DCN Archives - constructconnect.com Canada's construction news Wed, 10 Dec 2025 20:11:35 +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 DCN Archives - constructconnect.com 32 32 Ontario to open interim science centre next summer at Harbourfront Centre /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/ontario-to-open-interim-science-centre-next-summer-at-harbourfront-centre Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:30:57 +0000 /?p=503374 TORONTO — Ontario is set to open an interim science centre next summer on Toronto’s waterfront, two years after the province abruptly closed the old location in the city’s east end. A press release from Tourism Minister Stan Cho says the temporary location will be at the Harbourfront Centre, which has been hosting one of […]

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]]> Quebec tables bill to help speed up major projects, mirroring Ottawa, other provinces /dcn/news/government/2025/12/quebec-tables-bill-to-help-speed-up-major-projects-mirroring-ottawa-other-provinces Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:25:44 +0000 /?p=503316 MONTREAL — Quebec tabled its own bill on Dec. 9 to expedite large-scale projects in the province, one that would allow the province to amend some 30 laws to allow the realization of projects deemed of national interest. Finance Minister Eric Girard told a news conference after tabling Bill 5 at the national assembly that […]

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]]> Half of Canadians support a new pipeline between Alberta and B.C.: poll /dcn/news/resource/2025/12/half-of-canadians-support-a-new-pipeline-between-alberta-and-b-c-poll Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:20:40 +0000 /?p=503314 OTTAWA — Half of Canadians are in favour of building a new bitumen pipeline between Alberta and B.C., while fewer than one in five outright oppose it, a new poll suggests. The Leger poll, which was conducted online and can’t be assigned a margin of error, suggests support is particularly strong in Alberta and among […]

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]]> 2025 Buildings Show: AI agents become ‘talk of the town’ /dcn/news/technology/2025/12/2025-buildings-show-ai-agents-become-talk-of-the-town Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:15:43 +0000 /?p=503303 What a difference a year makes in the world of construction tech. Delegates attending day two of the recent Buildings Show in Toronto heard how agentic AI is rapidly emerging as construction’s third wave of AI, moving beyond Large Language Models (LLMs) and automated workflows to create a world of autonomous systems that plan, monitor […]

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]]> Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere /dcn/news/economic/2025/12/experts-urge-ottawa-to-seek-new-trading-opportunities-within-the-western-hemisphere Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:10:00 +0000 /?p=503301 OTTAWA — Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas. “Latin America is the neglected…close cousin of Canada,” said Janice Stein, a prominent geopolitics expert who co-chaired the report. “Regions matter more in this world when the architecture breaks apart,” she […]

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]]> TC Energy boss advises U.S. on speeding along oil and gas infrastructure /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/12/tc-energy-boss-advises-u-s-on-speeding-along-oil-and-gas-infrastructure Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:05:46 +0000 /?p=503296 CALGARY, ALTA. — A Canadian pipeline boss led a new report advising the Donald Trump administration on how to more quickly build new oil and gas infrastructure in the United States amid a push north of the border to do the same. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright requested the study on permitting from the National […]

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]]> Humanoid Robots could be construction’s Next Big Thing /dcn/news/technology/2025/12/humanoid-robots-could-be-constructions-next-big-thing Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:11 +0000 /?p=503274 ÈȵãºÚÁÏ consultancy McKinsey Global issued a harsh outlook for the construction industry in their analysis released last month, a message that may sound familiar. “The construction industry has wrestled with both rising demand and shrinking labour capacity. Productivity has stagnated, and the situation could soon worsen: Many workers are nearing retirement, and fewer young people […]

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]]> Members of Parliament vote down Conservative pipeline motion /dcn/news/government/2025/12/members-of-parliament-vote-down-conservative-pipeline-motion Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:02:05 +0000 /?p=503265 OTTAWA — Members of Parliament voted Tuesday to defeat a Conservative motion aimed at pinning down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The motion was defeated by a margin of 196 to 139 in the House of Commons Tuesday evening, with Liberal, Bloc Québécois and NDP MPs voting […]

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]]> RFP issued for design of Highway 410 extension to Highway 413 /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/12/rfp-issued-for-design-of-highway-410-extension-to-highway-413 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:30:00 +0000 /?p=503179 CALEDON, ONT. — The Ontario government has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to design an extension of Highway 410 that will connect to the future Highway 413. Specifically, the province is seeking proposals to design a 9.1-kilometre extension from Highway 410 at Countryside Drive north to Highway 413, and from Highway 413 west to Highway 10. This extension will give […]

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]]> Province invests $162m to build, expand schools in Ottawa /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/12/province-invests-162m-to-build-expand-schools-in-ottawa Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:25:53 +0000 /?p=503176 OTTAWA — The Ontario government has announced it is investing $162 million to build two new schools and expand an existing one in the Ottawa area. It is part of the government’s investment in 12 new or expanded schools across the province, explains a release. Specifically, the money is being distributed as follows: $77.7 million […]

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]]> Athletics’ $2 billion Las Vegas stadium on track for 2028 opening, officials say /dcn/news/usa/2025/12/athletics-2-billion-las-vegas-stadium-on-track-for-2028-opening-officials-say Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:20:19 +0000 /?p=503171 LAS VEGAS — The Athletics are on track to open their approximately $2 billion Las Vegas stadium on time, officials said recently at the Las Vegas Stadium Authority meeting. The A’s, who are scheduled to move to Las Vegas before the 2028 season, met their year-end goals of beginning the concrete phase, having cranes in […]

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]]> Stantec, Graham selected for $152M Brantford Sports and Entertainment Centre /dcn/news/projects/2025/12/stantec-graham-selected-for-152m-brantford-sports-and-entertainment-centre Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:15:47 +0000 /?p=503158 Brantford City Council has voted in favour of a new Sports and Entertainment Centre (SEC) to be built beside the existing 60-year-old Civic Centre. For the $152 million project, to be located at 79 Market St., the city selected Stantec for design and engineering and Graham Construction for design-build. The approximately 200,000 square foot new, […]

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