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Voters go to the polls today after a 35-day election campaign packed with promises

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 12:48:51 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� After a short, intense and heated election campaign of just 35 days, Canadians go to the polls today to elect a new federal government. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent weeks pitching their cases to voters. Carney, the former central banker and political neophyte, presented […]

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Need a 1,700-bed work camp with Site C memories? BC Hydro may be able to help

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:05:05 +0000

In need of a 665,443-square-foot, 1,700-bed work camp, complete with amenities like a movie theatre, gymnasium, fitness centre, cafeteria and bar? If so, BC Hydro may be able to fill your order. A $470-million camp that was opened in 2016 to support construction of the Site C hydroelectric dam near Fort St. John in northeast […]

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B.C. prompt payment legislation must have no exemptions for public or private owners: BCCA

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:00:11 +0000

B.C.鈥檚 move to enact prompt payment legislation as early as this fall comes on the heels of the B.C. Construction Association鈥檚 (BCCA) annual survey in which 91 per cent of respondents indicated they experienced a late payment once for completed work in the past year. Sixty-nine per cent of those polled said they had not […]

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Day of Mourning: Find an event close to you

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 10:00:46 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� It began in 1984 when the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) established April 28 as the National Day of Mourning across the country to remember and honour those who have died, been injured or suffered illness on the job. That date and year were chosen because the CLC wanted it to coincide with the […]

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CFIB economic forecast predicts significant contraction in Q2

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 08:05:31 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� A forecast from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) estimates the economy saw muted growth in the first three months of the year and predicts a significant contraction for the second quarter. The report estimates the Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.8 per cent in the first quarter of […]

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Dow delays construction of $9 billion net-zero Alberta project

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:16:13 +0000

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, ALTA. 鈥� Dow Inc. says it is delaying construction of a nearly $9 billion net-zero petrochemical project northeast of Edmonton because of expected weak market conditions.聽 The company says it’s still committed to the Path2Zero project in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., but that after a comprehensive review it has decided to push back the […]

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Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:08:49 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began Thursday in Halifax 鈥� where he pitched a promise of change for Canadians struggling to afford life’s essentials 鈥� before heading to Saskatoon. In […]

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Where the federal leaders are heading today

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:01:47 +0000

OTTAWA 鈥� Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches.聽 Poilievre is set to begin his day in Saskatoon, where he will hold a press conference, before holding a rally in Nanoose Bay, B.C., in the evening. Recent polls suggest that ridings in both Saskatoon […]

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Iona Island Causeway upgrades receive $500,000 in B.C. grant funding

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:10:59 +0000

METRO VANCOUVER 鈥� A $500,000 BC Active Transportation Grant is helping to support the next stage of early construction work that鈥檚 set to begin in preparation for upgrades to the Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant. More specifically, the money will support improvements to the Iona Island Causeway, which is the only access road to the […]

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B.C. invests $11 million on value-added lumber manufacturing amid U.S. uncertainty

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:05:24 +0000

VICTORIA 鈥� The British Columbia government is investing up to $11 million toward four projects in the province aimed at boosting the local mass-timber manufacturing sector. Jobs and Economic Development Minister Diana Gibson says in a statement that the funding comes at a time when government investment is needed to strengthen “homegrown B.C. companies” in […]

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Vancouver seeks input on accelerating SRO replacement in the Downtown Eastside

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 11:00:31 +0000

VANCOUVER 鈥� The City of Vancouver is proposing several policy changes to increase housing options in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), including for those living in Single Room Occupancy buildings (SROs), and as such is seeking further input from residents to bring back to council later this year. The changes follow a council direction to 鈥渆xplore […]

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Arup celebrates 25 years of growth and impact in Canada

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:10:40 +0000

TORONTO 鈥� Global design, planning, engineering and consulting firm Arup celebrated 25 years in Canada recently with a milestone event held at Toronto鈥檚 Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. More than 400 clients and industry leaders came together to honour Arup鈥檚 achievements. The firm鈥檚 journey in Canada began with the opening of its Toronto […]

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