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Conifex buying U.S. sawmills for $258 million to add 50 per cent more capacity

VANCOUVER - Conifex Timber Inc. says it has reached an agreement with Blue Wolf...

Economic May 21, 2018

B.C. government gives $500,000 towards protecting forestry contractors

VICTORIA - The Government of British Columbia has contributed $500,000 to the Fo...

Economic , Government May 21, 2018

Infographic: U.S. Oil Imports

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

Economic May 18, 2018

U.S. builder optimisms bounces in May after four-month slide

WASHINGTON — U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident about their sales pros...

Economic May 18, 2018

Nearly 5,000 evacuated in Colombia after troubles at dam

BOGOTA — Nearly 5,000 people living along a river in northern Colombia have been...

Infrastructure May 18, 2018

Plan for Obama Presidential Center advances over protests

CHICAGO — Construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago has taken a m...

Government , Projects May 18, 2018

Group behind Theodore Roosevelt library scraps two site plan

BISMARCK, N.D. — The foundation working to build a Theodore Roosevelt Presidenti...

Projects May 18, 2018

Niagara Falls Aquarium begins building jellyfish exhibit

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — The Niagara Falls Aquarium in New York has started constru...

Projects May 18, 2018

Chartwell plans $70M expansion in Oshawa

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Chartwell Retirement Residences recently announced it has ac...

Projects May 18, 2018

Toronto announces Everyone is King streetscape winners

TORONTO — The City of Toronto has announced the winners of the Everyone is King...

Projects May 18, 2018

Deal could restart stalled NYC Ferris wheel tourism project

NEW YORK — It was a soaring idea, intended to put the city’s least-populous, lea...

Projects May 18, 2018

Petrolia wastewater plant complete and operating

PETROLIA, ONT. — The Petrolia Wastewater Treatment Plant has been completed with...

Infrastructure May 18, 2018

Experts offer tips on navigating Ontario’s new Construction Act

Construction and design industry stakeholders need to be prepared for a major cu...

Associations , Government May 18, 2018

Candidates spar at Transport Futures debate

While representatives from Ontario’s three major parties quarrelled on P3s, infr...

Government May 18, 2018

Industry Voices: Details and debate missing from electoral reform process

On proportional representation (PR), it seems the NDP government is taking the m...

Associations , Government May 18, 2018

$90 million in funding for affordable housing builds in Victoria’s CRD

VICTORIA - Victoria’s Capital Regional District (CRD) will see more than 2,000 r...

Government , Projects May 18, 2018

United Conservative leader stands by calling prime minister empty, clueless

EDMONTON - Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is standing by his pe...

Government , Resource May 18, 2018

UBC research team finds low-cost solution for sewage odour issues

Findings by a team of University of B.C. wastewater engineering researchers at t...

Infrastructure , Projects May 18, 2018

Insurance policy for pipeline is result of an ‘exceptional situation,’ says Trudeau

NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says putting federal cash down as an in...

Government , Resource May 17, 2018

N.B. offers compensation for cottages damaged by historic flooding

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government will compensate cottage owners whose...

Government May 17, 2018

20 major upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, Saskatchewan construction projects – Canada – May 2018

The accompanying table shows 20 of the largest upcoming Atlantic and Manitoba, S...

Economic May 17, 2018

20 major upcoming Courthouse and Jail and Prison construction projects – U.S. – May 2018

The accompanying tables show 20 of the largest upcoming Courthouse and Jail and...

Economic May 17, 2018

Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada and Trend Graph – April 2018

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

Economic May 17, 2018

Brookfield in $4.2 billion bid for Australian health care provider Healthscope

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has made a $4.2-billion bid for Austr...

Economic May 17, 2018

Seattle OKs tax on companies like Amazon to help homeless

SEATTTLE — Seattle's largest businesses such as Amazon and Starbucks will have t...

Projects May 17, 2018

George Brown team in global competition finals

TORONTO — A team of fourth-year students from the Angelo DelZotto School of Cons...

Labour May 17, 2018

New Milton post-secondary school will link to Laurier and Conestoga

TORONTO—The Ontario government has announced funding for a new $90-million post-...

Projects May 17, 2018

Feds approve three water projects in Durham Region

DURHAM REGION, ONT. — Three new projects in the Region of Durham have been appro...

Infrastructure May 17, 2018

Fredericton International Airport receives funding for expansion

FREDERICTON — The Fredericton International Airport will receive $18 million in...

Infrastructure May 17, 2018

Regulations, development charges cause home prices to skyrocket

TORONTO — Buyers in Canada’s most overheated real estate markets paid an average...

Economic May 17, 2018

Ottawa to assess impact of climate change on Nova Scotia land link

AMHERST, N.S. — Ottawa says it will study ways to protect the 275-year-old dikes...

Government , Projects May 17, 2018

PHOTO: Two of Three

Work on tower two and three continues at the 2150 Condos project at Birchmount R...

Projects May 17, 2018

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