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Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Dalhousie University celebrated the opening of two new architecture and engineering buildings Wednesday, a $64-million project on the school’s downtown Halifax campus. The facilities on the Sexton…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     What if the inherent weaknesses of a material actually made houses and buildings stronger during wildfires and earthquakes? Purdue University researchers have 3D-printed cement paste,…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     If you work in the construction field, you probably got into the business because of your knowledge and experience in a certain trade. The work…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     A Moose Jaw company pleaded guilty to one count under Occupational Health and Safety regulations in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on October 3, 2018. Lorne…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2018 /CNW/ – According to a new poll from Ipsos, commissioned by ADP Canada, the changing legal status of cannabis in Canada highlights a disconnect between…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     MISSISSAUGA, Oct. 10, 2018 /CNW/ – ESS, a division of Compass Group Canada, has been recognized for the second year in a row as one of the Achievers 50…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Edmonton city council’s history of approving nearly every tower it sees is dangerous and unsustainable, two community leagues are warning as councillors sit down to…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     When workers and supervisors from Canada’s construction giant EllisDon Corp. head to a worksite these days, they may bring along hammers, drills and wrenches –…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     The Prince Edward Island government has released details of a new program aimed at making it easier for Islanders to purchase their first home. Under…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Milton, Ont. — North America is facing a salt shortage before winter has even begun. How could this happen? Three mines supply most of North America’s…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     MONTREAL, Oct. 9, 2018 /CNW/ – Energy efficiency is hard to see, but we feel its benefits in our homes, neighbourhoods, environment, economy and wallets. Federal investments in…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     UBC hopes to have “greener” buildings on campus by 2035. At the September 13 Property Committee meeting, UBC’s Board of Governors met to discuss the Green…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     OTTAWA, Oct. 9, 2018 /CNW/ – The trend in housing starts was 207,768 units in September 2018, compared to 213,966 units in August 2018, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Washington, D.C. (Oct. 8, 2018) — The International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IWSH) Foundation’s latest International Community Plumbing Challenge (CPC) program is only two weeks…

Got news? Next submission deadline is Friday at 5:00 p.m. Click here to submit YOUR news     Calls for an independent safety review of the Site C dam project are mounting following a large landslide near the project’s worksite that has blocked the only…