Record Data Center Construction Spending Surges to $14B
Data Center Spending Sets New Records, 2025 Projections Exceed $46 Billion ConstructConnect reported that total data center construction starts reached $14.0 billion … Read more
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Quebec environmental lawyers group sues Ottawa over major projects bill
MONTREAL — A group of environmental lawyers says it has filed a lawsuit in Quebec Superior Court challenging the validity … Read more
High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says
MONTREAL — The federal government wants construction on a planned high-speed rail line between Toronto and Toronto to begin within … Read more
Construction responds to Carney’s Major Projects list
It’s likely no surprise Canadian construction industry leaders are elated with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s unveiling of the first five … Read more
U.S. marks 24th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
NEW YORK — Americans are marking 24 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks with solemn ceremonies, volunteer work and … Read more
Carney’s major project list includes LNG development, nuclear power, mining
EDMONTON — An expansion to the Port of Montreal and doubling production of liquefied natural gas in British Columbia are … Read more
Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court granted an unusually quick hearing on President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Tuesday, putting a … Read more
Carney plans to announce on Thursday the first major projects under bill C-5
EDMONTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the first major industrial projects under the government’s plans to reduce economic reliance … Read more
Carney government noncommittal about Canada meeting 2030 climate goals
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and his environment minister aren’t saying whether Canada is still committed to meeting its … Read more
Worker injured at One Bloor West highrise construction site
TORONTO — A worker was seriously injured after an incident occurred yesterday at the highrise project in downtown Toronto. According … Read more
Canadian Wood Council, CISC looking to advance steel-timber hybrid construction
OTTAWA – Two prominent organizations that represent construction materials that are present in many of the country’s structures have formed … Read more
Energy company Orsted sues Trump administration for stopping work on major offshore wind farm
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The developer of an offshore wind farm that would power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut … Read more