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Trudeau pledges more action on cybersecurity following decision to ban Huawei from 5G

Trudeau pledges more action on cybersecurity following decision to ban Huawei from 5G
OTTAWA - A day after the federal Liberals banned Chinese firms Huawei Technologies and ZTE from helping build Canada's 5G networks, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more must be done to secure critical systems against threats. Trudeau says the governme...
Government , Technology

Election Notebook Ford trumpets bridge job, Horwath highlights worker policies
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath attempted to burnish her party’s credentials as an all...
Government

Your top DCN headlines: May 16 to 20
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news more and more construction unions ar...
Government , Labour , Projects

Canada banning China’s Huawei Technologies, ZTE from 5G telecom networks
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Techno...
Economic , Government , Technology
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Trudeau pledges more action on cybersecurity following decision to ban Huawei from 5G
OTTAWA - A day after the federal Liberals banned Chinese firms Huawei Technologi...
Government , Technology

Election Notebook Ford trumpets bridge job, Horwath highlights worker policies
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath attempted to burnish her party’s credentials as an all...
Government

Your top DCN headlines: May 16 to 20
Your top DCN headlines this week cover news more and more construction unions ar...
Government , Labour , Projects

Canada banning China’s Huawei Technologies, ZTE from 5G telecom networks
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is banning Chinese vendors Huawei Techno...
Economic , Government , Technology

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 19
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ...
Government

PCs ‘completely aligned with LIUNA,’ says Mancinelli
A half-dozen Ontario construction unions have now endorsed the Progressive Conse...
Government , Labour

Design team announced for new parliamentary complex
OTTAWA—The Terry Fox statue across from Parliament Hill will need to be moved to...
Government , Projects

NDP, Green and Liberals gang up on PC’s 413 plan in leaders debate
Ontario’s four main party leaders sparred over highways, protection of farmland...
Government , Infrastructure

Legal Notes: Failure to pay an adjudicator’s determination is not good strategy
A recent decision by Ontario Divisional Court makes clear the importance of adhe...
Government

ORBA’s pre-election Keep Ontario Moving plan urges Highway 413 action
The Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) is calling for sustained or more f...
Associations , Government

Ford nets another construction union endorsement, positions Ontario PCs as labour-friendly
TORONTO — Doug Ford positioned his Progressive Conservatives as the labour-frien...
Government , Labour

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 17
Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today: ...
Government

Ontario party leaders attack Ford on health, education in election debate
TORONTO — Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford faced a barrage of attacks f...
Government

Six months in, Biden’s infrastructure plan has 4,300 projects
WASHINGTON—Six months after the signing of President Joe Biden's $1 trillion inf...
Government , Infrastructure , US News

Procurement Perspectives: Long-term responsibilities of a purchasing department
One of the most important long-term responsibilities of a purchasing manager is...
Government

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

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 16
TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today...
Government

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 13
TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today...
Government

Full power from N.L.’s Muskrat Falls hydro project at least a year away, says report
ST. JOHN'S, N.L.—With a new report saying full power from Newfoundland and Labra...
Government , Projects , Resource

Election Notebook: Highways, housing highlighted early in Ontario campaign
Highways and housing have hogged the spotlight most days as Ontario’s provincial...
Government

Ottawa approves new $10B loan guarantee for the Trans Mountain pipeline project
CALGARY, ALTA - The federal government has approved a new, approximately $10-bil...
Government , Resource

N.S. to borrow $1.8 billion to fund previously announced long term care projects
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will borrow up to $1.8 billion to fund previously announce...
Government , Projects

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 12
TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today...
Government

Legal Notes: Handshakes, texts and verbal agreements are risky business
In an ideal situation, parties to agreements should sign contracts spelling out...
Government

Ontario party leaders square off at first debate of election campaign
NORTH BAY, ONT. — Health care, housing and highways were the major topics Ontari...
Government

CIB deep retrofit program takes major strides
The building retrofit bundling program of the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) h...
Government , Projects

Building roads, more say over immigration among Liberal promises to northern Ontario
NORTH BAY, ONT. — A Liberal government in Ontario would attempt to bolster the p...
Government , Infrastructure

Ontario party leaders’ campaigns converge in North Bay for northern debate
NORTH BAY, ONT. — All four main Ontario party leaders are in North Bay today for...
Government

Where the Ontario leaders are on the campaign trail for May 10
TORONTO — Here's where the leaders of Ontario's main political parties are today...
Government

Procurement Perspectives: Relevant points to consider in procurement
The points that I want to address relate to concerns that are relevant in any pr...
Government

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

OHBA ‘Cut the ****’ campaign urges housing crisis to be central issue in Ontario election
When it comes to the housing crisis in Ontario, the time for finger pointing is...
Associations , Government
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More ICI trades nix agreements, strikes continue
Rodworkers are the latest trade to nix a proposed provincewide settlement, joini...
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BREAKING: ‘Done deal’: ICI operating engineers end strike
Operating engineers in Ontario’s ICI sector have voted to ratify their proposed...
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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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Crucial week for LIUNA members in ICI bargaining
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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...
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Plumbers, pipefitters ratify deal, sheet metal workers reject offer
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Ontario’s unionized sheet metal workers in the ICI sector ha...
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Carpenters’ remain on strike with no meetings scheduled
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Labour

Toronto’s The Well ‘sprints’ towards finish line
Toronto’s The Well, one of the largest multi-use projects in Canadian history, i...