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Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year
Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year
CALEDON, ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans to begin buying up land to build Highway 413 in the Toronto area. Ford says the province will be meeting with landowners soon to buy property at a fair market value. He says fieldwork has...
Government , Infrastructure
Tunnel boring machine breaks through extraction shaft on Eglinton Crosstown West extension
TORONTO — Tunnelling on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is one step closer...
Infrastructure
Amazon cloud computing unit plans to invest $11 billion to build data center in northern Indiana
NEW CARLISLE, IND. — Amazon ’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to...
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Cenovus fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history
ST. JOHN'S - Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its...
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Ontario to begin buying land to build Highway 413, construction slated for next year
CALEDON, ONT. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province plans to begin buyin...
Government , Infrastructure
Tunnel boring machine breaks through extraction shaft on Eglinton Crosstown West extension
TORONTO — Tunnelling on the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension is one step closer...
Infrastructure
Amazon cloud computing unit plans to invest $11 billion to build data center in northern Indiana
NEW CARLISLE, IND. — Amazon ’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to...
Infrastructure , Projects , US News
Cenovus fined $2.5 million for biggest oil spill in Newfoundland and Labrador history
ST. JOHN'S - Cenovus Energy has been ordered to pay a $2.5-million fine for its...
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Your top DCN headlines: April 22 to 26
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a half-billion-dollar development that...
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Nova Scotia Power estimates scaled-down version of Atlantic Loop to cost $700 million
HALIFAX — The head of Nova Scotia's power utility says the current estimate for...
Infrastructure , Resource
Applications being accepted for IESO’s Indigenous Energy Support Program
TORONTO - The 2024 intake window for the Independent Electricity System Operator...
Government , Infrastructure , Resource
Your top DCN headlines: April 15 to 19
Your top DCN headlines this week feature coverage of the 2024 federal budget in...
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Burlington targets December opening for Skyway Community Centre
BURLINGTON, ONT. — The City of Burlington, Ont. has reported that work on its ne...
Infrastructure , Projects
Ontario hopes to start building Highway 413 within a year: transportation minister
TORONTO — Ontario hopes to begin construction of Highway 413 within a year, the...
Infrastructure
Ontario, federal governments reach deal allowing Highway 413 project to proceed
TORONTO — Ontario has struck a deal with the federal government to proceed with...
Government , Infrastructure
Toronto airports authority announces ‘decade-long investment’ in Pearson Airport
TORONTO — Toronto’s airports authority has announced a multibillion-dollar plan...
Infrastructure , Projects
Done: Expanded Trans Mountain pipeline launches May 1
Four-and-a-half years after construction began, one of Canada’s most controversi...
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Companies selected to replace crumbling, rodent-infested Newfoundland jail — again
ST. JOHN'S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government has selected a corporate e...
Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: April 8 to 12
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Ontario is going to permit mass ti...
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Assembly of First Nations says $349B is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says decades of underfunding and failed f...
Government , Infrastructure
Truss element damaged on Kingston’s Bascule Bridge, LaSalle Causeway remains closed
KINGSTON, ONT. — Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has issued an upd...
Infrastructure
New York City’s skyscrapers are built to withstand most earthquakes
NEW YORK, NY. - The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous...
Infrastructure , OH&S , US News
Ontario issues RFP for Garden City Skyway expansion
ST. CATHARINES, ONT. — The Ontario government has issued a Request for Proposals...
Government , Infrastructure
Your top DCN headlines: April 1 to 5
Your top DCN headlines this week feature news Brantford is moving closer to a ne...
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When voters say ‘no’ to new stadiums, what do professional sports teams do next?
The defeat Tuesday of a three-eighths cent sales tax to fund a new downtown Roya...
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CAA invites nominations for Ontario’s worst roads
THORNHILL, ONT. — Voting is now open in Ontario for the annual CAA Worst Roads c...
Infrastructure
Modular innovation in health care saves hospitals time and money
Ontario’s first modular MRI scanning unit is being installed at Brockville Gener...
Infrastructure
Brantford enters phase three for new sports and entertainment centre
Brantford City Council recently invited responses for partnerships in the next p...
Infrastructure , Projects
LaSalle Causeway fully closed after construction mishap
KINGSTON, ONT. — The LaSalle Causeway in Kingston has been fully closed to all p...
Infrastructure
Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes – with strings attached
HALIFAX, NS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says upcoming federal budget will in...
Government , Infrastructure
Aecon selects Entuitive as design managers for elevated guideway on ECWE
TORONTO — Entuitive has been selected by Aecon to lead the design management par...
Infrastructure
Key takeaways about the condition of US bridges and their role in the economy
The rapid collapse of a Baltimore bridge that was struck by large cargo ship hig...
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Crews escorting cars around damaged section of California’s Highway 1 after lane collapsed in storm
SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities urged motorists to avoid California's Highway 1 alon...
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Aecon consortium selected to redevelop U.S. Virgin Islands airports
TORONTO — Aecon Group has announced that a consortium it leads has been selected...
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Your top DCN headlines: March 25 to 29
Your top DCN headlines this week feature a compilation post on the Baltimore bri...
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EXP to provide design-build services for MTA escalator replacement project
NEW YORK - Global engineering, architecture, design and consulting firm EXP Serv...
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Half-billion-dollar mixed-use development proposed for Niagara’s Vineland Station
An unsung pocket of Niagara wine country may be in the spotlight in the coming y...
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Winnipeg promotes infill development to reduce affordable housing shortage
In his recent State of the City address, Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham says lo...
Economic
Top 10 major upcoming High-Rise Residential and Transportation construction projects – Canada – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming High-Rise Residential a...
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Top 10 major upcoming Residential and Transportation Terminal construction projects – U.S. – April 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 largest upcoming Residential and Transpo...
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Etobicoke Civic Centre development breaks ground and many barriers
Construction is beginning on the new Etobicoke Civic Centre (ECC) and once it’s...
Projects
Ontario pension reform won’t hurt benefits: construction experts
An overhaul of Ontario’s multi-employer pension system that’s currently in the w...
Government , Labour
Ontario stakeholders: 2024 Federal budget falls short for construction
Despite providing new spending to build houses, the 2024 federal budget fails to...
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Residential Report: Immigration reform critical to getting more workers building homes
The residential construction industry has traditionally relied on immigrants to...