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�鶹��ý��ion contract awarded for East Harbour Transit Hub

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:15:29 +0000

TORONTO — The Ontario government has officially awarded the construction contract for the East Harbour Transit Hub. The project is being delivered through a joint venture of AtkinsRéalis and Bird �鶹��ý��ion, leading alongside Hatch Ltd., states a release. The new transit hub aims to provide faster transit for those across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton […]

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Minimal job gains in February as unemployment rate holds at 6.6%: StatCan

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:10:31 +0000

OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market felt a chill in February with employment “virtually unchanged” from the month before, Statistics Canada said Friday. The Canadian economy added just 1,100 jobs last month, the agency said, well below the 76,000 jobs added in January. Economists polled by Reuters ahead of Friday had expected an increase of […]

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Feds used not to ‘abandon apprenticeship supports’ by PCA

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:05:41 +0000

EDMONTON — The Progressive Contractors Association of Canada (PCA) is expressing its disappointed with the Liberal government upon news it is ending two apprenticeship grant programs at the end of the month. Under the two programs, eligible apprentices could receive up to $4,000 in combined supports, reports the PCA. “The Apprenticeship Incentive Grant encouraged apprentices […]

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Greater Toronto home sales down as mortgage costs, trade war weigh on buyers: board

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:00:21 +0000

TORONTO — Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area fell by more than one-quarter in February compared with a year ago despite buyers maintaining “substantial” negotiating power. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board said 4,037 homes were sold last month, down 27.4 per cent compared with 5,562 in February 2024. Sales were down 28.5 per […]

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Chicago hotel a symbol of city’s Pullman rail car heritage

Daily Commercial News — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 08:00:17 +0000

Hotel Florence is a 144-year-old Queen Anne beauty that once graced the company town of Pullman, where namesake passenger rail cars were made, on Chicago’s far south side. In recent decades it has been allowed to slide into disrepair and dormancy, excluding the occasional tour mainly on the ground floor to view some of its […]

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Canada halts second tariff wave after Trump announces pause on some duties

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:04:14 +0000

WASHINGTON — Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Ottawa will suspend a second wave of retaliatory tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to pause some new duties on Canada and Mexico and reduce potash levies to 10 per cent. LeBlanc posted on social media that Canada will not proceed with planned […]

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Aecon profits rise but fall short of expectations

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:15:28 +0000

TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. is reporting a quarterly profit boost of 44 per cent year-over-year, but the big earnings increase failed to match analysts’ expectations. The construction contractor says income attributable to shareholders rose to $14.0 million in the quarter ended Dec. 31 from $9.7 million in the same period a year earlier. Aecon […]

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McMaster University takes first place in MCAA 2025 Student Chapter Competition

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:10:20 +0000

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Mechanical Contractors Association of Canada (MCAC) is congratulating the McMaster University Student Chapter for winning the 2025 Student Chapter Competition at the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Annual Convention in Austin, Texas recently. The competition takes place each year and invites students to create and present a bid package for […]

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CAF celebrates continuing efforts to advance equity in the skilled trades

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:05:46 +0000

OTTAWA — March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD) and in recognition of the day, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF) is reaffirming its commitment to breaking barriers and advancing opportunities for women and equity-priority groups in the skilled trades. This year’s theme, For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment, is a powerful call to action, […]

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Bird reports $470M of project awards across key sectors

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 11:00:37 +0000

MISSISSAUGA, ONT. — Bird �鶹��ý��ion Inc. recently announced it has been awarded a total of five projects with a combined value of approximately $470 million. These projects include Bird’s first to be delivered through an Integrated Project Delivery model in Atlantic Canada, two new buildings that support Ontario Power Generation’s (OPG) nuclear program, civil infrastructure […]

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Nova Scotia premier pushing for momentum on Canadian free trade

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:10:14 +0000

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston says he is looking to build momentum on freeing up trade within Canada, as the country deals with tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Houston told reporters while the country’s premiers acknowledge trade barriers have to come down, he was “less than impressed” with the urgency of […]

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CHBA study reveals housing affordability worsened because of municipal delays

Daily Commercial News — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:05:13 +0000

OTTAWA — The Canadian Homebuilders’ Association (CHBA) has released its 2024 Municipal Benchmarking Study, which reveals an across-the-country look at housing affordability challenges and what provinces are doing better than others. In particular, the study examines how local development processes, approvals and charges impact housing affordability and housing supply in major housing markets. It benchmarks […]

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