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![Province gives $73M towards Gardiner reconstruction project, shaves a year off construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-AGGardiner-24-7MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Province gives $73M towards Gardiner reconstruction project, shaves a year off construction
Rehabilitation work on the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto is being accelerated b...
Infrastructure
![Newfoundland refinery operator charged for flash explosion that killed worker](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_2056414424MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Newfoundland refinery operator charged for flash explosion that killed worker
ST. JOHN'S — The owner of a refinery in Newfoundland has been charged with healt...
OH&S
![Shipping container modules adapted for under-cover work](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Container-Cover-Photo-1MainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Shipping container modules adapted for under-cover work
With more inclement weather events occurring, shipping containers are being adap...
Projects
![New Vancouver community centre makes creative use of mass timber](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/marpole-community-centre-streetviewMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
New Vancouver community centre makes creative use of mass timber
Marpole Community Centre, located in a residential neighbourhood in southwest Va...
Projects , Resource
![Strickland offers tribute to departing O’Regan](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/pexels-photo-327540-e1511895321292-300x169.jpeg)
Strickland offers tribute to departing O’Regan
OTTAWA — Canada’s Building Trades Unions executive director Sean Strickland has...
Government
![Applications for Skills Development Fund Training Stream open next week](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/02/shutterstock_2373790687MainWEB-300x169.png)
Applications for Skills Development Fund Training Stream open next week
KITCHENER, ONT. — Premier Doug Ford made skilled trades training investment anno...
Government , Labour
![Bird mourns loss of former audit committee chair Karyn Brooks](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/11/shutterstock_1178215546MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Bird mourns loss of former audit committee chair Karyn Brooks
MISSISSAUGA — Bird Construction has announced the death of Karyn Brooks, who ser...
Economic
![Inside Innovation: From Kosovo to Texas, modular houses built in eight hours](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/07/JohnBleasbyColumnmainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Inside Innovation: From Kosovo to Texas, modular houses built in eight hours
An innovative modular homebuilder based in the tiny eastern European country of...
Government
![Toronto playing catch-up on office-conversion policy: panel](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-DW-office-conversion-webinar1MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Toronto playing catch-up on office-conversion policy: panel
Panellists addressing the need for office conversions to boost housing supply du...
Projects
![Toronto’s tallest condo tower taking shape](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DW-pinnacle-one-yonge2MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Toronto’s tallest condo tower taking shape
Work is proceeding at a quick pace on Toronto’s SkyTower condo project, which wi...
Projects
![Site chosen for new hospital in Waterloo](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/11/BRITISH-COLUMBIA-e1542736559880-300x169.jpg)
Site chosen for new hospital in Waterloo
WATERLOO, ONT. — The Ontario government has invested $5 million to support the e...
Infrastructure
![Five things to know about Quebec’s unique, two-week-long construction holiday](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/shutterstock_478583557-300x169.jpg)
Five things to know about Quebec’s unique, two-week-long construction holiday
MONTREAL - It's one of Quebec's many idiosyncrasies that in the dog days of summ...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
![Lemay wins Beaconsfield cultural centre design contest](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/shutterstock_530915839WEB-300x169.jpg)
Lemay wins Beaconsfield cultural centre design contest
BEACONSFIELD, QUE. — Beaconsfield City Council in Quebec has officially endorsed...
Government , Projects
![$65,000 fine imposed for Leamington company after trench wall collapse](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-534204-e1513261721183-300x169.jpeg)
$65,000 fine imposed for Leamington company after trench wall collapse
LEAMINGTON, ONT. — South Essex Fabricating Inc., a fabricator of commercial gree...
OH&S
![$358M Panhandle expansion project starts construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2018/05/BRITISH-COLUMBIA-e1525798573457-300x169.jpg)
$358M Panhandle expansion project starts construction
CHATHAM,ONT. – Construction is officially underway on the $358 million Panhandle...
Projects , Resource
![‘Lifestyle’ center melds residential and main street in Detroit](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/RS-Five-and-main-1-event-spaceMainWEB-US-300x169.png)
‘Lifestyle’ center melds residential and main street in Detroit
The evolution of what was once a shopping mall may be finding itself in an “ever...
