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![As for the economy, there’s an elephant and a donkey in the room](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/US-election-300x204.jpg)
As for the economy, there’s an elephant and a donkey in the room
As summer ends and fall approaches, when it comes to the economy, there’s not on...
Economic
![Ontario invests $26M to build new training centre at LiUNA 183 campus](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DCN-AG-LIUNA-training-centre-300x225.jpg)
Ontario invests $26M to build new training centre at LiUNA 183 campus
VAUGHAN, ONT. - A new training centre at LiUNA 183’s skilled trades training cam...
Associations , Government , Projects
![Construction underway on New Brunswick Museum revitalization](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/04/FRONT-AG_NewBrunswickMuseumMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Construction underway on New Brunswick Museum revitalization
SAINT JOHN, N.B.—The construction phase has begun on the New Brunswick Museum (N...
Projects
![Investors continue to demonstrate confidence in multi-suite residential and industrial sectors](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/shutterstock_46742413-scaled-e1590092555209-300x169.jpg)
Investors continue to demonstrate confidence in multi-suite residential and industrial sectors
MISSISSAUGA, ONT.—According to Morguard's 2024 Economic Outlook and Market Funda...
Economic
![Specialized Amazon fulfillment centre to open in Cambridge](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/amazon-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Specialized Amazon fulfillment centre to open in Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, ONT.—Amazon’s newest fulfilment centre, YHM2, will open in Cambridge,...
Projects
![OAA seeks speakers for 2025 conference and webinar presenters](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/11/shutterstock_360870461MainWEB-300x169.png)
OAA seeks speakers for 2025 conference and webinar presenters
TORONTO—The OAA has issued a call for speakers for the 2025 Conference in Ottawa...
Associations
![Legal Notes: Grenfell Fire report hammers U.K. construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
Legal Notes: Grenfell Fire report hammers U.K. construction
Seven years after the death of 72 residents in the horrific Grenfell Tower apart...
Government
![Indigenous women take the lead on Kirkland Lake prefabricated housing factory project](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/FRONT-DP-Front-Entrance-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Indigenous women take the lead on Kirkland Lake prefabricated housing factory project
An initiative to build a factory in Kirkland Lake to make prefabricated housing...
Infrastructure , Labour
![Advocacy initiative aims to strengthen protection for roadside workers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/PG-3-AG-ORBA-meeting-with-ministers-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Advocacy initiative aims to strengthen protection for roadside workers
A new advocacy initiative by the Ontario Road Builders’ Association (ORBA) is a...
OH&S
![Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Government_02-768x432.jpg)
Labour shortage in construction among obstacles facing Ottawa’s housing plan: report
OTTAWA - A new report by Desjardins warns Ottawa's efforts to kickstart new hous...
Government , Labour
![Harris-Trump US presidential debate offers different visions for America’s future](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/US-election-2024-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Harris-Trump US presidential debate offers different visions for America’s future
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump made their case to American voters during a debat...
US News
![US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/09/FOR-WEB-SEPT-11-IMAGE-300x158.jpg)
US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view
NEW YORK - The U.S. is remembering the lives taken and those reshaped by 9/11, m...
US News
![Climate and Construction: Quebec launches investigation into illegal dumping of toxic soil](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/11/Bleasby_Climate6-01-300x169.png)
Climate and Construction: Quebec launches investigation into illegal dumping of toxic soil
The removal, transport and storage of excess soil from construction sites and re...
Government
![Alberta, Ontario companies leading charge on asphalt mixture EPDs](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/PG-3-DO-SG-ACHESON-ASPHALT-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Alberta, Ontario companies leading charge on asphalt mixture EPDs
Two asphalt concrete producing companies in Alberta and Ontario are leading the...
Associations
![Remember the Sky on 9/11](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/shutterstock_519169669_911_MemorialMuseum-300x169.png)
Remember the Sky on 9/11
NEW YORK CITY - As the construction community across North America prepares to m...
