{"id":35390,"date":"2026-05-12T06:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-12-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:36:44","slug":"news-roundup-for-may-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/news-roundup-for-may-12-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"News Roundup for May 12, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article_body\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\">Fixing a Toronto bridge broken since 2021 will be part of beautification for FIFA World Cup; Toronto&#8217;s Pearson airport launching multi-billion dollar modernization, expansion project; Finch West LRT set for 3-day maintenance closure months after opening; and other news.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/fixing-a-toronto-bridge-broken-since-2021-will-be-part-of-beautification-for-fifa-world-cup\/article_dfe92314-c9eb-498f-ac0b-f52da65ed119.html\" target=\"_blank\">Fixing a Toronto bridge broken since 2021 will be part of beautification for FIFA World Cup<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/toronto-pearson-international-airport-construction-project-begins-9.7195730\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto&#8217;s Pearson airport launching multi-billion dollar modernization, expansion project<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11844297\/finch-west-lrt-closure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Finch West LRT set for 3-day maintenance closure months after opening<\/a> (Global News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/toronto\/article\/toronto-councillor-asked-for-considerable-amount-of-money-to-move-developments-forward-source-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Toronto councillor asked for \u2018considerable amount\u2019 of money to move developments forward: source allegations<\/a> (CTV News)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/real-estate\/this-condo-developer-is-letting-buyers-put-units-on-layaway-for-1000-a-month\/article_e36faab0-4a49-456e-9887-70a64c951010.html\" target=\"_blank\">This condo developer is letting buyers put units on layaway for $1,000 a month<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/paddle-the-don-possible-return-9.7195405\" target=\"_blank\">Annual paddle through Toronto\u2019s Don River may return after hiatus<\/a> (CBC)<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/the-fixer\/why-would-the-city-pour-this-brand-new-toronto-sidewalk--and-leave-hydro-poles-stuck-in-the-middle-of-it\/article_29204e0a-9024-4c55-a56d-98e0e974915e.html\" target=\"_blank\">Why would the city pour this brand new Toronto sidewalk \u2014 and leave hydro poles stuck in the middle of it?<\/a> (The Star)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>fbq('init', '1760257484204295');\nfbq('track', \"PageView\");<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urbantoronto.ca\/news\/2026\/05\/news-roundup-may-12-2026.60979\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Fixing a Toronto bridge broken since 2021 will be part of beautification for FIFA World Cup; 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