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Student residence Koto has risen on Burnaby Mountain

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:10:17 +0000

BURNABY, B.C. – Rize Properties has announced it has completed Koto, its first student housing rental project. Located at UniverCity, in close proximity to the Simon Fraser University campus, the project includes 168 fully furnished rental homes with 282 bedrooms in a mix of studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts. The project is the […]

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Canadian forest sector faces another blow with new U.S. tariff onslaught

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:05:41 +0000

VICTORIA — The Trump administration’s latest tariff onslaught won’t just hurt Canadian forestry workers during already tough times, but will also undermine U.S. efforts to make housing more affordable, says the Forest Products Association of Canada. “Tariffs on the very materials used to build homes, renovate properties and support North American construction supply chains will […]

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Vancouver approves development funding overhaul to support housing and long-term planning

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:30 +0000

VANCOUVER – Vancouver City Council has approved, with amendments, updates to the city’s financing growth framework, with the intent to create a “more transparent approach” to funding infrastructure and amenities through development contributions. The updated framework modernizes how these contributions are collected, responding to recent provincial legislation (Bill 46) by introducing more standardized funding tools […]

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TC Energy brings two new western Alberta gas transport projects into service

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:00:25 +0000

CALGARY, ALTA. — Natural gas shipper TC Energy Corp. says two newly built projects are up and running in western Alberta. The Calgary-based company says it invested a total of $500 million in its Valhalla North and Berland River projects. They’re part of TC’s vast NGTL System that carries natural gas throughout Alberta and B.C. […]

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Manitoba Premier Kinew ‘willing to entertain’ Alberta to Ontario pipeline

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:30:55 +0000

CHARLOTTETOWN — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday he’s open to a west-east pipeline being pitched by his counterparts in Alberta and Ontario. Kinew, speaking to reporters at a meeting of premiers in Charlottetown, said the pipeline could make Canada stronger and that there are workers in his province who would be eager to help […]

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BuildForce’s national 10-year forecast tracks $500B in major projects

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:25:27 +0000

BuildForce Canada’s latest 10-year construction forecast reveals it is tracking 800 major projects worth $500 billion – that’s half a trillion dollars – to be rolled out across the country over the next 10 years. The research agency’s Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward reports for Canada’s residential and non-residential construction sectors, released July 20, highlight […]

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BuildForce flags worker pressures as P.E.I. moderates and Newfoundland and Labrador ramps up

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:20:15 +0000

BuildForce Canada has released its annual Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward reports for the residential and non-residential construction sectors. This final provincial breakdown pertains to Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and covers the forecast period from 2026 to 2035. The Daily Commercial News also has national coverage today on our website. CHARLOTTETOWN – According […]

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Ontario construction groups push practical AI adoption over hype

wp-poster — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:05:30 +0000

As AI continues to reshape industries around the world, Ontario’s construction sector is moving beyond the hype and focusing on the more practical question of how it can help builders, contractors and employers deliver projects faster, safer and more efficiently. Across the province, construction associations are increasingly working to educate members about AI, but their […]

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Hotel operator fined more than $620,000 for asbestos infractions

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:15:22 +0000

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Hotel operator Northland Properties Corporation was fined $624,051.48 by WorkSafeBC in May in relation to several asbestos and lead violations. According to a penalty notice, the firm was renovating one its locations in Williams Lake, B.C. When WorkSafeBC inspected the site and observed debris from drywall, an identified asbestos-containing material (ACM) […]

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B.C. port flagged for federal fast track, but security concerns have lasted years

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:10:32 +0000

DELTA, B.C. — George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime at the province’s port facilities for years, and he has plenty of questions as the federal government pushes a massive port expansion project in his city. The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion project was referred to the […]

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Alberta, Saskatchewan make compelling case for supplying U.S. with oil: Hoekstra

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:05:42 +0000

EDMONTON – The U.S. ambassador to Canada says Alberta and Saskatchewan could make the “most compelling” case to meet the oil needs of the United States. Pete Hoekstra says the U.S. needs to find three to four million more barrels of oil per day over the next decade and that Canada is one of the […]

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VRCA launches Build Lower Mainland campaign ahead of municipal election

wp-poster — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:00:29 +0000

VANCOUVER – With the clock winding down to October’s municipal election, the Vancouver Regional Construction Association (VRCA) has launched the Build Lower Mainland campaign. Built around three priorities – cost to build, time to build and people to build – the goal of the campaign is to create stronger connections between industry and local government and advance practical solutions to these challenges, explains a release. The recent launch took place around a panel discussion with Ken Sim, […]

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