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![Three tornadoes hit Quebec Wednesday, uprooting trees, damaging infrastructure](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/07/tornado-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/01/Top-10-and-Trend-Header-Graphic-DCN-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/04/shutterstock_1061567072MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/shutterstock_6127570WEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/pexels-photo-534204-e1513261721183-300x169.jpeg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_01-768x432.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/07/shutterstock_648198490-e1563469608592-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/BleasbyLegalNotes-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-DW-bloor-dufferin-hazelview1MainWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/tahiti-mainweb-300x200.jpg)
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](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/07/FRONT-IH-DON-flooding-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
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](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...