1,000-Word Charts: U.S. Retail Sales

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

Economic , US News July 30, 2021

First Notice: BC Hydro Site C mechanical contract; Whitehorse highway funding; YVR upgrades critical infrastructure

  BC Hydro awards Site C balance of plant mechanical contract BC Hydro ha...

Economic , Government , Infrastructure , Projects July 30, 2021

United Brotherhood of Carpenters funding to aid in trades inclusivity, diversity

WINNIPEG  — The federal government is investing more than $2.4 million over five...

Government , Labour July 30, 2021

Why can earthquakes level some buildings but leave others untouched?

Bishnu Pandey, a civil engineering instructor in the school of construction and...

Infrastructure July 30, 2021

Manitoba engineer honoured for study of fibre-reinforced concrete

Ehab El-Salakawy, a professor of structural engineering at the University of Man...

Resource July 30, 2021

Lafarge’s Richmond, B.C. plant hits major CO2 capture milestone

Despite the challenges caused by COVID-19, a first-of-its-kind pilot project to...

Technology July 30, 2021

Your top JOC headlines: July 26 to 30

Your top JOC headlines this week cover news that rising lumber prices may not be...

Economic , Infrastructure , OH&S , Projects , Resource July 30, 2021

TC Energy in dispute with LNG Canada; could delay construction of Coastal GasLink

CALGARY, ALTA. - The completion of the Coastal GasLink pipeline could be delayed...

Economic , Resource July 30, 2021

VIDEO: The state of COVID and construction in 2021

COVID-19 has utterly changed society, work and how we interact since lockdowns b...

Government , OH&S July 30, 2021

The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 130: CAPP’s Ben Brunnen on reducing emission intensity

This week on the Construction Record Podcast digital media editor Warren Frey sp...

July 30, 2021

B.C. wildfire crews watchful as latest heat wave arrives

Officials with British Columbia's wildfire service say low humidity and hot temp...

OH&S July 29, 2021

First Notice: Nexii goes south; Calgary Event Centre project moves forward; Saskatoon waste facility gets building

  Nexii plans new Kentucky plant Vancouver-based green construction compa...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects , Technology July 29, 2021

Multiple Layers to the Inflation Watch Story

There are two major questions overhanging the economies of the U.S. and Canada....

Economic July 29, 2021

Key details of the U.S. Senate’s bipartisan nearly $1 trillion infrastructure plan

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday night, 67-32, to take up a nearly $...

US News July 29, 2021

$76M in funding announced for Manitoba transportation

THOMPSON, MAN. — An injection of funding is coming to municipal transportation i...

Infrastructure July 29, 2021

Multiplex launches Bridgit Bench for Canadian operations

TORONTO — Global builder Multiplex Construction Canada Ltd. has successfully imp...

Economic , Technology July 29, 2021

Legal Notes: Design-build contracts require detailed insurance consideration

Understanding and managing the potential liability risks associated with constru...

Government , Projects , US News July 29, 2021

General Fusion partners with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories on cleantech

VANCOUVER – General Fusion and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories have announced they...

Economic , Resource July 29, 2021

High inflation raises risk of higher interest rates

Given that the Canadian and United States economies are joined at the hip, it is...

Economic July 28, 2021

First Notice: NWT infrastructure; B.C. disaster mitigation funding; Manitoba finalizes road design

  NWT gets $17.25M for infrastructure The government of Canada is giving...

Government , Infrastructure July 28, 2021

Economic Heavy Lifting by U.S. & Canadian Homebuilders

Texas is in a League of its Own Through the first half of 2021, the monthly a...

Economic July 28, 2021

Grand Prairie road upgrades underway

GRAND PRAIRIE, ALTA. — Construction has begun on street upgrades for Grand Prair...

Infrastructure July 28, 2021

Red Deer transit stops shining brighter with solar upgrades

RED DEER, ALTA. — Red Deer residents can thank the day’s sunshine for lit transi...

Infrastructure July 28, 2021

HAVAN cautions against quick adoption of highest level of B.C. Step Code

The City of North Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver recently joined...

Government July 28, 2021

Lumber seen as the ‘bad guy’ for rising housing costs: WRLA

An analysis done recently by the Western Retail Lumber Association (WRLA) indica...

Associations , Resource July 28, 2021

Inside Innovation: The latest in wearable construction health and safety devices

Wearable technology is part of everyday life, whether it’s a SmartWatch on the w...

Others , Technology , US News July 28, 2021

CAPP report highlights emission intensity reduction efforts

A new report details technology and procedures the oil and gas industry is takin...

Associations , Resource July 28, 2021

TCR Express: July 28, 2021

On this episode of TCR Express, Journal of Commerce staff writer Russell Hixson...

July 28, 2021

First Notice: Yukon community centre; feds fund Steinbach facility; temporary foreign worker regulation changes

  Feds put $17.25 million towards Yukon community building The Yukon has...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects July 27, 2021

SkyTrain bridge getting a needed upgrade to replace aging joints

SURREY, B.C.—TransLink plans to begin replacing aging expansion joints along the...

Infrastructure , Projects July 27, 2021

Brookfield confident in offer for Inter Pipeline after Pembina terminates rival bid

CALGARY—Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LLP said it's confident its hostile b...

Economic , Others July 27, 2021

$212 million being invested into Winnipeg sewage treatment plant upgrade

WINNIPEG—The governments of Canada and Manitoba are investing $212.8 million int...

Government , Projects July 27, 2021

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