Carleton U breaks ground on health sciences hub
Ottawa's Carleton University has broken ground on a new $52-million facility designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration between the neuroscience and health science programs.
View Article$1 billion expansion planned for New York’s main convention centre
NEW YORK—Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a $1 billion plan on Jan. 7 to expand the city's main convention centre, which just a few years ago he wanted to replace with a massive new complex near Kennedy...
View ArticleTransCanada fires back at U.S. government
CALGARY—TransCanada launched a double-barrelled legal salvo on Jan. 6 against the U.S. government over its rejection of the company's proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
View ArticleN.L. company proposes windfarm in N.S
HALIFAX—A company based in Newfoundland and Labrador says it wants to build a $4-billion wind farm in the shallow waters off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia.
View ArticleScaled-down stadium design chosen for 2020 Olympics in Tokyo
TOKYO—Japan chose a scaled-down design for the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Dec. 22, five months after scrapping the initial design and construction plan for being too costly.
View Article$3.5 billion more needed to pay for Windsor-Detroit bridge
OTTAWA—The federal Liberal government will need to find $3.5 billion more to pay for a new bridge at the bustling border crossing between Canada and the United States.
View ArticleCanada’s economy appears to be cooling despite above normal temperatures
Crossing the threshold into 2016, the best way to describe the mood of Canadian consumers seems to be “deteriorating”. This observation is based on two recent measures of consumer confidence that are...
View ArticleHorse farm blaze sparks barn safety analysis
The fire that claimed the lives of 43 horses in the rural Ontario town of Puslinch on Jan. 4 was tragic, but preventable, says Canadian Farm Builders Association (CFBA) board member Steve Adema.
View Article2016 looks bright for U.S. construction hires: survey
ARLINGTON, VA.—Seventy-one per cent of U.S. construction firms plan to expand their payrolls in 2016 as contractors expect a range of public and private markets to grow, according to survey results...
View ArticleOntario selling Seaton lands
PICKERING, ONT.—The province is moving ahead with the sale of the Seaton Lands in Pickering, Ont. in order to make way for a community development that will be home to 70,000 people.
View ArticleNew Union Station proposal focuses on customer experience
TORONTO—A new proposal has been brought forth for the lower concourse, underneath the Great Hall at Toronto's Union Station, that envisions "a dynamic, customer-focused experience that includes...
View ArticleKazenelson sentence delivers ‘chilling effect’
TORONTO—Vadim Kazenelson's three and a half year jail sentence is being characterized as an "unnecessarily harsh judgment" that will have a "chilling effect on higher-risk workplaces across Canada,"...
View ArticleCompany and supervisor fined $130,000 in death
SARNIA, ONT.—A vacuum valve repair and maintenance company, as well as a supervisor, recently pleaded guilty and were fined a total of $130,000 after a worker was killed while disassembling a valve for...
View ArticlePHOTO: Making it Fit
A worker cuts wood at the Clare R. Copeland Transformer Station in Toronto.
View ArticlePHOTO: Windows on Woodbine
Window installation is underway on the Beach Hill Residences at 763 Woodbine Ave. in Toronto.
View ArticlePortion of Keystone XL oil pipeline approved
PIERRE, S.D.—Regulators in South Dakota have again approved the portion of the embattled Keystone XL oil pipeline that would go through the state.
View ArticleSwing stage jail sentence important: labour advocates
The three and a half year jail sentence handed down to Vadim Kazenelson, the project manager at the apartment renovation site where a swing stage collapsed Christmas Eve 2009 killing four men and...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court to rule on public sector union fees
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court appears ready to deliver a major setback to American unions as it considers scrapping a four-decade precedent that lets public-sector labour organizations collect fees from...
View Article$2.75 billion Darlington plant contract awarded
CLARINGTON, ONT.—SNC-Lavalin and its 50/50 joint venture with Aecon Group has been awarded a $2.75-billion contract for the execution phase which is part of the Darlington nuclear refurbishment.
View ArticleOPG earmarks $12.8 billion in Darlington station upgrades
TORONTO—Ontario Power Generation announced plans on Jan. 11 to start a $12.8-billion refurbishment of the Darlington nuclear power station this fall and to squeeze four more years out of the aging...
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