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Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A nine-storey building under construction in a city north of the Philippine capital of Manila collapsed …
Read More »University Bridge construction for Bus Rapid Transit plan starts in April
By Ashley Beherns Global News Posted March 25, 2026 10:39 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Starting the week of April 6th until June, the University Bridge in Saskatoon will be closed for work on the city’s bus rapid transit plan. The start date …
Read More »Faced with surging demand, Alberta broke housing construction records. Is there a lesson there?
Alberta broke housing construction records in 2025 and led the country in housing starts per capita — a massive upswing in homebuilding that comes after a period of similarly massive population growth. Some experts say there are lessons other Canadian cities could learn about how to ramp up housing supply …
Read More »Walter Yarwood was a pioneer of abstract art. An Ontario construction crew ‘mistakenly’ demolished his work
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. In 1972, an influential abstract artist was commissioned to build a sculpture for Lambton College in Sarnia, Ont. But due to what is being called a construction …
Read More »Construction without permits, entry without proper notice drove some from Winnipeg block, tenants allege
Several tenants in a building in Winnipeg’s West Broadway neighbourhood say their privacy, rights and safety were violated during months of non-permitted construction this summer, prompting some to leave. But the new owner argues the aging complex needs upgrades and defended management’s notices to tenants. Mira Koop, who moved out …
Read More »New home construction up 14% in September from previous month, says CMHC
Canadian housing starts, also known as new home construction, rose 14 per cent in September compared with the previous month — a sharper increase than expected, data from the national housing agency showed on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted annualized rate of housing starts was 279,234 units, up from a revised …
Read More »7 people injured after explosion at Toronto construction site
Seven people were sent to hospital after an explosion at a high-rise construction site in Toronto Tuesday morning, police say. Fire crews responded to a call at around 9:15 a.m. about a gas explosion in a building under construction near Esther Shiner Boulevard and Provost Drive, said Toronto Fire division …
Read More »Former Ontario hospital exec and construction company president guilty of fraud tied to $300M project
A former hospital executive and the ex-president of a major Ontario construction company have been found guilty of fraud for their actions during the bidding process for the $300-million expansion of a downtown Toronto hospital. Vas Georgiou, former chief administrative officer at St. Michael’s Hospital, and John Aquino, ex-president of Bondfield …
Read More »Judge halts 'Alligator Alcatraz' construction, prisoner intake
A U.S. federal judge has ordered a stop to new construction at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ and barred more detainees from being sent to the migrant detention centre in the Florida Everglades, which has been touted by U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. News Source link
Read More »‘I didn’t think I was gonna make it,’ says Brandon construction worker who survived northern Ontario wildfire
A construction worker who huddled with his crew inside a smoky shipping container as a northern Ontario wildfire encircled them said he’s happy to be alive and back home with his family in Brandon, about 215 kilometres west of Winnipeg. The 19-person crew, made up of employees from Sigfusson Northern, a Winnipeg-based …
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