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Housing crunch: Nova Scotia opens rental units for health-care workers in South Shore
LUNENBURG - Nova Scotia's government says it has opened the first phase of a housing project dedicated to help health-care workers find homes in the South Shore. Susan Corkum-Greek, member of legislat...
Aug 18, 2025
Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward
OTTAWA - Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say the federal government can't ignore First Nations on future infrastructure projects it...
Aug 18, 2025
Manitoba Indigenous groups agree to work together on major infrastructure projects
WINNIPEG - Two Indigenous groups in Manitoba have agreed to work together on major infrastructure and development projects. It comes as the federal government looks to fast-track projects across the c...
Aug 13, 2025
New federal entity to prioritize Canadian-made, affordable housing projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's promised new entity to spur massive amounts of housing construction will prioritize the building of affordable housing and the use of Canadian materials, says a c...
Aug 11, 2025
Ottawa Senators, NCC finalize land deal for new arena at LeBreton Flats
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators are one step closer to having a new arena in the city's downtown core. The Senators and the National Capital Commission have agreed on the sale of 4.5 hectares (11 acres) ...
Aug 11, 2025
Ontario records low housing starts, even using new ways of counting them
TORONTO - Ontario's final tally for housing starts in 2024 is well off what's needed to achieve Premier Doug Ford's goal of getting 1.5 million homes built, even with various new categories the govern...
Aug 11, 2025
Saskatchewan's Orange Construction Zone Update returns with focus on safety
Motorists in Saskatchewan will now have an easier way to see where highway construction is happening and how to avoid delays, with the relaunch of the Weekly Orange Zone Construction Update. Highways ...
Aug 10, 2025 Highways Minister David Marit (right), Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association president Shantel Lipp (centre), and MLA Brad Crassweller stand in front of a Ministry of Highways vehicle at the announcement of the Weekly Orange Zone Construction Update. (Jacob Bamhour/980 CJME)
AtkinsRéalis says the slowdown in the United States is temporary
MONTREAL - Montreal-based engineering firm AtkinsRalis revised down its forecasts for the engineering sector slightly due to a decline in activity in the United States. New orders in the United States...
Aug 07, 2025
Low-income renters press governments for ways to cool apartments in heat waves
HALIFAX - Sandra Walsh was struggling to breathe in her apartment when temperatures across Nova Scotia soared in July, but the woman on social assistance says her pleas for a government-funded air con...
Aug 06, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces support measures for softwood lumber industry
KELOWNA - The federal government is setting up a safety net of loans, product-development grants and market diversification plans for Canada's softwood lumber industry in an effort to shield it from t...
Aug 05, 2025
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...