The Daily Commercial News has compiled the top 20 most read stories for 2024. Find out what readers thought were the top picks of the year.
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Toronto on the cusp of a major modular housing transition
The City of Toronto is taking concrete action to accelerate modular and rapid-build construction of housing. Within a few months, the municipality will have an expanded roster of pre-qualified vendors who can quickly build housing that can be
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New $1.2B Thunder Bay correctional centre the first of its kind in Ontario
Construction crews are presently doing civil work and finishing a substructure that will support a sleek, new, $1.2-billion correctional facility in Thunder Bay, Ont. that will have many green and sustainable features. The steel superstructure of the 400,000-
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Toronto dominates new North American crane index
OAKVILLE, ONT. — Toronto remains dominant in the latest biannual Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) Crane Index, which tracks the number of construction cranes in 14 North American cities where RLB does business. The index provides a simplified snapshot
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Home opener with a new look: The latest Rogers Centre renovations
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have unveiled the reimagined 100 level seating bowl at the Rogers Centre. The first chance to see the newly renovated seating bowl is during the opening homestand from April 8 to 17. First announced in July
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FirstOntario Centre renovation will kick off multiple project launches
Hamilton’s on-again, off-again FirstOntario Centre renovation project is slated to start within three months, with shovels hitting the ground in April or May. And as members of the Hamilton-Halton Construction Association were told by project partners during a
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New underground reservoir under construction in northeastern Saskatoon
A new reservoir under construction in northeastern Saskatoon is close to completion and is now expected to be operational by the fall. The Northeast Reservoir project has been underway since September 2021. The $56.8 million project is intended
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Volkswagen EV battery plant charged up for construction
Prep work has started at the site of a sprawling $7-billion Volkswagen electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant planned at an industrial park area east of St. Thomas and southeast of London, Ont. Construction crews on heavy equipment are
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Chicago’s infamous Cabrini-Green now has a low-rise gentrified look
From perhaps America’s most notorious public housing project to a variegated contemporary mixed-income site, a central area of the former Cabrini-Green neighborhood also has been given a more upscale name, Parkside of Old Town. This summer the Chicago
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Half-billion-dollar mixed-use development proposed for Niagara’s Vineland Station
An unsung pocket of Niagara wine country may be in the spotlight in the coming years with the proposal of a mixed-use waterfront community. Globizen, a Toronto-based city building company that specializes in creative infill projects, has submitted
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Saskatchewan to invest $4.4 billion in capital infrastructure projects
REGINA, SASK. – The Government of Saskatchewan is investing a record $4.4 billion in capital projects aimed at schools, hospitals, roads and other infrastructure through its 2024-2025 budget. The budget, released last week, includes nearly $1.9 billion in
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UPDATE: Worker dies in King City workplace incident
KING CITY, ONT. — A construction worker is dead following an incident on a King City, Ont. jobsite. According to media reports, a construction crew was digging on King Road, between Jane and Keele streets, when the rain
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Calgary easing outdoor water restrictions, re-opening public pools
CALGARY – Calgary is easing some outdoor water restrictions after a major water main break last month triggered a local state of emergency and forced officials to curtail water use in the city. Mayor Jyoti Gondek said at
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Still no opening date for Eglinton Crosstown LRT
TORONTO — It’s been about a year since Metrolinx CEO Phil Verster said the opening dates for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT were expected to be released by the end of summer but there is still no opening date
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Saskatchewan to spend $1.92 million on two skilled trades centres
REGINA, SASK. – The government of Saskatchewan is allocating $1.92 million in funding to the Regina and Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centres. The Trades and Skills Centres in Regina and Saskatoon deliver short-term in-demand trades and skills programs leading
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Raising the roof: A look inside the Montreal Olympic Stadium roof replacement
The roof of a historic Montreal landmark is being replaced with a new design after the original became irreparable with numerous holes and problems. The Montreal Olympic Stadium was originally designed by French architect Roger Taillibert for the
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The Waterline rises as tallest building in Texas
A 74-storey building soaring 1,022 feet high is set to become the tallest building in Texas when completed in 2026. Located on a 3.3 acre site in the heart of downtown Austin, the Waterline broke ground in June
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$215M mass timber plant in Nova Scotia a ‘groundbreaking’ Indigenous collaboration
A $215 million mass timber manufacturing plant being developed in Nova Scotia could reap economic benefits that ripple through its community, region, province and Atlantic Canada. It will be “one of the most modern plants of its kind,”
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‘One giant step backwards’: Manitoba stakeholders voice opposition to PLA reversal
WINNIPEG – Some Manitoba construction associations are warning against a change in the province’s labour agreement policy. Premier Wab Kinew’s NDP government announced March 6 the introduction of Bill 7, the Public Sector Construction Projects (Tendering) Repeal Act,
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Winnipeg history demolished for downtown park makeover
Winnipeg history buffs and heritage organizations were shocked and angered recently to find pieces of the city’s past left in ruins during the demolition of the downtown Air Canada Window Park. When the park was built in 1985,
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Huge construction projects pipeline outlined for Ontario
Ontario “is the place to be” with hundreds of billions worth of projects in the pipeline in the next decade, delegates heard in successive presentations during the recent Ontario Construction Secretariat conference held in Toronto. First OCS director
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