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7.1 magnitude quake shakes Japan’s Kyushu and people are missing after a shopping center collapses
TOKYO — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Japan’s southern main...
Infrastructure
10 Top Pre-Bid Playground/Park/Athletic Field Projects in Ontario – July 2026
Ten top pre-bid playground/park/athletic field projects in Ontario, ranked by pr...
Projects
Mayor of Clinton, B.C., says crew assessing damage in community after wildfire
CLINTON, B.C. — The mayor of Clinton, British Columbia, says an assessment crew...
Resource
Federal, Alberta governments invest $52 million in Calgary Olympic Oval upgrade
CALGARY, ALTA. — Calgary's Olympic OvalUniversity of Calgary - Olympic Oval Reno...
Projects
Bearspaw South Feeder Main replacement remains on schedule
CALGARY, ALTA. – According to City of Calgary officials, the troubled Bearspaw S...
Infrastructure
Yellowknife mass timber housing project reaches topping-out milestone
YELLOWKNIFE — PCL has topped out a 50-unit mass timber housing project in Yellow...
Projects
Special to the JOC: Are your employees prepared for a driving emergency?
If a work-related motor vehicle incident happens, the first few minutes afterwar...
OH&S
New construction opportunities at major expansion of Winnipeg air force base
17 Wing, located at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Winnipeg, is spreading its wings....
Infrastructure
Alberta, Saskatchewan employers gain access to immersive trades training platform
CALGARY, ALTA. – A new simulation-based trades training has launched to help com...
Technology
Province of B.C. invests $1 million in training programs and employment support
VANDERHOOF, B.C. – Through the Community Workforce Response Grant and Community...
Labour
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Canada’s next great build
The latest round of U.S. tariffs is another reminder Canada cannot control every...
Infrastructure
CMHC now sees home sales, prices declining in 2026 amid weaker market activity
OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says it now sees home sales and price...
Economic
Student residence Koto has risen on Burnaby Mountain
BURNABY, B.C. – Rize Properties has announced it has completed Koto, its first s...
Projects
Canadian forest sector faces another blow with new U.S. tariff onslaught
VICTORIA — The Trump administration's latest tariff onslaught won't just hurt Ca...
Government
Vancouver approves development funding overhaul to support housing and long-term planning
VANCOUVER - Vancouver City Council has approved, with amendments, updates to the...
Projects
TC Energy brings two new western Alberta gas transport projects into service
CALGARY, ALTA. — Natural gas shipper TC Energy Corp. says two newly built projec...
Resource
Manitoba Premier Kinew ‘willing to entertain’ Alberta to Ontario pipeline
CHARLOTTETOWN — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he's open to a west-ea...
Government
BuildForce’s national 10-year forecast tracks $500B in major projects
BuildForce Canada’s latest 10-year construction forecast reveals it is tracking...
Uncategorized
BuildForce flags worker pressures as P.E.I. moderates and Newfoundland and Labrador ramps up
BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance L...
Economic
Ontario construction groups push practical AI adoption over hype
As AI continues to reshape industries around the world, Ontario’s construction s...
Technology
Hotel operator fined more than $620,000 for asbestos infractions
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Hotel operator Northland Properties Corporation was fined...
OH&S
B.C. port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted years
DELTA, B.C. — George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm o...
Infrastructure
Alberta, Saskatchewan make compelling case for supplying U.S. with oil: Hoekstra
EDMONTON - The U.S. ambassador to Canada says Alberta and Saskatchewan could mak...
Economic
VRCA launches Build Lower Mainland campaign ahead of municipal election
VANCOUVER – With the clock winding down to October’s municipal election, the Van...
Associations
Major Manitoba non-res projects, Saskatchewan homebuilding drive Prairie construction outlook
BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance L...
Economic
BuildForce forecasts diverging construction outlooks for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance L...
Economic
How AI can answer the call for faster permitting
Building organizations continue to call on governments to speed up homebuilding...
Technology
Economists see encouraging signs in June inflation report beyond gas price break
OTTAWA — Lower gas prices were the major force pulling the headline inflation ra...
Economic
Ontario advancing harmonized national health and safety standards for construction workers
There’s no time for a summer lull for Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL) policy ad...
OH&S
Major highways shut amid plea for Fraser Canyon residents to flee wildfires
BOSTON BAR, B.C. — Wildfires have shut down two major highways from Metro Vancou...
Resource
Quebec outlook buoyed by non-residential projects as housing slows: BuildForce
BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance L...
Economic
Pipelines and megaprojects help fuel Alberta construction growth to 2035: BuildForce
BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance L...