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Convicted: Access Limited, 1080 Kouzu-Machi, Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-0821, Japan, an engineering company that develops, designs and manufactures automation equipment for automated press and machine lines and provides production start-up and service support. The company is incorporated pursuant to the respective domestic laws…

As reported in The Star, Bill 108, the More Homes, More Choice Act, received Royal Assent on June 6. The policy changes are intended to improve housing affordability in the GTA by ensuring cost certainty for development projects, reducing red tape and…

As reported on iPolitics.ca, more headaches, literally, are stacking up as heavy trucks rumble around Parliament Hill while construction continues near West Block, the temporary home of the House of Commons. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) has confirmed excavators and heavy…

As blogged on InterestingEngineering.com, what is the tallest building in the world? What about the top 20? Schedule your presentation – The next-gen online marketing technology for the construction, building and design industry Here we answer these common questions, and more, on…

Statistics Canada reports that total investment in building construction increased 2.2% in May to $15.2 billion. Gains in the residential sector (+2.8% to $10.4 billion) led the increase, while the non-residential sector edged up 0.9% to $4.8 billion. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in…

As reported on NPR.org, a little over three months after Paris’ Notre Dame caught fire, French officials say the cathedral is still in a precarious state and needs to be stabilized. Ultimately, they aim to restore the monument, a process that will…

As blogged on ProgressPress.ca, the Ontario government’s 2019-2020 expenditure estimates for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing show more cuts are coming to housing supports, rent support and homeless assistance efforts. Housing advocates recently expressed worry after the Ford government cancelled a plan for…

As reported in the Calgary Herald, Jasmine Wittal and her grandparents had just paid their bill after dinner at Sky 360, the Calgary Tower’s revolving restaurant, and were heading toward the exit when they were told the elevators weren’t working. It was…

As reported in the Guelph Mercury Tribune, the city is postponing a discussion around the Baker District redevelopment that was to take place at Monday’s council meeting after learning the projected costs of the current design of the new library are…

As blogged on Curbed.com, the Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday to amend its municipal code to excise gender-specific terms in favor of gender neutral ones, meaning that, among other things, a “manhole” will soon be known as a “maintenancehole.” The city…

As reported on CTV News, Ontario has appointed a special adviser on flooding to recommend ways the province can reduce the impacts of flooding and help communities deal with them. Doug McNeil is a former Manitoba deputy minister of infrastructure and transportation…

A study published by the IRSST assesses possible discrepancies between evidence-based best return-to-work (RTW) practices and actual workplace practices, and suggest possible improvements. Schedule your presentation – The next-gen online marketing technology for the construction, building and design industry Based on…

As reported in the Ottawa Business Journal, with work on Confederation LRT Line coming down to the wire, major arteries such as Elgin Street currently in the midst of being torn up and other projects such as construction of the combined…

As blogged on ProPublica.org, last June, Fabian Cardoza headed to the shower in the dilapidated Merced County Main Jail. The 20-year-old had spent a month there awaiting trial on a robbery charge. Two cellmates boxed him in. One pinned Cardoza to…

Ottawa, ON, July 15, 2019 – Statistics released today by the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) show national home sales were little changed in June 2019 from the previous month. Highlights: National home sales edged back 0.2% month-over-month (m-o-m) in June. Actual…