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Canada rescinds digital services tax to resume negotiations with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada is rescinding its digital services tax and will resume trade neg...
Government
Here’s how provinces are trying to remove Canada’s internal trade barriers
OTTAWA — Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have kicked into high gear amid...
Government
Judge approves process to put Yukon Eagle Gold Mine in Yukon up for sale
YUKON — An Ontario judge has approved a request from the court-appointed receive...
Government
Seacliff Properties launches Gracewood in the Fairwinds community
NANOOSE BAY, B.C. — Seacliff Properties has announced the launch of Gracewood, a...
Projects
Special to the JOC: Are your crews trained to work safely around traffic?
A thorough orientation that includes work zone safety is a powerful tool for com...
OH&S
Climate change, inflation and shortages impacting contractor insurance coverage
Climate change, inflation, plus material and labour shortages, are all tossing n...
Economic
The right ingredients: ORBA rolls out benchmarking project to bolster EPDs
A long-time goal by the Ontario Road Builders’ Association to implement a progra...
Associations
B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu gets keys to first retail store once owned by The Bay
DELTA, B.C. — British Columbia billionaire Ruby Liu has received the keys to a s...
Economic
‘Left hanging’: Saskatchewan residents of fire-ravaged village blast province
SASKATOON, SASK. — Residents of a northern Saskatchewan community ravaged by wil...
Government
Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why it alarms its critics
OTTAWA — Parliament has passed controversial major projects legislation that Pri...
Government
Highland Valley Copper extension gets the go-ahead from B.C. government
VICTORIA — The Province of B.C. is reporting it has fully permitted the Highland...
Projects
2025 CAGBC Awards showcase projects that are reshaping Canada
VANCOUVER – Winners of the 2025 CAGBC Awards™ were recently announced at the Bui...
Projects
Tariff tensions spark a development evolution: Arcadis
Tariff tensions have left parts of Canada’s development sector hesitant but the...
Economic
Cowichan district hospital project raising the bar on sustainability targets
Not only will it be British Columbia’s first all-electric hospital, the Cowichan...
Infrastructure
Senate could vote on controversial major projects bill today
OTTAWA — The Senate could vote today on Prime Minister Mark Carney's controversi...
Government
What does the future of Kitsilano Pool look like?
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver and Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation ar...
Infrastructure
CCA, CCLI guide provides roadmap to addressing climate governance
OTTAWA — A new report released by the Canada Climate Law Initiative (CCLI) and t...
Associations
CAGBC policy panel examines green building priorities amid a chaotic landscape
Green building isn’t going anywhere but it is adapting to a shifting policy land...
Associations
Inflation holds steady at 1.7% in May as rent hikes cool
OTTAWA — The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent in May as cool...
Economic
The robots are coming!
Much of the attention given to BIM, digital twins and AI in construction technol...
Technology
National chief calls on senators to slow down major projects bill
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on senat...
Government
Carney says Canada will meet new NATO spending target by developing critical minerals
THE HAGUE — Canada will reach an even higher NATO spending target in part by dev...
Government
Creativity with a backhoe clears fallen rocks from tourist-destination tunnel
WINNIPEG — A well-known cave-like tunnel that attracts boaters to eastern Manito...
Projects
Federal judge dismisses legal challenges to Woodfibre LNG’s ‘floatel’
OTTAWA — Canada's Federal Court has rejected legal challenges disputing the appr...
Government
CAGBC showcases mass timber marvel Limberlost Place
A mass timber showcase on Toronto’s George Brown campus is also a study in colla...
Projects
Québec town hall combines wood, breakthrough engineering and Passivhaus principles
In August 2023, construction began on a new town hall for the small municipality...
Projects
Maple Reinders sells AIM Group Ltd.
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Maple Reinders Group has announced the divestiture of its ma...
Economic
Recycled bottle plastic at core of Ecoplast Solutions net-zero housing
Alberta-based Ecoplast Solutions is building net-zero-ready emission housing usi...
Technology
Hudson’s Bay receives approval for sale of three leases to B.C. mall owner Ruby Liu
TORONTO — A B.C. billionaire has landed court approval to take over leases for t...
Economic
Thompson Landing on Royal riverfront condo opens in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A new riverfront condo development at 207 and 215 Royal Avenue...
Projects
Registration open for StrongerBC future skills grant funding
VICTORIA – The provincial government has announced registration for the Stronger...
Labour
First-of-its-kind First Nations healing centre breaks ground
POUCE COUPE, B.C. – The new North Wind Wellness Centre (NWWC), located in Pouce...