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Earth samples show dust from B.C. pipeline blast not a health threat: Enbridge
VANCOUVER - The company that owns a natural gas pipeline that ruptured and burne...
OH&S , Resource
Alberta NDP demands Opposition detail planned cuts to regulations, labour rules
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP says Opposition Leader Jason Kenney needs to explain wh...
Government , Labour
Springfield Art Museum unveils ambitious renovation plan
SPRINGFIELD, MO. — If all goes as planned, the Springfield Art Museum could one...
Projects
U.S. Feds: Over pressurized lines caused deadly gas explosions
BOSTON — Over-pressurized natural gas lines were the source of deadly explosions...
Resource
Calgary mayor doesn’t want to spend more than province on 2026 Games
CALGARY — The mayor of Calgary says the city shouldn't contribute more than the...
Government
B.C.’s 2018 Lieutenant Governor Safety Award winners announced
VANCVOUVER — Technical Safety BC recently announced the winners of its 2018 Lieu...
OH&S
Collaborative sustainability honoured at Alberta conference
RED DEER, ALTA. — The 2018 Alberta Urban Municipalities (AUMA) Conference and Tr...
Associations
New hospital approved for Fort St. James
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. — A project to replace Fort St. James, B.C.’s Stuart Lake H...
Infrastructure
Are you ready for the legalization of cannabis?
VANCOUVER — Uncertainty continues to swirl around the legalization of cannabis a...
OH&S
New school slated for Winnipeg’s Waterford Green neighbourhood
WINNIPEG — Winnipeg has announced it will build a new school in its Waterford Gr...
Infrastructure
$896-million bilateral infrastructure agreement reached
REGINA — The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan have signed a bilateral agre...
Government
Royal Alberta Museum officially opens in Edmonton
EDMONTON — After more than three years of construction, thousands flocked to the...
Projects
Better Buildings BC incentive plan aims for zero
A new incentive program is looking to help British Columbia’s construction indus...
Projects
Vancouver mayoral candidates address housing, development
VANCOUVER — Vancouver voters will have to choose from a crowded field of 21 cand...
Government
Cannabis and construction: what you need to know
TORONTO — Uncertainty continues to swirl around the legalization of cannabis and...
OH&S
Ferry operator says Nova Scotia to Maine port shift decision still in development
HALIFAX — The operator of the Nova Scotia to Maine ferry link says the company...
Infrastructure
Rest of Ottawa’s Magee House to be demolished
OTTAWA — An application to demolish what remains of the Magee House, a designate...
Projects
The elephant in the tower: parliamentary bells will play on despite renos
OTTAWA — In less than three months, the centrepiece on Parliament Hill will go d...
Projects
PHOTO: Rocket Man
Work is moving along for The Rocket at Subway condominiums at 36/36R Tippett Roa...
Projects
Montreal’s iconic Olympic Park gets a new lease on life
Vacant for some 30 years, the iconic inclined tower at Montreal’s Olympic Park h...
Infrastructure
New De Novo addictions facility to open in Huntsville
Business manager Patrick Dillon of the Provincial Building and Construction Trad...
OH&S
12 Mid-October Economic Nuggets
At their September-ending closing values, the major U.S. stock market indices w...
Economic
Temporary access allowed for residents of landslide threatened B.C. community
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Some residents of the northeastern B.C. community of Old F...
Government , OH&S
Sidewalk Labs unveils draft data and privacy plans for high-tech Toronto project
TORONTO — Sidewalks Labs has submitted a draft proposal detailing how it will ha...
Technology
Andrew Scheer on revamped NAFTA deal: ‘I would have signed a better one’
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is opening a new front in his party's...
Government
Laval builder announces partnership with EV system supplier
QUEBEC CITY — Two Canadian firms have announced a partnership to introduce elect...
Economic
StatCan to get cannabis sales data to measure economic impacts, black market
OTTAWA — About two-thirds of casual cannabis users say they didn't spend a dime...
Government
Annual housing starts pace slowed to 188,683 units during September
OTTAWA — The annual pace of Canadian housing starts fell to their lowest level i...
Economic
Governments join together to fund more child care spaces
VICTORIA — All three levels of government are working together in British Columb...
Government
Canada moves to block foreign steel dumping
OTTAWA — The Canadian government says it will impose a 25 per cent surtax on som...
Resource
Procurement Perspectives: Exploring a more efficient procurement process
If the intent of a municipality is to explore the possibilities of effective and...
Government
Nova Scotia gives Lafarge approval to burn tires as fuel
HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia cement plant has received provincial approval to burn ma...
Government
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Construction labour monopolies costing Ontario billions, claims Cardus study
A new study claims over $2 billion worth of public construction work in Ontario...
Labour
Sponsored Content: PCL partners with Microsoft to build the smart cities of the future
The people at PCL knew they were developing something special in the smart build...
Technology
Sprinkler fitter apprentice wins international competition
Ryan Young, a fourth-year apprentice with U.A. Local 853 Sprinkler Fitters Ontar...
Labour
Rogers announces third tower plans at Mississauga’s M City development
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Rogers Real Estate Development Limited has announced plans f...
Projects
Fitness for Duty Summit highlights cannabis impairment tests and tools
With the legalization of cannabis coming into effect in a week, there is widespr...
OH&S
Further Dips in Unemployment Rates Recorded in U.S. and Canadian September Jobs Reports
In both the U.S. and Canada in September, there was shrinkage in the unemployme...
Economic
CanaData to focus on digital revolution, economic climate
This year, CanaData is going beyond a construction forecast conference to includ...
Economic
Industry Perspectives: Respectful workplace integral to attracting and retaining workers
News headlines continue to underscore the importance of ensuring a corporate cul...