UPDATE: Workers injured at jobsite in Courtice
COURTICE, ONT. — Days after two workers died and two others were injured in a tr...
Latest News
Latest News
Unifor members elect Lana Payne as new president
TORONTO - Unifor says Lana Payne has been elected as the new president of Canada...
Labour
West Fraser cuts production, mill shifts in B.C. for loss of 147 jobs
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it is cutting a shift at three B.C....
Economic , Labour
Algoma Steel reports on fire on coal conveyor
SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. — Algoma Steel Group has announced that a fire occurred o...
OH&S
Throne speech reiterates key housing, infrastructure promises from Ford government
Ontario’s throne speech reiterated the Doug Ford government’s commitment to cont...
Government
B.C. officials ‘frustrated’ over U.S. decision to continue lumber duties
VICTORIA, B.C. - B.C. officials are not happy with the U.S.’s latest decision on...
Government , Resource
B.C.’s Dynamic Attractions is taking France by storm
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. – British Columbia-based amusement ride firm Dynamic Attrac...
Projects
B.C. begins first procurement for Surrey Langley SkyTrain
VICTORIA – The first procurement for work extending Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain s...
Infrastructure
CentrePort Canada wants to attract companies hurt by supply chain disruptions
CentrePort Canada Inc. in Winnipeg has embarked on an outreach campaign to North...
Economic
Calgary Construction Association warns foreign consortiums a risk for Green Line
The Calgary Construction Association (CCA) believes the city’s massive Green Lin...
Associations , Infrastructure
BILD, OHBA release 5-point housing plan for Ontario
TORONTO — The Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA) and the Building Industr...
Associations
Millbook First Nation receives funding for Resilience Centre
MILLBROOK FIRST NATION, N.S. — The federal government and Millbrook First Nation...
Government , Projects
Crawford Nickel Project near Timmins commences Impact Assessment
TORONTO — Canada Nickel Company Inc. has announced it will submit its Crawford N...
Resource
IUOE’s Gallagher urges swift decision on Nuvavut mine
OAKVILLE, ONT — Local 793 of the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUO...
Labour , Resource
Modest construction growth expected next year for Canada
DUBLIN — The construction industry in Canada registered annual growth of 6.1 per...
Economic
Climate and Construction: Are LEED’s best days behind it?
Although the term “sustainable development” can be traced to the 1970s, it wasn’...
Resource
McNaughton optimistic feds will enhance tools to secure immigrant workers
Ontario’s labour and immigration minister says he’s optimistic the federal gover...
Labour
Insurance Essentials: Don’t cut corners hiring subcontractors because of labour shortages
The current labour shortage issue compounds an already tough economic en...
Economic
Industry alliance planning a massive revitalization of areas near old Montreal
An alliance of developers, architects, builders and planners has joined forces t...
Projects
New York’s Carlos’ Bill proposes steep fines that could cripple small contractors: BTEA
Proposed legislation in New York state that would see fines to building contract...
US News
Efforts fail to save historic Alaska theater from demolition
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - Demolition is scheduled to begin this week on a once-opulent...
Projects , US News
Health Canada issues recall for DeWalt saw due to laceration hazard
OTTAWA — Health Canada and the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Economic
Imperial Oil still investigating cause of produced water spill in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE - Imperial Oil Ltd. says it is still investigating the cause and imp...
OH&S , Resource
Brivia, Olymbec purchase Montreal Griffintown land for development
MONTREAL — Brivia Group and its partner Olymbec have announced the acquisition o...
Economic
Governments announce $18M supportive housing project for Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — The federal government has announced $15 million in funding to...
Government , Projects
Feds, Ontario fund 50 affordable housing units in Hamilton
HAMILTON, ONT. — The federal government and other funding partners have announce...
Government , Projects
Toronto’s Canopy by Hilton hotel hits milestone
TORONTO — Easton’s Group of Hotels has announced the topping off of its upcoming...
Projects
PHOTO: Oben Flats Construction
Work is moving up at the Oben Flats-Castlefield Design District mixed-use buildi...
Projects
Update: Two years after two crane incidents, what has been learned
It’s been over two years since two crane collapses took place in Toronto and alt...
Government , OH&S
Procurement Perspectives: Making decisions during a time of constant change
Managers develop as they become progressively more adept at learning how to iden...
Government
Whitby geothermal project gets feasibility study funds
WHITBY, ONT. — A large-scale geothermal district heating project in Whitby, Ont....
Government
Tiny infill homes seen as important affordable housing solution
Long-time Niagara Habitat for Humanity (H4H) COO Keith Gowans has switched from...