Company fires staff involved in racist incident at Edmonton public school

EDMONTON, ALTA. - A utility company says contract staff have been fired for maki...

Labour September 29, 2020

CanaData Day One Notebook – Technology and Construction

Day One of CanaData 2020 focused on technology and the construction industry and...

Labour , OH&S , Technology September 29, 2020

Currency Shifts may Stymie Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Plans

There’s a two-sided nature to exchange rate stories that make them partic...

Economic , US News September 29, 2020

School upgrades move ahead in Lloydminster

LLOYDMINSTER, ALTA. — Alberta officials have announced two school renovation pro...

Infrastructure , Projects September 29, 2020

Site C Highway 29 project underway

HUDSON’S HOPE, B.C. — Crews have begun work on the dry creek section of the High...

Infrastructure September 29, 2020

Dutch company wins Saskatchewan road assessment contract

REGINA — A four-year roadway condition assessment contract has been awarded to F...

Infrastructure September 29, 2020

Softening lumber prices offer hope for homebuyers, renovation project builders

OTTAWA — Analysts say recent softening of record high prices for lumber could tr...

Economic , Resource September 29, 2020

Legal Notes: Pollution liability insurance provides a shield against CGL exclusion clauses

Environmental concerns during construction apply to anything that could potentia...

Government September 29, 2020

Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns

VANCOUVER - A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minist...

Government , Infrastructure , Labour September 28, 2020

Amazon to hire 3,500 workers in B.C. and Ont., expand their office footprint

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. says it will hire 3,500 Canadians to work in two space...

Economic , Labour , US News September 28, 2020

AED highlights throne speech policy priorities

SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) is pointing to se...

Government , Infrastructure , US News September 28, 2020

Bridgit named top growing company for second year

TORONTO — A Canadian construction resource company is being hailed as one of the...

Economic September 28, 2020

Fossil fuel workers group calls on Trudeau to back up green job commitments

OTTAWA — Iron & Earth, a not-for-profit led by fossil fuel industry workers,...

Labour September 28, 2020

Premier’s adviser chosen to lead Invest Alberta

CALGARY, ALTA. — Invest Alberta Corporation has announced that David Knight Legg...

Government September 28, 2020

Research calls for digital skills training in the trades

A new impact paper produced by the Conference Board of Canada, in partnership wi...

Labour September 28, 2020

Chandos COO completes epic cross-country pandemic road trip

When COVID-19 hit in early 2020, Chandos Construction — a builder with more than...

Economic , Others September 28, 2020

VIU crushes fundraising challenge to optimize new buildings

NANAIMO, B.C. — Vancouver Island University (VIU) has smashed its fundraising go...

Projects September 25, 2020

SaskTel to build 74 new cell towers in rural areas

REGINA — SaskTel has announced efforts to boost its investment in the province’s...

Economic , Projects September 25, 2020

Your top JOC headlines: Sept. 21 to 25

The top JOC headlines this week feature an election call by B.C. Premier John Ho...

Economic , Government , OH&S , Projects September 25, 2020

FCM showcases Sustainable Community Award winners

OTTAWA — The 2020 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Sustainable Commun...

Government , Infrastructure September 25, 2020

Rebar suppliers bracing for import anti-dumping investigation

Western Canadian suppliers of reinforcing bar are bracing for an expected announ...

Government September 25, 2020

CWB Welding Foundation invests in high school welding education

Twenty-two high schools across Canada recently received a total of more than $1....

Labour September 25, 2020

Stacking steel modular to new heights

Faced with some of the world's priciest building costs, developers in the San Fr...

Economic , Projects September 25, 2020

Updates planned to Vancouver Community College’s steel detailing certificate

Organizers of Canada’s only steel detailing training program say its courses are...

Labour , Technology September 25, 2020

CanaData 2020: A conversation with Alex Carrick – Part Two

TORONTO CanaData 2020 gets underway in a few short days and in Part 2 of our co...

Economic , Labour , Technology September 25, 2020

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – August 2020

The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...

Economic September 24, 2020

Renovations planned for North Battleford school

NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK. — Saskatchewan officials have announced that planning ha...

Infrastructure September 24, 2020

Alberta construction safety course reaches 100,000 sign-ups

CALGARY, ALTA. — The Alberta Construction Safety Association (ACSA) has reached...

OH&S September 24, 2020

Engineering, procurement and construction contract awarded for Cascade Power Plant

EDSON, ALTA. — A new low-carbon natural gas facility in Alberta will be built by...

Projects , US News September 24, 2020

Vancouver adjusts capital spending after development revenue dips

VANCOUVER — To cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Vancouver has announ...

Government , Projects September 24, 2020

UPDATE: Speech from the throne includes support for housing, retrofits, green projects

The Justin Trudeau government intends to create thousands of jobs by supporting...

Government September 23, 2020

Home sales and housing starts to cool this winter; should warm up by mid-2021

Given we have survived the first wave, the impact of a second wave of COVID-19 i...

Economic September 23, 2020

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