Tag Archives: Construction

OTTAWA - A group of tech companies is making a pitch to the federal government to help startups grow as part of a COVID-19 recovery plan that Liberals are crafting, while some feminist groups are...

The price of lumber is the highest it’s ever been. That’s according to Rick Casavant, president of Warman Homes. Lumber prices have gone up 104 per cent in Canada, forcing lumber and wood ...

Driving on the highway and following a 60-kilometre-per-hour orange zone sign with no workers in sight might be frustrating, but a government official said there are good reasons to keep the speed lim...

A family in the City Park neighbourhood has turned their front lawn into a middle-earth inspired hobbit hole based off J.R.R Tolkien’s famous book “The Hobbit.” Scott, Nathan, and An...

The Saskatchewan Heavy Construction Association had concerns coming out of the COVID-19 shutdown. A major issue was whether municipalities would invest in construction projects or use stimulus money t...

MONTREAL - Construction materials giant Lafarge Canada says it has fired an employee after a discriminatory and hateful act took place at a Montreal work site. The company said an act of dis...

It has been under construction for nearly a year, but the new outdoor pool at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is nearly complete. The project is now in its final stages. However, an official opening dat...

OTTAWA - The full impact of sweeping economic lockdowns meant to slow the spread of COVID-19 came into sharper view, with new figures showing Canada saw the largest monthly drop on record in April as ...

EDMONTON - Alberta is cutting business taxes, pumping billions into infrastructure and making a full court press to lure jobs from Toronto, Montreal and elsewhere to rebound from t...

VANCOUVER - A sunny afternoon instantly turned dark for Lucien Lessard on June 17, 1958, as he plunged into the ocean when a support collapsed on a bridge being constructed between Vanc...