US News
![Proposal deadline looms for high frequency rail bidders](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DW-HFR-updateMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Proposal deadline looms for high frequency rail bidders
At close to 1,000 kilometres it’s the world’s largest train project, and in just...
Government , Infrastructure
![Dresden 1957 documentary fundraising campaign hits goal](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-DCN-DW-dresden-fundraisingMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Dresden 1957 documentary fundraising campaign hits goal
TORONTO — A 30-day crowdfunding campaign for a documentary film chronicling a ca...
OH&S
![US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/puerto-rico-solar-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
US announces $325 million in funding to boost Puerto Rico solar projects as power outages persist
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - The U.S. government announced Thursday that $325 million...
Resource , US News
![Biden’s withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/USSpotlight_BidenPLA-300x169.png)
Biden’s withdrawal injects uncertainty into wars, trade disputes and other foreign policy challenges
Joe Biden's withdrawal from the U.S. presidential race injects greater uncertain...
US News
![Global Market Scan: Assessing the severe downturn in China’s real estate sector](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/shutterstock_2035806122mw-300x169.jpg)
Global Market Scan: Assessing the severe downturn in China’s real estate sector
China’s real estate market is in a deep downturn, with housing prices nearly mat...
Economic
![Temporary modular bridge to be installed at LaSalle Causeway](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PG-3-GC-Bascule-bridge-2-mainweb-300x169.jpg)
Temporary modular bridge to be installed at LaSalle Causeway
KINGSTON, ONT. — Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) provided a recent...
Infrastructure
![Surging population and immigration growth pushing fast-fix schools](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/JS-PrefabSchools-coquitlamMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Surging population and immigration growth pushing fast-fix schools
B.C. is leading Western Canada as it launches deep into prefab schools with its...
Infrastructure , Projects
![Campus Parking Garage Project at Ottawa Hospital awarded to Walters Group](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DCN-AG-Ottawa-parking-garageMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Campus Parking Garage Project at Ottawa Hospital awarded to Walters Group
OTTAWA — Walters Group has been awarded the contract to supply structural steel...
Projects
![Life cycle assessment training now available for architecture professionals](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/10/shutterstock_1409195639MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Life cycle assessment training now available for architecture professionals
OTTAWA — The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is teaming up with t...
Labour
![RBC to launch branch retrofit program](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/03/shutterstock_542960644-1-e1584380014353-300x168.jpg)
RBC to launch branch retrofit program
TORONTO — RBC has unveiled a plan to spend $35 million on a first phase of decar...
Projects
![Applications for green building retrofits will be accepted in August](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/12/net-zero-building-graphic-e1577729479726-300x169.jpg)
Applications for green building retrofits will be accepted in August
HALIFAX, N.S. — The dates for a new intake of applications through the federal g...
Government , Projects
![U.S. Spotlight: Massive Texas LNG facility; NYC building code changes; Chicago’s Canal Station](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/USSpotlightCompilation_07-22-300x169.png)
U.S. Spotlight: Massive Texas LNG facility; NYC building code changes; Chicago’s Canal Station
This week the U.S. Spotlight by ConstructConnect’s Daily Commercial News feature...
US News
![Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/GC_ModularConstructionMainWEB-PM-300x169.png)
Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-bu...
Projects , Technology
![PHOTO: Capitol Residences Rebar](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/Capitol-Residences-webpic-300x169.jpg)
PHOTO: Capitol Residences Rebar
Rebar work moves along at the site of the former Capitol movie theatre that will...
Projects
![Fengate, LIUNA invest big in data centre sector](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/PG-3-DW-fengate-data-centresMainWEB-300x169.jpg)
Fengate, LIUNA invest big in data centre sector
With Canada identified as a perfect haven for the hottest new global development...
Economic , Projects
![New Jersey to allow power plant hotly fought by Newark residents](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/shutterstock_2165697513-300x158.jpg)
New Jersey to allow power plant hotly fought by Newark residents
NEWARK, N.J. - In the first major decision issued under an environmental justice...