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Three tornadoes hit Quebec Wednesday, uprooting trees, damaging infrastructure
MONTREAL - Three tornadoes touched down on Quebec territory Wednesday, Environm...
Infrastructure , OH&S
Top 10 largest construction project starts in Canada – June 2024
The accompanying table records the 10 largest construction project starts in Can...
Economic , Projects
Aecon reports $123.9 million loss in second quarter, revenue down
TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. says it lost $123.9 million in the second quarter, do...
Economic
Faster progress needed on removing interprovincial trade barriers: CFIB report
TORONTO — Doing business across provincial lines is starting to get easier but p...
Economic , Government
Ottawa electrician and company fined $32,500 for operating unlicensed
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Serge Yasmine and his company, BMX Renovations Inc., pleaded...
OH&S
Bray named EVP at Clark Construction
TORONTO — Marlon Bray has been appointed as the new executive vice-president of...
Economic
A look at one year of strong mayor powers in Ontario
TORONTO — In the year since so-called strong mayor powers were granted to the he...
Government
Court faced with a ‘binary’ choice in complex delay claim case
Complex construction projects often spawn complex disputes. The Ontario Superio...
Government
Bloor & Dufferin site to deliver 2,000 units within three years
One of Toronto’s busiest construction sites marked a new milestone recently with...
Projects
Surfers, staff and locals make final preparations in Tahiti before the Paris Olympics begin
TEAHUPO’O, TAHITI - From wiping out on waves to building homemade speed bumps on...
Infrastructure , Projects
Sections of DVP, Lakeshore flooded again after Toronto rainfall, thunderstorm watch
TORONTO - Sections of Toronto roadways, previously inundated by a major storm la...
Infrastructure , OH&S
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
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
With more inclement weather events occurring, shipping containers are being adap...
Projects
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
OTTAWA — Canada’s Building Trades Unions executive director Sean Strickland has...
Government
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
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
An innovative modular homebuilder based in the tiny eastern European country of...
Government
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
Work is proceeding at a quick pace on Toronto’s SkyTower condo project, which wi...
Projects
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
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
BEACONSFIELD, QUE. — Beaconsfield City Council in Quebec has officially endorsed...
Government , Projects
$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
CHATHAM,ONT. – Construction is officially underway on the $358 million Panhandle...
Projects , Resource
‘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
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
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
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
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
China’s real estate market is in a deep downturn, with housing prices nearly mat...