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Prime Minister Carney in Brussels today for EU-Canada summit
BRUSSELS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Belgium today, where he visited a mi...
Government
Kwanlin Dün First Nation receives $19.8M CIB loan for Whitehorse housing development
WHITEHORSE — The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has announced it is providing...
Projects
Kensington Highway 1 westbound exit to close for two months
BURNABY, B.C. — Pavement repairs are planned for the Highway 1-Kensington Avenue...
Infrastructure
A Canadian first: Province, BC Hydro launch pilot to ‘electrify’ housing density
VANCOUVER — The Province of B.C. and BC Hydro have announced they are launching...
Technology
CAPP survey shows oilpatch spends billions on Indigenous-affiliated businesses
CALGARY, ALTA. — A survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum...
Economic
‘Let’s horse trade’: How tariffs are impacting Canadian construction contracts
U.S. President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, and the cloud of unce...
Economic
Parliament set to rise today, with MPs to vote on controversial major projects bill
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects and internal trade bill wil...
Government
Steel industry groups say Carney’s retaliatory plan for U.S. tariffs ‘falls short’
OTTAWA — The Canadian Steel Producers Association and United Steelworkers Union...
Associations
A family business: B.C. contractor Silver Cypress heading for Alberta
Like the late Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, north Vancouver’s Sil...
Economic
Three new streets replace former Granville Bridge north loops
VANCOUVER — The Granville Connector project has reached another milestone with a...
Infrastructure
Saskatchewan housing starts see 108.6 per cent growth
REGINA — The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation recently released new data...
Economic
Keyera says $5.15B deal to buy Plains’ Canadian business to help energy security
CALGARY — Keyera Corp. has agreed to buy the Canadian natural gas liquids busine...
Economic
Budget watchdog says he’s in the dark on Ottawa’s fiscal targets
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer said he can't properly assess whether...
Government
Up to 4.8 million new homes needed over next decade to restore affordability: CMHC
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says up to 4.8 million new homes will...
Economic
Canada announces measures to retaliate against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA — Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries wit...
Government
Carney’s contentious major projects bill clears committee
OTTAWA — Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More...
Government
Last survivor of Second Narrows bridge collapse marks 67th anniversary
VANCOUVER — Ironworker Lucien Lessard, now 96, still remembers falling from the...
OH&S
Petrie addendum offers more confusion than clarity on claims suppression
The Petrie April 2025 addendum report alleging WorkSafeBC (WSBC) ignores compani...
OH&S
Concrete connections: Pattullo Bridge project’s first Indigenous art installation
SURREY, B.C. — People travelling under the new Highway 17-Old Yale Road overpass...
Infrastructure
Teck receives provincial certificate for to extend B.C. Interior copper mine
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based mining company Teck Resources says it has received a...
Resource
Construction sector ramping up tech investments to address labour gap: KPMG survey
TORONTO — A new survey says most Canadian construction companies are still copin...
Economic
Carney guided the G7 through the ‘diplomatic Rockies,’ says expert
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting...
Government
Oilfield equipment supplier penalized $126,000 after worker seriously injured
EDMONTON - TAQA Drilling Solutions Inc. pleaded guilty to one charge under Alber...
OH&S
The stunning 21st century transformation of London’s historic Kings Cross
Kings Cross in central London is one the best known areas of Britain. With a 20...
Projects
Building permit growth up 31.5 per cent in Saskatchewan
REGINA - Statistics Canada's latest figures indicate a 31.5 per cent increase fr...
Government , Infrastructure , Projects
Report on B.C. port turmoil backs right to strike, rebuffing essential-service calls
VANCOUVER - The right of workers to strike and employers to lock them out should...
Government , Labour
Nominations open for Alberta infrastructure awards
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is looking to celebrate the design and constru...
Infrastructure
Vancouver parks board brings Canyon Creek back to the surface
VANCOUVER — A long-hidden urban stream in Spanish Banks Beach Park has been brou...
Resource
New 24-storey rental project breaks ground in Calgary’s Beltline District
CALGARY, ALTA. — GWL Realty Advisors has broken ground on a new rental tower at...
Projects
Doer honoured with inaugural CentrePort Canada Footprint Award
WINNIPEG — CentrePort Canada Inc. recently presented former Manitoba premier Gar...
Economic
Carney says Trump wants to reach economic, security deal with Canada within 30 days
KANANASKIS - The U.S. and Canada have agreed to reach a deal on a new economic a...
Uncategorized
Canada’s answer to perilous economic times is nation-building construction
Not surprisingly, due to the new stiff tariff penalties being imposed on most Ca...