Your top DCN headlines: Jan. 7 to 11

This week’s top DCN headlines cover a wide array of topics from technology to major projects. A geotechnical specialist is appointed to the Order of Canada; a robotic exoskeleton could change how jobsites operate; a new national defence headquarters plan is beginning to take shape; the first phase of the massive Ottawa LRT project is rolling along; and a ‘third-link’ spanning the St. Lawrence is heavily debated in Quebec.

Geotechnical specialist surprised by Order of Canada nod

Industrial robotic exoskeleton — the best of human and machine combined

New National Defence HQ could cost over $1 billion

Ottawa LRT ready to roll by March 31

Quebec City consumed by debate over new span across the St. Lawrence