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The Latest: Canada in touch with incoming Biden admin about oil pipeline

The Latest: Canada in touch with incoming Biden admin about oil pipeline
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his officials are in regular contact with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's incoming administration about a long-disputed oil pipeline that reports say Biden will cancel on his first day in of...
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‘We haven’t given up,’ Alberta building trades signifies in response to potential Keystone cancellation
One of President-elect Joe Biden’s first acts in office reportedly will be to sc...
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Kenney, Moe condemn Biden’s plan to scrap Keystone XL on Day 1 of presidency
OTTAWA — The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are condemning Joe Biden's pla...
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$25 million upgrade planned for Prince Rupert port
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Officials in B.C. will pour $25 million into improving and...
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The Latest: Canada in touch with incoming Biden admin about oil pipeline
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his officials ar...
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‘We haven’t given up,’ Alberta building trades signifies in response to potential Keystone cancellation
One of President-elect Joe Biden’s first acts in office reportedly will be to sc...
Associations , Government , Infrastructure , US News

Kenney, Moe condemn Biden’s plan to scrap Keystone XL on Day 1 of presidency
OTTAWA — The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are condemning Joe Biden's pla...
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$25 million upgrade planned for Prince Rupert port
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Officials in B.C. will pour $25 million into improving and...
Economic , Government , Projects

SFU establishing low carbon innovation centre for Metro Vancouver
A new partnership aims to establish a series of innovation centres across the co...
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Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 11 to 15
This week’s top JOC headlines cover a major contract for PCL for the Bow River B...
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First Notice: new Tla’amin Nation compost facility; CSC Edmonton webinar; participant funding for GCT Deltaport project
Tla’amin Nation to build new composting facility A new $1.15 million or...
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First Notice: Deerfoot Trail recommendations; Schneider Electric introduces microgrid packages; SNC-Lavalin awards Nevada mine contract
Alberta and Calgary give final Deerfoot Trail Corridor Study recommendations Al...
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Trudeau shuffles cabinet as Bains plans to retire from politics
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has conducted a small shuffle of his mini...
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Manitoba Heavy Construction Association concerned with proposed aggregate bylaws
SPRINGFIELD, MAN. — The Manitoba Heavy Construction Association (MHCA) is callin...
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Saskatchewan establishes cleantech acceleration program
REGINA — The Province of Saskatchewan and the Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Ce...
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Manitoba scraps plans to repeal construction wage legislation
Construction leaders in Manitoba are breathing a sigh of relief after the provin...
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Construction advocates urge industry to stay vigilant until the ‘finish line’ of COVID-19
As B.C. officials introduce new health measures to prevent the spread of COVID-1...
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Your top JOC headlines: Jan. 4 to 8
This week’s top JOC headlines cover B.C.’s top doctor announcing there will be l...
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Energy minister calls independent Site C dam report ‘helpful,’ will consult cabinet
VICTORIA - British Columbia's energy minister says he has received a report on t...
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First Notice: Gehry chair named; RAIC hosts accessibility panel; ACI announces virtual convention
Architect Douglas Cardinal named 2020-2021 Gehry chair The University o...
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Alberta premier working in politically toxic ‘Sky Palace’ due to legislature renos
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's office has confirmed he is working out...
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First Notice: CleanBC rebates; Katerra recapitalization; Royal Helium launches drilling program
B.C. doubles CleanBC home energy retrofit rebates The Province of Briti...
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Threshold set for B.C.’s home owner grant program
VANCOUVER, B.C. — The Province of B.C has set the threshold for the 2021 Home Ow...
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CaGBC taps green builders as key to reaching Paris targets
Canada’s green building sector will be relied upon heavily to help the nation me...
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First Notice: PCL develops cleaning module; TC Energy selects Precision Pipeline; AGCA to release 2021 national forecast
PCL develops PURE Portal cleaning module PCL Construction has announced a par...
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Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister shuffles cabinet lineup amid low poll numbers
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is making changes to his cabinet. T...
Government

Maple Ridge updates 1980s-era zoning bylaw
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — The City of Maple Ridge has given its zoning bylaw the first...
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Prince Rupert building infrastructure with Gas Tax Fund
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — Federal Gas Tax Funding is having a major positive impact...
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B.C.’s top doctor limits staff increases at five industrial worksites
VICTORIA — Thousands of workers who would normally return to their jobs at ind...
Government , Labour

Medicine Hat stimulus funding approved for various projects
MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. — Municipal Stimulus Program (MSP) funding is bringing pickl...
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B.C. election, Iranian plane tragedy, rise of mass timber among JOC top newsmakers
There was no shortage of news for the Journal of Commerce (JOC) team in 2020, ev...
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First Notice: Gilgan honoured; Wajax acquisition; and U.S. home sales
Gilgan promoted to officer within Order of Canada Canada’s Governor General Ju...
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Road safety improvements planned for Saskatchewan
BATTLEFORD, SASK. — Dozens of communities in Saskatchewan will get road safety i...
Government , Infrastructure

Legal Notes: 2020 hindsight will guide future construction contracts
At its outset, the COVID-19 pandemic was seen as a short-term problem that might...
Government

Social media mosaic: A digital retelling of the 2020 pandemic
A global event like the COVID-19 pandemic is so massive, damaging and far-reachi...
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Lawsuit seeks to reimpose development regulations on Tongass
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Twenty-two tribal, environmental, fishing and tourism organi...
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Goldboro LNG plant slated to be largest project in Nova Scotia’s history
Calgary, Alta.-based Pieridae Energy is gearing up to build a massive, multi-bil...
Projects , Resource

Top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electric Power & Communications construction projects – Canada – January 2021
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming Oil & Gas and Electr...
Economic

U.S. Construction Employment a Bright Spot in Many Major U.S. Cities
Table 1 sets out the best U.S. city labor markets according to two measurements...
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UBC students look at viability of high-speed rail to Whistler
Alpine enthusiasts could one day be whizzing to Whistler for skiing via rail if...
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Country’s top economists share 2021 predictions during webinar from Economic Club of Canada
A who’s who of top economists in Canada shared predictions on the pandemic and t...
Economic , Labour

Study finds workplace levels of COVID-19 protection directly linked to mental health
Providing adequate COVID-19 protection in the workplace not only helps prevent t...
OH&S

U.S. and Canada Suffer Employment Setbacks in December
December 2020’s total employment figure in the U.S. declined by -140,000...
Economic

Poor 2020 apprenticeship numbers not unexpected say stakeholders
National construction industry stakeholders are not ready to sound alarm bells d...