Friday, March 6, 2026
Ontario elects Conservative majority
It may not have been the significant majority once predicted for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, but it was a majority nonetheless. And it only…
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Finalists named for Smart Cities Challenge
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Amarjeet Sohi has announced the 20 finalists of the Smart Cities Challenge. The announcement was made at the Federation of…
Development charges to help fund York Region roads
The Regional Municipality of York Regional Council has approved the 2018 Development Charge Background Study and Bylaw Amendment to include an additional 56 roads projects…
Bruce Power launches Ontario Nuclear Innovation Institute
Bruce Power and the County of Bruce have partnered to establish the Ontario Nuclear Innovation Institute as an international centre of excellence for applied research…
Gordie Howe decision weeks away?
The successful proponent for the $4.8-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge Project could be named as early as next month. Mark Butler, director of communications for…
IBI Group joins global partners to launch Smart City Sandbox
IBI Group, alongside partners EllisDon, Ontario Power Generation (OPG), The Weather Network, and Slate Asset Management, and technology provider Microsoft, has announced the launch of…
Toronto investing $720 million in infrastructure rehabilitation
The City of Toronto has announced the beginning of the 2018 construction season with more than 200 projects, including 60 major projects, planned for roads,…
U of T unveils plans for 14-storey mass timber project
The University of Toronto is set to build a 14-storey academic tower made of timber on its downtown Toronto campus – expected to be the…
Contract awarded for Finch West LRT project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx has announced that Mosaic Transit Group (Mosaic) has signed a contract valued at $2.5 billion to design, build, finance, and…
Mueller named to WDBA Board
The Government of Canada has announced the appointment of Michael J. Mueller to the Board of Directors of Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). Mueller replaces Craig…
Mississauga to consider BRT for Dundas Street
The City of Mississauga is considering a proposal for a bus rapid transit (BRT) system on Dundas Street, providing a west-east link to current and…
Ontario, Toronto sign MOU to fund transit expansion
The Government of Ontario and the City of Toronto have reached a major milestone in the integrated GO Regional Express Rail (RER)/SmartTrack project that will…
Toronto, Enwave to develop low-carbon thermal energy networks
The City of Toronto and private energy provider Enwave Energy Corporation (Enwave) have established a partnership to work on projects that will advance the objectives…
Canada, Ontario commit $187 million for bi-level coaches
The Governments of Canada and Ontario have announced more than $187 million in joint funding for the Metrolinx GO Transit Bi-Level Coach Procurement project that…
Construction begins on Highway 427 expansion
The Government of Ontario has officially broken ground on the Highway 427 expansion project. The highway will be extended by 6.6 kilometres from Highway 7…
Canada, Ontario announce support for Massey Hall Revitalization project
The governments of Canada and Ontario have announced $60 million in federal-provincial funding for the Massey Hall Revitalization project. “Places like Massey Hall are vital…
RFP issued for Lakeshore West Infrastructure Improvements project
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three shortlisted teams to design, build, and finance the Lakeshore West Infrastructure…
Construction begins at Michael Garron Hospital
The Government of Ontario is celebrating the start of construction on new Patient Care Tower at Michael Garron Hospital. “After 10 years of planning, I…
Bruce Power announces major component replacement contracts
Bruce Power has signed $914 million in advanced manufacturing contracts for its major component replacement, which gets underway in 2020 and will allow the site…
Governments invest $934 million in Toronto buses
Federal and provincial government officials joined the Toronto Transit Commission to announce the purchase of 1,043 new buses and the revitalization of 695 current buses…
EllisDon acquires health care assets from Carillion
EllisDon Corporation (EllisDon) and Carillion Canada Holdings Incorporated (Carillion) have finalized an agreement in which EllisDon will acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities related…
Ontario invests in postsecondary campus in Brampton
The Government of Ontario has announced an investment of $90 million to establish a new postsecondary site in Brampton. Focusing on science, technology, engineering, arts,…
Ontario to build new post-secondary institution
The Government of Ontario has announced that it will commit $90 million towards the construction of a new post-secondary site in Milton. “Milton is at…
RFP issued for Hamilton LRT
Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx have issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to three shortlisted teams to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain the Hamilton…