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Quebec’s economic outlook is one of the brightest in Canada

Midway through the first half of 2018, the key indicators of Quebec’s economic h...

Economic April 25, 2018

Ruling reversed for some New Orleans area flood victims

NEW ORLEANS — A Washington appeals court has reversed a judge's ruling that the...

Government , Infrastructure April 25, 2018

Caterpillar 1Q profit surges on equipment sales

DEERFIELD, ILL. — A boost in equipment sales propelled Caterpillar's first-quart...

Economic April 25, 2018

Alberta Carpenters’ Union to sponsor Skills Canada competition

EDMONTON — The Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers has par...

Associations , Labour April 25, 2018

Audit of Bulkley-area forest operations finds bridge problems

VICTORIA — An audit of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) Program and timber sale licens...

Infrastructure April 25, 2018

B.C. legislation will improve funding to clean up abandoned wells

VICTORIA — The Government of British Columbia has announced legislation it says...

Government , Projects , Resource April 25, 2018

B.C. gas line hits on the rise, contractors reminded to work safe

SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia energy distributor FortisBC has reported a rise...

OH&S April 25, 2018

Trans Mountain: CCA urges federal government to ‘restore business confidence’

OTTAWA — The Canadian Construction Association (CCA) has issued a statement urgi...

Associations , Government , Infrastructure April 25, 2018

Construction coalition welcomes Manitoba prompt payment legislation

WINNIPEG — A construction-sector coalition known as Manitoba Prompt Payment (MBP...

Associations , Government April 25, 2018

Saskatchewan introduces law to allow control of oil, gas exports

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that would allow...

Government , Resource April 25, 2018

$15-million Nanaimo Airport expansion underway

NANAIMO, B.C. — Government and airport officials were on hand recently to turn t...

Infrastructure , Projects April 25, 2018

New Johnson Street Bridge opens in Victoria

After years of stop-and-start, the new Johnson Street Bridge in Victoria has ope...

Infrastructure April 25, 2018

Construction begins at Kipling Station project

TORONTO — Ground has broken on a new Kipling transit hub in Toronto’s west end w...

Infrastructure April 25, 2018

CCOHS appoints new president Anne Tennier

OTTAWA — Anne Tennier was recently appointed as the new president of the Canadia...

Associations April 25, 2018

$1.5 million in infrastructure upgrades for Chatham-Kent hospital campus

TORONTO — A new power generating facility will be built at the Chatham-Kent Heal...

Government , Infrastructure April 25, 2018

Funding supports Saint John airport upgrades

SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The federal government has announced $10 million in funding f...

Infrastructure April 25, 2018

PHOTO: Above the Pier

A bird’s-eye view shows work is taking shape for the Pier 27 Tower on the Lake c...

Projects April 25, 2018

Education, communication key to reducing underground incidents

Ian Wisdom, health and safety manager for Entera Utility Contractors, says there...

OH&S April 25, 2018

U.S. existing home sales rose 1.1 per cent in March

WASHINGTON — U.S. sales of existing homes increased 1.1 per cent on a monthly ba...

Economic April 24, 2018

Largest troop labour construction project in U.S. history underway in Africa

AGADEZ, NIGER — On the scorching edge of the Sahara Desert, the U.S. Air Force i...

Projects April 24, 2018

Infographic: U.S. State Exports

Due to its complexity, much of the subject matter concerning the economy requir...

Economic April 24, 2018

$5.3M for eight Indigenous projects

WINNIPEG — The federal government has announced $5.3 million in spending on eigh...

Government , Projects April 24, 2018

Province to upgrade 13 kilometres of Head Bay Forest Service Road

VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is...

Infrastructure , Projects April 24, 2018

Procurement Perspectives: Creating a fair chance to bid for government contracts

Treating all kinds of government acquisition in the same way is an approach that...

Government April 24, 2018

GTAA and Metrolinx to study transit connections

TORONTO — The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) and Metrolinx have annou...

Infrastructure April 24, 2018

Toronto architect fined $30,000 over failure to pay wages

TORONTO — A Toronto architect has been fined after 14 former employees were foun...

Government , Labour April 24, 2018

Bruce Power signs $1 million MOU for sustainable energy research group

TIVERTON, ONT. — Bruce Power, MIRARCO Mining Innovation and Laurentian Universit...

Infrastructure , Technology April 24, 2018

Asian development bank will help lure infrastructure cash to Canada: president

OTTAWA — The head of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank says Canada’s new...

Economic , Infrastructure April 24, 2018

EllisDon receives award for Western University building

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — EllisDon is the recipient of the Project Excellence Award pr...

Projects April 24, 2018

Waterloo build sets example for green design and construction

WATERLOO, ONT. — The Cora Group has been awarded the first Zero Carbon Building...

Projects April 24, 2018

PHOTO: Project #50

Work progresses for the 50 at Wellesley Station condos in Toronto. The develope...

Projects April 24, 2018

Pickering announces first three builds for innovation corridor

The City of Pickering, Ont.’s innovation corridor strategy seems to be paying of...

Projects April 24, 2018

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