Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major ‘national interest’ projects

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government introduced legislation Friday w...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects June 6, 2025

Ontario to make Ring of Fire a special economic zone ‘as quickly as possible’: Ford

TORONTO - Ontario intends to designate the mineral-rich Ring of Fire as a so-cal...

Government , Infrastructure , Projects June 6, 2025

Major 500-unit New York City housing project to be constructed using mass timber

Mass timber is taking a big step in New York City with the recent announcement o...

US News June 6, 2025

Infrastructure Bank CEO says it’s ready to play a role in national-interest projects

CALGARY — The chief executive of the Canada Infrastructure Bank says the Crown c...

Government June 6, 2025

Amazon planning $10B investment in North Carolina for data center and AI campus

HAMLET, N.C. — Amazon plans to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in No...

US News June 6, 2025

MZOs: Better to focus on approvals modernization

  This is the final instalment of a two-part Industry Perspectives Op-Ed b...

Government June 6, 2025

EllisDon unveils trans guide, readies for Pride Month

Pride Month will be felt more viscerally by some in the Canadian construction se...

Labour June 6, 2025

A crane collapses kills 2 at a Florida construction site, officials say

MERRITT ISLAND, FLA. — Two people died Wednesday after a giant crane collapsed a...

US News June 5, 2025

Pressure mounts on Carney to match Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum

OTTAWA — Canadian steel companies and union workers are meeting with members of...

Government June 5, 2025

Skills Ontario receives 2025 Leading on Diversity – Community Award

TORONTO — The Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) has honoured Skills Onta...

Associations June 5, 2025

BILD awards honour Metropia founder Sokolowski and other homebuilding innovators

TORONTO — During the recent Building Industry and Land Development Association’s...

Associations June 5, 2025

MZOs: A useful planning tool or an unnecessary override?

  This is the first instalment of a two-part Industry Perspectives Op-Ed b...

Government June 5, 2025

Ontario, Toronto building third transmission line to power the city’s downtown

TORONTO – The Ontario government and City of Toronto have announced they are joi...

Infrastructure June 5, 2025

Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.75% as tariff uncertainty persists

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady at 2.75 per...

Economic June 5, 2025

3 World War II bombs are defused in a German city’s biggest postwar evacuation

COLOGNE, GERMANY — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on...

Infrastructure June 5, 2025

Indigenous services minister says First Nations support for developments ‘critical’

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says she and the other Indi...

Government June 5, 2025

Steel group calls for government to step in to protect industry as U.S. tariffs jump

TORONTO — The head of Canada's steel industry association says time is of the es...

Government June 4, 2025

Trump’s 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect

WASHINGTON — Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States are i...

US News June 4, 2025

Newark airport runway project wraps up early, so when will flight limits ease?

NEWARK — A construction project on one of Newark Liberty International Airport's...

US News June 4, 2025

National Indigenous History Month: Celebrating construction successes, acknowledging the road ahead

OTTAWA — June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, which is a time to...

Labour June 4, 2025

China shows the potential for high-speed modular construction

More and more discussion is taking place concerning how modular, factory-built c...

Technology June 4, 2025

Quebec tables bill to eliminate interprovincial trade barriers on sale of goods

MONTREAL — Quebec is moving to lower interprovincial trade barriers, as part of...

Government June 4, 2025

Trans Mountain could take on more pipeline projects if private sector can’t: CEO

CALGARY, ALTA. — The CEO of Crown-owned pipeline operator Trans Mountain Corp. s...

Resource June 4, 2025

Windsor’s riverfront features unique streetcar pavilion

The Streetcar No. 351 pavilion on Windsor’s waterfront may be unique in Canada a...

Projects June 4, 2025

Strike continues for WSIB workers

TORONTO — The union representing workers at the Workplace Safety and Insurance B...

Labour June 3, 2025

UPDATED Industry incidents: June 2 a dangerous day

TORONTO — Throughout Monday (June 2) emergency responders were called to three s...

OH&S June 3, 2025

Joly commits to prioritizing Canadian steel, aluminum for defence, infrastructure

OTTAWA — Ottawa is committed to using Canadian steel and aluminum in national in...

Resource June 3, 2025

Premiers heap praise on meeting with Carney, but no specific projects identified

SASKATOON, SASK. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday's gathering of the coun...

Government June 3, 2025

Hundreds of First Nations members protest Ontario mining bill at Queen’s Park

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is pushing through a controvers...

Government June 3, 2025

U.S. Army analysis finds Great Lakes pipeline tunnel would have sweeping environmental impacts

SARNIA, ONT. — Building an underground tunnel for an aging Enbridge oil pipeline...

US News June 3, 2025

Texas surf parks promise waves of excitement despite state water challenges

The spectacular sport of wave surfing is going mainstream. Its growing populari...

US News June 3, 2025

Buildings on stilts? Converting libraries? WZMH proposes innovative housing solutions for Toronto

As the scarcity of developable land available for housing in Toronto intensifies...

Projects June 3, 2025

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