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The deal between Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions to continue construction on the NextStar electric vehicle (EV) battery plant could be worth up to $15 billion in tax breaks for the project, the province said Wednesday night.  Victor Fedeli, minister of economic development, job…

U.S. construction spending increased more than expected in May as a severe shortage of houses for sale boosted outlays on single-family homebuilding. The Commerce Department said on Monday that construction spending rose 0.9% after gaining 0.4% in April. Economists polled by…

Students at Saskatoon’s E.D. Feehan high school have finished off the year with a unique class project: they built a home. The school’s construction technology program has been running for years in partnership with the Knights of Columbus and other local…

An Ontario construction company is embroiled in a lawsuit with the province over the construction of a North-Bay area dam – and the province’s decision to bar the company from bidding on future contracts. The centre of the dispute is a…

The cost to rescue a multimillion-dollar boring machine trapped beneath a west end street has nearly tripled in just months, with city staff saying the work to unearth the device is more complicated than first anticipated. The updated cost estimates and…

Five more lawsuits have been filed against a developer and construction company over the crane collapse that killed five people in Kelowna, B.C., two years ago. The people behind the lawsuits range from a victim’s colleagues to a nearby business owner,…

The Saskatchewan government is boasting numbers from Statistics Canada that say the province is adding jobs and enjoys one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, but the construction industry, however, faces some daunting hurdles in the next few years. “There is…

The Northwest Territories Housing Corporation is suing a manufacturing company and consultant hired for the Fort Good Hope seniors centre, claiming the contractors constructed a building unsuitable for occupants and the consulting company misrepresented its qualifications.  The Fort Good Hope seniors…

Two Cape Breton community organizations and people with wells provincewide will benefit from new provincial funding that supports energy efficiency and groundwater research. Environment and Climate Change Minister Timothy Halman announced $1.3 million for three projects on July 6, in Sydney:…

Ontario has opened the door to new wind and solar power farms in the coming years, days after announcing two massive nuclear projects as the province prepares for electricity demand to potentially double over the next three decades. The return to renewable energy…

The ACI Foundation will begin accepting applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2024-2025 academic year on July 5, 2023. Eight new fellowships and one new scholarship have been added, bringing the total annual awards to 46. New awards include:…

It is always a good time to plan for the unexpected and with the unpredictably of our weather patterns, finding the right property restoration partner is paramount. Fire. Flooding. Storms. Natural Disasters. These events can bring business operations to a screaming…

Hamburg-based 1KOMMA5° is the latest startup to join the expanding club of climate tech unicorns, after bagging €430m in fresh funding.   Founded just 23 months ago, the startup’s main product is Heartbeat, an IoT device that acts as the air traffic control of…

A Certified Concrete Pump Operator (CCPO) Program launched four years ago has been a major success for the BC Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) and the industry in general. “It represents a rare occurrence where industry is asking for more – and in this…

VIA Rail recently broke ground on construction at its Toronto Maintenance Centre. This major upgrade will provide a state-of-the-art maintenance facility for VIA Rail’s new fleet of 32 trains in the Québec City-Windsor corridor and is an important pillar in VIA…