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Top DCN Headlines Special: How Ontario lockdown measures impact construction

The top DCN headlines this week cover industry reaction and questions following...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects January 15, 2021

Constructors urged to call COVID-19 Business Information Line for questions on essential projects

Business has been brisk on the Ontario government’s Stop the Spread Business Inf...

Government , OH&S January 15, 2021

Readers ask: ‘What really is essential construction?’

TORONTO — As new COVID-19 lockdown measures officially take effect across Ontari...

Government , OH&S , Projects January 14, 2021

Construction emerges relatively unscathed by expanded Ontario lockdown, stakeholders say

Ontario’s construction sector is expressing relief that the COVID-19 lockdown me...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects January 14, 2021

‘Union safety effect’ continues on Ontario’s ICI construction sites: IWH study finds

A new study by the Institute for Work and Health (IWH) finds that lost-time inju...

Associations , OH&S January 13, 2021

First Notice: Ontario stakeholder reaction; WSIB review; CAPP forecast

  Stakeholders react to Ontario pandemic restrictions The Ontario governm...

Associations , Economic , Government , OH&S , Resource January 13, 2021

UPDATE: Ontario releases list of essential construction projects

Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s office has released a list of construction projects...

Government , OH&S , Projects January 12, 2021

Study finds workplace levels of COVID-19 protection directly linked to mental health

Providing adequate COVID-19 protection in the workplace not only helps prevent t...

OH&S January 12, 2021

First Notice: U.S. jobs numbers; unionized safety; new cannabis shops

  U.S. construction jobs rise in December  The Associated General Contrac...

Associations , Economic , Labour , OH&S , Projects January 8, 2021

Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 4 to 8

The top DCN headlines this week cover a COVID-19 outbreak and disruption issues...

Government , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects January 8, 2021

Crosslinx documents new COVID outbreak, year-long disruptions

A statement from Crosslinx Transit Solutions (CTS) outlines a litany of COVID-19...

Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects January 7, 2021

Government provides $5.3M to support forestry industry

TORONTO — The Ontario government is helping small and medium sized forest sector...

Government , OH&S January 7, 2021

What happened? CPO outlines details of eight deaths that occurred in December

Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer Ron Kelusky has released the following detail...

OH&S January 6, 2021

December proved deadliest month in memory: CPO, Ontario minister of labour respond

The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development has released the...

Associations , Government , OH&S January 6, 2021

First Notice: Ausenco job; metals deal; new ESA chair

  Ausenco lands construction contract with Argonaut Gold  Argonaut Gold I...

Economic , Government , OH&S January 4, 2021

Cambridge steel producer convicted after slag falls on workers

WHITBY, ONT. — A Cambridge, Ont.-based steel producer has been convicted and fin...

OH&S January 4, 2021

2021 Preview: Stakeholders ruminate on COVID’s future impact on Canada’s construction sector

The coronavirus pandemic dramatically transformed the Canadian construction land...

Associations , Economic , OH&S , Projects , Technology January 4, 2021

Construction safety in the spotlight and under scrutiny in 2020

Typically when compiling the top newsmakers the Daily Commercial News (DCN) team...

Associations , Government , OH&S , Projects January 1, 2021

Social media mosaic: A digital retelling of the 2020 pandemic

A global event like the COVID-19 pandemic is so massive, damaging and far-reachi...

Associations , Government , Labour , OH&S , Others December 31, 2020

Windsor construction death is Ontario’s sixth this month

WINDSOR, ONT. — Ontario has suffered its sixth construction death in the month o...

OH&S December 30, 2020

Winner named for CCOHS Scholarship for Women in Occupational Health and Safety

HAMILTON, ONT. — The first recipient of the new Chad Bradley Scholarship Award,...

OH&S , Others December 30, 2020

Year in Review: Acts of racism foster action for construction industry in 2020 and beyond

Following the killing of George Floyd by police officers in May, racially motiva...

Associations , Labour , OH&S December 30, 2020

Repair worker injury results in conviction for elevator company

OTTAWA — Thyssenkrupp Elevator (Canada) has been convicted for its role in a 201...

OH&S December 29, 2020

Your top DCN headlines: Dec. 21 to 25

The top DCN headlines this week cover the lockdown measures in Ontario and how i...

Associations , Labour , OH&S , Projects December 25, 2020

Year in Review: Our picks for the top Construction Record Podcasts of 2020

The Construction Record Podcast grew exponentially in 2020, with more guest appe...

Associations , Economic , OH&S , Others , Projects December 24, 2020

Baltimore building explosion injures 23, traps workers

BALTIMORE — An explosion in a highrise building in Baltimore injured 23 people W...

OH&S , US News December 24, 2020

Company fined following fatal shock to worker

TORONTO — A worker for Miska Trailer Factory in Hamilton, Ont. was electrocuted...

OH&S December 24, 2020

Keith urges written Safe Work Procedures for Ontario

Veteran construction lawyer Norm Keith of the business law firm Fasken is urging...

OH&S December 23, 2020

Study finds workers who feel protected from COVID at work have better mental health

TORONTO — Providing adequate workplace COVID-19 protection is linked to better m...

OH&S December 23, 2020

2020 Year in Review Timeline: Construction fights back against COVID-19

OTTAWA — There’s no disputing the fact that 2020 was a year like no other for th...

Associations , Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Labour , OH&S , Projects December 23, 2020

VIDEO: The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 101: 2020 Year in Review

It’s the end of 2020, a year like no other, and we have the entire Journal of Co...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , OH&S December 23, 2020

LIUNA member Paul Moro, killed at Oshawa jobsite, called loyal husband, father

The 54-year-old construction worker killed on an Oshawa, Ont. jobsite last week...

OH&S December 22, 2020

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