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RESCON makes first-time homebuyer recommendations for the 2024 federal budget
VAUGHAN, ONT. — In a 2024 federal budget submission to Finance Minister Chrystia...
Associations , Government
Hamilton council approves 5.79 per cent tax increase in 2024 budget
In a 10 to six vote, ending months of debate, Hamilton City Council has approved...
Government
CIB commits $138.2 million to major Nova Scotia energy storage project
OTTAWA - The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced it is committing $13...
Government , Infrastructure
Hawaii state and county officials seeking $1B from Legislature for Maui recovery
HONOLULU, HI – Hawaii state and county officials have requested about $1 billion...
Government , US News
Investigators fault Pittsburgh for poor inspection, maintenance of bridge that collapsed
PITTSBURGH, PA. - The city of Pittsburgh did not adequately maintain or repair a...
Government , Infrastructure , US News
Acadia University gets $13.9M to build new nursing building
WOLFVILLE, N.S.—Acadia University is building a new nursing facility to enhance...
Government , Projects
Ontario seeks to overrule independent energy board on natural gas decision
TORONTO - Ontario's energy minister introduced legislation Thursday to overturn...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 19 to 23
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news PCL has been awarded a $1.33 billi...
Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects
Toronto rewarded for exceeding provincial housing target by 51 per cent
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced his government is allotting $114 million...
Government , Projects
Waterloo launches RFP for mixed-income housing development partner
KITCHENER, ONT. - The Region of Waterloo has launched a request for proposals se...
Government , Projects
Legal Notes: Trying the court’s patience has consequences
Delaying due process in lien action is not an advisable policy, whether one is t...
Government
Ontario legislature resumes, omnibus bill to contain urban boundary changes
TORONTO - Ontario's Progressive Conservative government introduced an omnibus bi...
Government , Infrastructure
Ottawa considers changes to clean electricity rules after consultations
OTTAWA — Ottawa is considering alterations to its proposed clean electricity rul...
Government , Resource
Climate and Construction: Getting the scoop on Scope 3 emissions
In 1998, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Resour...
Government
Biden admin providing $1.5 billion to GlobalFoundries to make computer chips in New York and Vermont
WASHINGTON - The Biden administration said Monday that the government intends to...
Government , US News
STRABAG awarded $255M tunnel contract for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
TORONTO - STRABAG has been awarded a fixed-price contract of $255 million to des...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Procurement Perspectives: Municipalities have seen a rise in unbalanced bids
Recently, concerns have been raised in certain quarters with respect to unbalanc...
Government
UPDATE: Guilbeault backtracking ‘no more’ road funding comment ‘not good enough’: OSWCA
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault spent last week walking back stat...
Associations , Government
Residential Report: OEB decision could drive another stake to the heart of homebuilding
A recent decision by the Ontario Energy Board (OEB), if allowed to stand, will d...
Government
NTCCC: Federal construction secretariat needs to be developed
OTTAWA — The National Trade Contractors Council of Canada (NTCCC) recently made...
Associations , Government
Legal Notes: Increased integration increases between law and AI
Artificial Intelligence, in the form of Large Language Models (LLMs) and chatbot...
Government
Ford makes dig at Crombie over carbon pricing referendum
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will introduce...
Government
MCAC federal pre-budget submission calls for tax incentive for gender-specific PPE
OTTAWA — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) recently made a...
Associations , Government
Fraser announces $176 million in housing deals with more than 60 rural communities
OTTAWA—The federal government will roll out more than 60 housing agreements with...
Government , Projects
Fired FirstEnergy execs indicted in $60 million Ohio bribery scheme; regulator faces new charges
COLUMBUS, OH. - Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives were indicted Monday in t...
Government , US News
Ontario projecting $4.5B deficit this year in third-quarter finances
TORONTO—Ontario is projecting that it will end this fiscal year with a $4.5-bill...
Economic , Government
Procurement Perspectives: The art of prequalification for government projects
Many contractors and private sector service providers do not bid on government R...
Government
Tory MP in hot water as First Nation demands apology for comments he made in House
OTTAWA - Piapot First Nation is demanding an apology from a Conservative MP afte...
Government
Waska Witcihitowin community opens for Indigenous families in Trois-Rivieres
TROIS-RIVIERES, QUE. – The governments of Canada and Quebec officially opened th...
Government , Projects
Skills Ontario’s Howcroft optimistic about trades growth, apprenticeship programs
Skills Ontario has entered 2024 buoyed by strong apprenticeship numbers and with...
Government , Labour
Ford confirms McCallion line expansion plans
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has confirmed the government’s pla...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: Feb. 5 to 9
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a political roundup from this year’s On...