News Roundup for May 19, 2026
TTC and union announce tentative deal to avert strike as FIFA World Cup approaches; Ontario touts $8.5B annual economic impact … Read more
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Cost to complete HS2 hits £102.7bn
The latest numbers were unveiled by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander as she also confirmed the opening of the full route … Read more
Former SNC-Lavalin CEO stripped of Order of Canada
OTTAWA — A convicted sex offender and a former engineering executive who was found guilty of corruption have been stripped … Read more
Your AEC Firm Has a Memory Problem. Here Is How to Fix It
AEC companies trying to operationalize AI often find they lack the data foundation on which to build. There may be … Read more
USG to invest $1.2B in Texas factory
Dive Brief: USG Corp., a maker of drywall and other construction materials, will invest $1.18 billion to build a production … Read more
Coalition promises to repeal tax changes and invest in housing infrastructure
Coalition Pledges to Reverse Tax Changes and Boost Housing Infrastructure – Architecture, Construction, Engineering, Property
Dundas-Ossington Mass-Timber Affordable Rental Revised
DEVELOPMENT PLANNINGMay 13, 2026 by Anthony Teles 2.2K Dundas-Ossington Mass-Timber Affordable Rental Revised Revised plans for a City-led affordable housing development at 1113 … Read more
Statom Holdings posts increased turnover and profits
Numbers set to be posted at Companies House for Statom Holdings Limited for the year to November 30 2025 show … Read more
CMHC expands mortgage loan insurance options for prefabricated, modular homes
OTTAWA — The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has repeatedly stated the country needs to double housing starts over the next … Read more
Major general contractors bullish on data center, AI boom
Quarterly earnings reports provide a check-in, simultaneously looking at how firms have performed in the past as they eye the … Read more
Gold at the End of the Rainbow
In Toronto, maybe it’s not a pot of gold that you’ll find at the end of the rainbow, but a … Read more
Dalkia lands M&E deal at £300m Children’s Cancer Centre
The Sisk/BDP design, which Dalkia will deliver, incorporates air source heat pumps as a central element of the hospital’s decarbonisation … Read more