine lays out $750B ‘recovery plan’ for postwar future

LUGANO, Switzerland - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday the re...

Economic , Government July 4, 2022

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Court decision puts use of lien bonds on Crown land in question

  The below is a summary of a lengthier article published by Borden Ladner...

Government July 4, 2022

Legal Notes: The one-two punch of in-house and external counsel

Blending the talents of in-house corporate counsel with external counsel can be...

Government June 30, 2022

Atlantic premiers say decision needed soon from Ottawa on regional energy loop

PICTOU, N.S. - Atlantic Canada's premiers are looking for a decision soon from O...

Economic , Government , Resource June 30, 2022

Funding provided for project to recover waste heat in Quebec

SAINT-FELICIEN, QUE.—The governments of Canada and Quebec are providing over $2....

Government , Projects , Resource June 29, 2022

TCHC gets $1.8M to increase energy efficiency in buildings

OTTAWA—The Government of Canada is making a $1.8-million investment in the Toron...

Government , Projects June 28, 2022

Procurement Perspectives: Operational problems require fundamental changes

One of the most important roles of an organization is to turn great problems int...

Government June 28, 2022

Helicopter helps locate suspect after Ajax construction site theft (Video)

AJAX, ONT. — Durham Regional Police helicopter Air1 assisted uniformed officers...

Government , Projects June 24, 2022

Ford names new cabinet, with Jones as health minister, McNaughton remains labour minister

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced his new, 30-person cabinet, in...

Government June 24, 2022

Your top DCN headlines: June 20 to 24

Your top DCN headlines this week cover the “perfect storm” of factors causing On...

Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , Resource June 24, 2022

VIDEO: Construction and climate change as fire and flood season begins

Climate changes incidents across Canada are forcing a rethink in government and...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S June 24, 2022

Judge approves $1B+ deal in deadly Florida condo collapse

MIAMI - A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 billion...

Government , US News June 23, 2022

Legal Notes: Cautionary tales of over-zealous lien claims

Liens are a serious tool in a dispute claimant’s legal toolbox. If claims for da...

Government June 23, 2022

Cement carbon dioxide emissions quietly double in 20 years

Heat trapping carbon dioxide emissions from making cement, a less talked about b...

Government , Infrastructure , Technology , US News June 23, 2022

PBO says Trans Mountain pipeline to result in net loss for government

OTTAWA - The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) says the federal government now...

Government , Infrastructure , Resource June 22, 2022

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: The way forward for Ontario’s skilled trades

Earlier this month, voters returned Doug Ford’s governing PC party to office wit...

Associations , Government , Labour June 22, 2022

Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay, Que., because of landslide threat

MONTREAL - Quebec is extending a state of emergency in a city north of Quebec Ci...

Government , Infrastructure , OH&S June 21, 2022

CDPQ announces investment in Bouthillette Parizeau

MONTREAL—The Quebec pension fund CDPQ has announced it is taking a minority stak...

Economic , Government June 21, 2022

Ottawa launches first phase of Canada Greener Home Loan program

OTTAWA—Ottawa has launched the first phase of its plan to offer interest-free lo...

Economic , Government June 21, 2022

Procurement Perspectives: Change management in the construction industry

Change management is the ability to confront and control change. We can all agr...

Government June 21, 2022

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new cabinet to be sworn in Friday, source says

TORONTO — A senior government source says Ontario Premier Doug Ford's new cabine...

Government June 20, 2022

Your top DCN headlines: June 13 to 17

Your top DCN headlines this week cover news concrete collapsed onto a roadway at...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Projects June 17, 2022

RESCON outlines steps for government to build more housing

VAUGHAN, ONT.—The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) is callin...

Government , Labour , Projects June 17, 2022

Florida building collapse probe to begin structural testing

The federal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Florida beachfront condo...

Government , OH&S , US News June 17, 2022

Unveiling the layers behind Phase 2 of Hamilton’s Randle Reef remediation project

Cleaning up the largest and most contaminated site within the Canadian Great Lak...

Government , Projects June 17, 2022

Legal Notes: Lien claims should reflect accurate amounts

Filing a lien is serious. Given the time and resources associated with a lien ac...

Government June 16, 2022

Canada West report highlights dire need for national trade infrastructure plan

A national plan for trade infrastructure is urgently needed if Canada wants to c...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure June 16, 2022

MCAC urges government to act as labour, supply chains have ‘taken a beating’

The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) and the Canadian Institu...

Associations , Government , Labour June 16, 2022

Letter to the Editor: More than 50 organizations call on new Ontario government to support green building workforce

To the Editor: The building sector faces important challenges: labour shortages...

Government , Labour , Resource June 15, 2022

PEO marks centenary with reform initiatives

TORONTO - Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) has announced progress on a serie...

Associations , Government June 15, 2022

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