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Fishers in eastern Nova Scotia have grave concerns about plan for whale sanctuary

HALIFAX — A group representing about 140 commercial fishing ventures on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore says it has “grave concerns” about a plan to build…

adminFebruary 12, 2026

Commercial Construction

Data centre power generation is part of the new construction opportunity

Data centres are taking up a lot of oxygen in the construction industry space. ConstructConnect reports data centre spending in the United States was projected…

adminFebruary 12, 2026

Commercial Construction

ISO design manual opens the door for structural bamboo

The use of bamboo for construction has reached a critical milestone with the release of the Manual for the Design of Bamboo Structures to ISO…

adminFebruary 11, 2026

Deep dive: The high stakes .8B Darlington refurb

Commercial Construction

Deep dive: The high stakes $12.8B Darlington refurb

When Ontario Power Generation (OPG) committed in 2016 to refurbishing the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, the stakes could not have been higher. The four-unit station…

adminFebruary 10, 2026

Commercial Construction

N.S. reaches agreement that could send offshore wind power to Massachusetts

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier is in Boston to sign an agreement that could see electricity from a proposed offshore wind project shipped to Massachusetts.…

adminFebruary 9, 2026

Commercial Construction

U.S. wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies to counter China

WASHINGTON — The Donald Trump administration announced recently it wants to create a critical minerals trading bloc with its allies and partners, using tariffs to…

adminFebruary 6, 2026

Commercial Construction

HOPA in discussions with feds on trade-enabling plan for Hamilton

The recent Hamilton-Halton Construction Association Construction Forecast workshop offered HHCA members a typical overview of major regional projects to guide 2026 planning and beyond, but…

adminFebruary 6, 2026

Commercial Construction

Safety concerns raised during ORBA Ring of Fire presentation

Among the hundreds of road and bridge jobs highlighted at the recent Ontario Road Builders’ Association conference in Toronto, the Ring of Fire projects –…

adminFebruary 5, 2026

Commercial Construction

Ontario opens applications for commercial-scale carbon storage projects

TORONTO — Ontario is now accepting applications for commercial-scale geologic carbon storage projects. This type of storage involves injecting captured carbon dioxide, that would have otherwise…

adminFebruary 5, 2026

Tariffs take 0M bite out of CN Rail revenues, with uncertainty now ‘biggest risk’

Commercial Construction

Tariffs take $350M bite out of CN Rail revenues, with uncertainty now ‘biggest risk’

MONTREAL – Tariffs and economic angst delivered a significant blow to Canadian National Railway Co. last year, as the question mark hanging over North American…

adminFebruary 4, 2026