Government , US News
![CANS to host women in construction forum in October](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/shutterstock_774791245WEB-300x169.jpg)
CANS to host women in construction forum in October
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Registration for the Construction Association of Nova Scotia (...
Associations
![Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/02/pexels-photo-433301-e1551127876532-300x169.jpeg)
Officials say a troubled and delayed Baltic high-speed rail project still set for completion by 2030
HELSINKI — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania said recently they are committed to com...
Infrastructure , Projects
![Passive House Canada secures grant to accelerate high-performance building standards](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/Page3_ShutterstockWICmainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Passive House Canada secures grant to accelerate high-performance building standards
VICTORIA - Passive House Canada has been awarded a grant of $1.6 million over th...
Government
![Port Saint John terminal gets additional cranes](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-crane-incidentMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Port Saint John terminal gets additional cranes
VANCOUVER – Logistics and supply chain company DP World and Port Saint John are...
Infrastructure , Projects
![PCL announces promotions in offices across Canada](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/pexels-photo-327540-e1511895321292-300x169.jpeg)
PCL announces promotions in offices across Canada
PCL Construction is making leadership changes in five of its Canadian districts....
Economic
The Construction Record Podcast – Episode 363: How 9/11 changed construction
On this episode of The Construction Record Podcast, digital media editor Warren...
![Enwave commissions Deep Lake Water Cooling system expansion](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/DW-enwave-4th-intake-valve-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Enwave commissions Deep Lake Water Cooling system expansion
Toronto’s celebrated Deep Lake Water Cooling (DLWC) System, already the largest...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
![Canada launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/05/us-canada-for-web-300x200.jpg)
Canada launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to s...
Economic , Government
![Transport Futures panellists warn of transit project cost ‘crisis’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/FRONT-DW-tf-costs-PRINT-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Transport Futures panellists warn of transit project cost ‘crisis’
Transportation cost experts delivered a withering critique of Canada’s performan...
Economic
![Procurement Perspectives: Holding excessive quantities of inventory is costly](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/BauldNewSite-300x169.jpg)
Procurement Perspectives: Holding excessive quantities of inventory is costly
Inventory management should be a large part of private and public sector procure...
Government
![Skilled Trades Workforce Development Program prepares next gen tradespeople](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_126983117WEB-300x169.jpg)
Skilled Trades Workforce Development Program prepares next gen tradespeople
ETOBICOKE, ONT. - Support Ontario Youth (SOY) is launching a new program it says...
Associations
![Construction’s role in World Suicide Prevention Day](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/ConstructionSuicide-01-300x169.png)
Construction’s role in World Suicide Prevention Day
First launched in 2003 by the International Association for Suicide Prevention,...
OH&S
![Global Market Scan: The spillover from tumultuous times in China’s steel industry](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/08/china-1184107_1280-e1535568644836-300x169.jpg)
Global Market Scan: The spillover from tumultuous times in China’s steel industry
The ongoing decline in steel rebar prices globally points to underlying issues w...
Economic
![Grand Canyon’s main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/09/grand-canyon-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Grand Canyon’s main water line has broken dozens of times. Why is it getting a major fix only now?
PHOENIX, AZ. - On a scorching day in June 2013, the Grand Canyon discouraged hik...
Infrastructure , US News
![Steelworkers praise steel, EV tariffs on China](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/china-canada-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
Steelworkers praise steel, EV tariffs on China
TORONTO - The United Steelworkers union (USW) has released a statement praising...
Economic , Labour
![TRREB supports policies in Provincial Planning Statement](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/06/shutterstock_603442061-e1528375228664-300x169.jpg)
TRREB supports policies in Provincial Planning Statement
TORONTO - The 2024 Ontario Provincial Planning Statement (PPS) was recently rele...
Associations , Government
![Ontario’s Canal Block to produce CarbiCrete products](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/09/rock-textures-brickwork-wall-concrete-blocks-5320-e1536864653573-300x169.jpg)
Ontario’s Canal Block to produce CarbiCrete products
MONTREAL - Montreal-based CarbiCrete has announced it has signed a licensing agr...