Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Ontario and Aroland First Nation break ground on Ring of Fire roads
The Government of Ontario and Aroland First Nation announced that work commenced on major upgrades to the Anaconda and Painter Lake roads as of June…
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Nova Scotia advancing transportation improvements in Halifax and Dartmouth
The Government of Nova Scotia, in collaboration with the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) and Halifax Harbour Bridges, is introducing upgrades to improve traffic flow and…
Toronto breaks ground on 74 new rental homes in Trinity-Bellwoods
The City of Toronto, CreateTO and the Government of Canada celebrated the start of construction of a new rent-controlled and sustainable housing development on City-owned…
New research confirms feasibility of year-round shipping from Port of Churchill
The governments of Canada and Manitoba annouced new research they say confirms the feasibility of year-round shipping from the Port of Churchill using existing ice-class…
BC Hydro invests $200M for upgrades to Newell Substation in Burnaby
BC Hydro announced it is investing $200 million to modernize and expand the Newell Substation, renewing critical infrastructure that has served Burnaby homes, businesses and…
TTC says Scarborough Busway will open ahead of schedule
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced that it is on track to open the Scarborough Busway, the four-kilometre Busway, which will operate between Kennedy and…
Ontario invests $10M for new training facility to help train 2,250 workers
The Government of Ontario announced a $9.8 million investment in a new training centre in Port Hope. Supported through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) Capital Stream,…
159 new affordable homes break ground in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood
Ottawa Community Housing (OCH) marked the groundbreaking of 200 Beausoleil, an affordable housing development in Ottawa’s Lowertown neighbourhood and one of the first projects advancing…
Feds deliver nearly $1B to fund infrastructure across Ontario
The Government of Canada is delivering $932 million to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), the City of Toronto and the Government of Ontario in fiscal year…
Two stations of Blue Line Extension project reach construction milestone
A major milestone has been reached in construction of Montreal’s Blue Line Extension project, as vertical excavation of the future Mary-Two-Axe-Earley (Viau) and Cesira-Parisotto (Lacordaire)…
U of T to create new student housing via innovative building model
The University of Toronto is reinventing the paradigm of student housing through an innovative joint venture partnership model that will add thousands of new residence…
Dexter Construction awarded $32M contract to replace Souris ferry bridge
Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport announced that Transport Canada has awarded a $32-million contract to Dexter Construction, based in Bedford, Nova Scotia, to replace the…
QC, NL reach new Churchill Falls deal with $10B in funding from federal government
Prime Minister, Mark Carney, alongside the Premier of Québec, Christine Fréchette, the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Tony Wakeham, and the CEOs of Hydro-Québec and…
VIA Rail launches first phase of Dorval Multimodal Hub
VIA Rail Canada announced the the launch the co-development phase of the Dorval Multimodal Hub, a new integrated station that will bring together the passenger…
Construction on Port of Montreal Contrecoeur Expansion underway
The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) announced the launch of in-water construction work at the site of its Contrecœur Expansion Project. In line with the project…
Canada, Ontario offer municipalities that don’t charge development fees $1B
The governments of Ontario and Canada announced a plan to invest $1 billion to help municipalities, that do not levy development charges, build more homes…
New energy centre will power the future of health care in Delta
Design and pre-construction work is now underway for a new $24.4-million energy centre at Delta Hospital which will bolster its power systems while meeting the…
Feds approve redirection of $65M for Mackenzie Valley Highway project
The Government of Canada has approved an amendment to the 2018 National Trade Corridors Fund contribution agreement, allowing the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT)…
Canada announces $34M for 141 municipal climate resilience projects
The Government of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) announced a $34.2 million investment to support 141 community climate adaptation projects across the…
Vancouver Island’s Keating Cross Road Overpass project completed
The Government of British Columbia announced the completion of the new Keating Cross Road Overpass on Highway 17, which removes the need for drivers to…
Capital Line South LRT: Intersection at 12 Avenue reopens
The City of Edmonton and Ledcor, the design-build contractor for the Capital Line South LRT Extension project, announced the successful reopening of the intersection at 12 Avenue…
Tunnelling complete for Eglinton Crosstown West Extension
The Government of Ontario marked another major milestone for the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension, with the completion of tunnelling, which will extend Line 5 Eglinton…
Pomerleau awarded construction contract for a new CRA facility in St. John’s
The Government of Canada announced that the Government of Canada has awarded a $121.6-million contract (HST included) to Pomerleau Inc, for construction of a new…
Feds to begin construction of new $2B sciences campus in Ottawa
Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded a $768.6-million construction services contract to PCL Construction Canada Inc. for the Regulatory and Security Science Main (RSS…