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Mining company says Nova Scotia approves bid to raise tailings dam at Gold mine
Mining company says Nova Scotia approves bid to raise tailings dam at Gold mine
HALIFAX — The owners of the Touquoy gold mine in Nova Scotia say they have received approval from the provincial environment department to raise the height of the wall of its existing tailings waste pond. Australian-based St Barbara's proposal to raise t...
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Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sign hydrogen deal in Newfoundland
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are se...
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Smoke Architecture founder looks to regenerate what’s been lost in Canada’s built environment
It was from trips to the North with her father Dale, a builder, that the young E...
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Crawford Nickel Project near Timmins commences Impact Assessment
TORONTO — Canada Nickel Company Inc. has announced it will submit its Crawford N...
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Mining company says Nova Scotia approves bid to raise tailings dam at Gold mine
HALIFAX — The owners of the Touquoy gold mine in Nova Scotia say they have recei...
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Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to sign hydrogen deal in Newfoundland
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz are se...
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Smoke Architecture founder looks to regenerate what’s been lost in Canada’s built environment
It was from trips to the North with her father Dale, a builder, that the young E...
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Crawford Nickel Project near Timmins commences Impact Assessment
TORONTO — Canada Nickel Company Inc. has announced it will submit its Crawford N...
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IUOE’s Gallagher urges swift decision on Nuvavut mine
OAKVILLE, ONT — Local 793 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUO...
Labour , Resource
Climate and Construction: Are LEED’s best days behind it?
Although the term “sustainable development” can be traced to the 1970s, it wasn’...
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Climate and Construction: Balancing human needs, embodied carbon and carbon emissions
What should be done when a low rise apartment building from the 1960s becomes in...
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Banks far from hitting Paris climate targets, groups warn
The world's most influential banks need to substantially accelerate climate effo...
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Your top DCN headlines: July 25 to 29
Your top DCN headlines this week cover the announcement of a major home run reno...
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Climate and Construction: ESGs are under pressure to perform
World attention has been buffeted by economic disruptions caused by Russia’s inv...
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Feds support EllisDon project to advance mass timber modular construction
OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is contributing over $110,000 to the Mass Timb...
Government , Resource
Innergex battery system commissioned in France
LONGUEUIL, QUE. — Quebec-based Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. has announced the...
Infrastructure , Resource
Canada Nickel announces positive test results for new carbon capture process
TORONTO—Canada Nickel Company Inc. has announced the results of a laboratory tes...
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Panasonic selects Kansas for vehicle battery mega factory
TOPEKA, KS. - Japan's Panasonic Corp. selected Kansas as the location for a mult...
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Climate and Construction: Pinning down mass timber’s overall environmental impact
Academic study of the environmental impact of steel and concrete including GHGs...
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CertainTeed to become first carbon-neutral drywall plant in North America
Saint-Gobain is investing $91 million at its sprawling CertainTeed drywall manuf...
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Suncor Energy says president and CEO Mark Little has stepped down, resigns from board
CALGARY - Suncor Energy Inc. chief executive Mark Little has stepped down as pre...
Economic , OH&S , Resource
Canada’s Solar Panda reaches Kenyan power milestone
TORONTO — Canada’s Solar Panda has announced it has reached the milestone of bri...
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Kinross Gold making progress at Great Bear project in Ontario
TORONTO — Kinross Gold Corp. said it is making progress at its Great Bear projec...
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Infrastructure key to fighting climate change: Arup experts
Infrastructure will play a key role in future climate change mitigation, accordi...
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Your top DCN headlines: June 27 to July 1
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a proposal for a 31-storey mass timber...
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Mass timber can perform well under fire, large-scale tests confirm
OTTAWA — A full-scale research fire test has found the fire performance of a mas...
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Atlantic premiers say decision needed soon from Ottawa on regional energy loop
PICTOU, N.S. - Atlantic Canada's premiers are looking for a decision soon from O...
Economic , Government , Resource
Funding provided for project to recover waste heat in Quebec
SAINT-FELICIEN, QUE.—The governments of Canada and Quebec are providing over $2....
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Tallest mass timber build proposed for Toronto
A new purpose-built rental building in downtown Toronto is looking to be the tal...
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Climate and Construction: Embodied ICF carbons paid forward means reduced carbon emissions over time
“Efficiency First” is a design and execution approach for building envelopes gai...
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Lafarge converts GU cement plant into eco-efficient alternative
MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—Lafarge’s Bath Cement Plant, located near Kingston, Ont. is fu...
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Electra Battery exploring Quebec for cobalt refinery
TORONTO — Toronto-based Electra Battery Materials Corporation has announced it h...
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By air and ice: Victor mine demo crews used all types of resources
Creative thinking and utilizing both air and ice were key aspects to the success...
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Fortis Ontario rolls out Future Generations Scholarship Program
FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION, ONT.—Fortis Ontario has launched a $10,000 Future Gen...
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Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Labour shortage and the energy services sector
Canada’s energy service sector is bouncing back and now more than ever is the ti...
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Your top DCN headlines: June 20 to 24
Your top DCN headlines this week cover the “perfect storm” of factors causing On...
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Condolences pour in over those lost in Ajax trench collapse
The workers who were injured and died in the trench collapse on an Ajax, Ont. co...
OH&S
UPDATE: Rescue crews recover two bodies from construction site trench collapse in Ajax
AJAX, Ont. — The bodies of two men have been recovered from a construction site...
OH&S
BREAKING: Hydro One investigating crane on barge as cause of Toronto power outage
TORONTO — Toronto Police and Toronto Hydro reported a large power outage in down...
Infrastructure
Health Canada issues recall for DeWalt saw due to laceration hazard
OTTAWA — Health Canada and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Economic
Gordie Howe bridge deck and access ramps taking shape
The first signs of roadway connecting the two towers of the new Gordie Howe Inte...
Infrastructure , US News
Bruce Power’s $13B refurbishment nears next phase of completion
When the project is as big as the Bruce Power nuclear reactor refurbishments, it...
Infrastructure
New website aims to be a one-stop plethora of trades information
In order to address the demand for tradespeople in the industry in the coming ye...
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UPDATE: Workers injured in scaffolding collapse at Courtice jobsite
COURTICE, ONT. — Days after two workers died and two others were injured in a tr...