Trade unions align to push proposed Energy East pipeline
OTTAWA - Four major trade unions have joined forces with TransCanada Corp. to push the proposed Energy East oil pipeline as a "nation-building" exercise.
View ArticleStudy sets $2-billion bill for Nova Scotia highways
HALIFAX - A feasibility study estimates it would cost Nova Scotia taxpayers more than $2 billion in initial construction costs to twin 300 kilometres of highway across the province.
View ArticleOakville hospital AFP management contract touted by Fengate
OAKVILLE, ONT. - Fengate Capital Management is praising its management contract for the recently completed Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) as a sound investment with long-term cash flows in...
View ArticlePHOTO: The Third Tower
A view from above shows work is moving along on the Casa III condominium project on Charles Street East in Toronto.
View ArticleOakville Hydro accepts inaugural Ellis safety award
Oakville Hydro was named the first winner of the David Ellis Award for its excellence in providing leadership and promoting a strong safety culture throughout its operations at a ceremony held July 14...
View ArticleProcurement Perspectives: Concerns that can arise from drafting new legislation
New legislation can cause even greater concerns to contractors if not done in a properly thought out process. Two obvious concerns in drafting legislative schemes are to avoid ambiguity and...
View ArticleGhostbusters firehouse undergoing major renovations
NEW YORK - A landmarked New York City firehouse featured in the 1984 movie "Ghostbusters" and an episode of "Seinfeld" is undergoing a major renovation.
View ArticleFederal red tape cutting law a safety risk, says PSAC
OTTAWA - The largest union representing federal public servants is calling on the Liberal government to repeal a law it says compromises the health and safety of Canadians, a move the Opposition warns...
View ArticleNew housing price index shows largest monthly increase since July 2007
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says its new housing price index gained 0.7 per cent in May, its largest monthly increase since July 2007.
View Article53 people in custody in relation to last year’s China landslide
BEIJING - China's Cabinet said July 15 that 53 people are in custody in an investigation into a landslide that killed 73 people and left four others missing in the southern city of Shenzhen last year.
View ArticlePace of Canadian home construction up in June
OTTAWA - Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the pace of home construction picked up last month, boosted by work beginning on apartments in Ontario and especially condominiums in Toronto.
View ArticleFeds earmark $22 million for Marine Atlantic upgrades
PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. - The federal government has announced $22 million in upgrades to the existing Marine Atlantic facilities in Port aux Basques, N.L. and in North Sydney, N.S.
View ArticleMassive First Nation development planned for Alberta
CALGARY - Alberta's Tsuut'ina First Nation has announced plans for three major commercial developments to create business centres near southwest Calgary.
View ArticleRehab project kicks off at Billy Bishop Airport
TORONTO - Construction is underway at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on Toronto Island as a three-year modernization and rehabilitation project kicks off.
View ArticlePreserving Nova Scotia’s coastal wetlands
Road builders in Nova Scotia can look forward to more work as the province unfolds plans on twinning a number of major sections of its 100-series highways.
View ArticleOCAD U to expand its ‘creative campus’
Buoyed by a $27-million investment by the province, the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD) University is undertaking a multi-year project designed to expand and revitalize its downtown Toronto...
View ArticlePHOTO: Rubble At Ryerson
Site work is moving along on the Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex at Ryerson University on Church Street in Toronto.
View ArticleOntario grows at highest rate in Canada and G7 in first quarter
TORONTO —First quarter results for 2016 show the Ontario economy growing at an annualized rate of three per cent, the highest in Canada and all G7 countries.
View ArticleBuilders conservative about more Toronto condos: CMHC
TORONTO —A report by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) suggests builders have been conservative about bringing more condominium apartments onto the market in the Toronto area.
View ArticleGuantanamo Bay base getting a $240 million facelift
MIAMI —The U.S. Navy will spend $240 million to construct new buildings and repair existing ones at its base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a contracting announcement published earlier this month.
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