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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...
Projects
What goes around: Perkins&Will Vancouver wins award for commitment to circularity
Perkins&Will Vancouver has won in the Commitment to Circularity category at...
Economic
Prime Minister Carney in Brussels today for EU-Canada summit
BRUSSELS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he visited a mi...
Government
Kwanlin Dün First Nation receives $19.8M CIB loan for Whitehorse housing development
WHITEHORSE — The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced it is providing...
Projects
Kensington Highway 1 westbound exit to close for two months
BURNABY, B.C. — Pavement repairs are planned for the Highway 1-Kensington Avenue...
Infrastructure
A Canadian first: Province, BC Hydro launch pilot to ‘electrify’ housing density
VANCOUVER — The Province of B.C. and BC Hydro have announced they are launching...
Technology
CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses
CALGARY, ALTA. — A survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum...
Economic
‘Let’s horse trade’: How tariffs are impacting Canadian construction contracts
U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, and the cloud of unce...
Economic
Parliament set to rise today, with MPs to vote on controversial major projects bill
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects and internal trade bill wil...
Government
Steel industry groups say Carney’s retaliatory plan for U.S. tariffs ‘falls short’
OTTAWA — The Canadian Steel Producers Association and United Steelworkers Union...
Associations
A family business: B.C. contractor Silver Cypress heading for Alberta
Like the late Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, north Vancouver’s Sil...
Economic
Three new streets replace former Granville Bridge north loops
VANCOUVER — The Granville Connector project has reached another milestone with a...
Infrastructure
Saskatchewan housing starts see 108.6 per cent growth
REGINA — The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation recently released new data...
Economic
Keyera says $5.15B deal to buy Plains’ Canadian business to help energy security
CALGARY — Keyera Corp. has agreed to buy the Canadian natural gas liquids busine...
Economic
Budget watchdog says he’s in the dark on Ottawa’s fiscal targets
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer said he can't properly assess whether...