construction
Quebec has no plans to offer struggling SNC-Lavalin a bailout: Minister
SNC-Lavalin faces a trial after allegedly paying $48 million in bribes to officials under Moammar Gadhafi and defrauding Libyan organizations.
Winnipeg hands down punishment during probe into inspectors’ work logs
City property inspectors allegedly slacked off on the job.
Montreal’s costly new Champlain Bridge opens to northbound traffic
It was originally scheduled to open last December, but delays pushed back the opening and added to the price tag.
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LNG Canada, JGC Fluor to attract more women to skilled trades
Four-week workforce development program aims to recruit, train, support and employ them in construction trades.
SNC-Lavalin CEO retires [UPDATED]
Neil Bruce is expected to remain an adviser to the board until the end of the year.
Ottawa, Quebec announce $500M reconstruction of La Fontaine Tunnel
Planned work includes pavement, lighting, vaults, walls, signage and a fire protection system.
WSP Global reports first quarter profit and revenue up from year ago
Revenue totalled $2.17 billion, up from $1.91 billion in the first three months of 2018.
Descendants reflect on Chinese rail workers 150 years later
This week marks 150 years since the completion of the US’s Transcontinental Railroad.
Construction accident in Alberta’s energy sector kills two workers
RCMP and the provincial Occupational Health and Safety Department are investigating.
SNC-Lavalin to step back from 15 countries, swear off fixed price bids in mining [UPDATED]
The engineering and construction giant said it lost $17.3 million or 10 cents per share for the quarter ended March 31.
11 die as elevator cable snaps at work site in China
Fatalities are piling up as management cuts corners and safety violations mount.
Ontario won’t work with federal Liberals on building projects: Trudeau
Says province will miss this construction season if it doesn’t identify what projects it wants to partner on with the federal government.
Judge mulls whether SNC-Lavalin to face trial as preliminary inquiry ends
The RCMP has accused SNC-Lavalin of paying nearly $47.7 million in bribes to public officials in Libya.
B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12 storey wood buildings
A mass timber building is one where the primary load-bearing structure is made of either solid or engineered wood.
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As climate changes, the way we build homes must change too
In many western industrialized countries, only about 40 per cent of disaster damages are insured.
