Government Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:23:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2021/10/cropped-favicon-32x32-1-32x32.png Government Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 PM Carney unveils $11 billion in funding to make 6 icebreakers in Quebec /dcn/news/government/2026/08/pm-carney-unveils-11-billion-in-funding-to-make-6-icebreakers-in-quebec Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:23:12 +0000 /?p=543028 LÉVIS, QUE. — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government will pour more than $11 billion into Quebec’s shipbuilding industry to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. In prepared remarks, Carney calls it the largest ship shipbuilding contract in the province’s history. The new icebreakers will replace the Coast Guard’s aging […]

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]]> ‘We got attacked’: Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. to take effect next month /dcn/news/government/2026/08/we-got-attacked-carney-says-retaliatory-tariffs-on-u-s-to-take-effect-next-month Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:09:27 +0000 /?p=542936 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a “bad deal.” The U.S. introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports on Saturday after trade talks failed. “We got attacked,” Carney told reporters on […]

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]]> N.L. government announces Team Labrador to secure economic benefits from energy deal /dcn/news/government/2026/08/n-l-government-announces-team-labrador-to-secure-economic-benefits-from-energy-deal Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:35:47 +0000 /?p=542917 ST. JOHN’S — The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it wants to make sure Labradorians benefit from the province’s proposed multibillion-dollar energy deal with Quebec. The province has appointed three members of the provincial legislature to serve on a new team with a mandate to ensure the peninsula can capitalize on the deal. The two […]

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]]> Competition Bureau should investigate government for ‘greenwashing’: NDP /dcn/news/government/2026/08/competition-bureau-should-investigate-government-for-greenwashing-ndp Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:10:29 +0000 /?p=542904 OTTAWA — NDP parliamentary leader Don Davies wants the Competition Bureau to investigate whether Prime Minister Mark Carney’s own words are proof the government’s advertising on clean energy infrastructure violates the government’s law against greenwashing. The Competition Bureau defines greenwashing as false, misleading or unsubstantiated environmental claims about a product, service or practice. In a […]

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]]> Alberta minister faces more fury at second town hall on AI data centres /joc/news/government/2026/08/alberta-minister-faces-more-fury-at-second-town-hall-on-ai-data-centres Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:35:57 +0000 /?p=542842 REDWATER, ALTA. — Alberta’s technology minister faced yet another firing line of fury at the government’s second town hall hearing from residents over its plan for artificial intelligence data centres. Nate Glubish was peppered with profanity from audience members at the Thursday event in Redwater, north of Edmonton, in Sturgeon County. Last month, tech giant […]

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]]> ‘A win for common sense’: Alberta chimes in on Ontario’s recent bike lane decision /dcn/news/government/2026/08/a-win-for-common-sense-alberta-chimes-in-on-ontarios-recent-bike-lane-decision Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:25:17 +0000 /?p=542742 TORONTO — Alberta Minister of Transportation Devin Dreeshen issued a statement on the recent Ontario Appeal Court ruling on bike lanes, which cleared the way for the province to remove bike lanes in Toronto, overturning a lower-court ruling that found the plan created an unconstitutional risk to cyclist safety.  “The decision from Ontario’s Court of […]

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]]> Canada, U.S. both say they made gains in new trade deal that averted tariffs /dcn/news/government/2026/08/canada-u-s-both-say-they-made-gains-in-new-trade-deal-that-averted-tariffs Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:24:38 +0000 /?p=542724 WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Minister Dominic LeBlanc smiled widely beside U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Wednesday as they touted a draft deal which appears to have averted a new round of punishing tariffs on Canada. United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said he feels confident the agreement will protect American workers and […]

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]]> Ontario announces $10M in new skills development funding /dcn/news/government/2026/08/ontario-announces-10m-in-new-skills-development-funding Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:20:11 +0000 /?p=542630 TORONTO — Ontario is spending $10 million on six programs to give people training in the skilled trades as part of its Skills Development Fund. The fund gained notoriety after the province’s auditor general found last year that the way the government had been selecting successful applications and disbursing money from the $2.5-billion fund was […]

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]]> Labrador town demands help before it will back N.L.-Quebec energy pact /dcn/news/government/2026/08/labrador-town-demands-help-before-it-will-back-n-l-quebec-energy-pact Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:05:23 +0000 /?p=542629 ST. JOHN’S — A Labrador town that faces a sweeping transformation due to a proposed energy deal between Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec says it needs help before it can support the plan. Happy Valley-Goose Bay is a hub community of about 8,000 people near the mouth of the Churchill River in central Labrador. It […]

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]]> Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador reach energy agreement /dcn/news/government/2026/08/quebec-and-newfoundland-and-labrador-reach-energy-agreement Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:30:46 +0000 /?p=542450 ST. JOHN’S — Hydro utilities in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have reached a non-binding agreement to share energy from Labrador, with help from the federal government. Prime Minister Mark Carney and the premiers of both provinces were on hand to unveil the sweeping tentative agreement on Monday in St. John’s. It outlines plans for […]

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]]> City delivers major sewer infrastructure upgrades across Vancouver /joc/news/infrastructure/2026/08/city-delivers-major-sewer-infrastructure-upgrades-across-vancouver Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:57:44 +0000 /?p=542233 VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is touting completing three major sewer upgrade projects as part of an $18 million investment in essential infrastructure. Delivered under the 2023-2026 Capital Plan, the sewer upgrades replace aging pipes, that carried both sewage and rainwater, with two separate systems. The projects are as follows: Memorial West trenchless sewer upgradesMemorial […]

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]]> Halifax’s $180M Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment enters major construction phase /dcn/news/infrastructure/2026/08/halifaxs-180m-windsor-street-exchange-redevelopment-enters-major-construction-phase Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:22:47 +0000 /?p=542231 Construction crews are moving into the most significant stage of the $180-million Windsor Street ExchangeDesign-Build – Windsor Street Exchange RedevelopmentStatusAwardValue$150MLocationBedford Hwy & Windsor St, Halifax NSSectorPublic – CountyTypeRoads/HighwaysData as of August 14, 2026View Project Page → redevelopment in Halifax, N.S., a project that will transform one of the busiest and most strategically important transportation corridors […]

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