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Officials break ground on massive carbon capture project in central Alberta
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (290+ words) CLIVE, ALTA. — A village in central Alberta is on track to house the country’s largest carbon capture project. Enhance Energy Inc., a carbon management company, says it has broken ground on its Origins project in Clive, Alta., about 140 kilometres south…...
Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Immediate provincial action required to address the deepening crisis in B.C.’s forest sector
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1116+ words) The following is a joint letter to B.C. Premier David Eby from organizations representing workers, manufacturers, contractors, communities and businesses across British Columbia’s forest sector. B.C.’s forest sector is at a breaking point. Immediate action is required. We are calling…...
Economy sheds 42,000 jobs, unemployment rate steady in August: StatCan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (392+ words) OTTAWA — The previously hot labour market stalled out to end the summer with a loss of 42,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada said recently. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.4 per cent last month, the agency said. August’s losses fell short…...
North Bay’s construction playground: MASHinery puts visitors in the operator’s seat
1+ week, 1+ day ago (804+ words) For generations, people have stood at construction fences transfixed by excavators scooping dirt, bulldozers pushing massive piles of earth and dump trucks rumbling across jobsites. In North Bay, Ont. that fascination has been transformed into a business that lets the…...
U.S. CUSMA exit would be severe but not cataclysmic for Canada: Deloitte report
1+ week, 1+ day ago (613+ words) OTTAWA — Boosting trade with a more diverse array of international partners would only plug part of the hole in Canada’s economy if the U.S. were to withdraw from the North American trade pact, says a new Deloitte Canada report....
New union coalition launches to ‘demand’ BC Ferries builds the next fleet in the province
1+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) DELTA, B.C. – A new coalition of unions has launched Build Them Here, a campaign calling on BC Ferries to build future ferries in the province. More than 15 unions, representing over 7,000 workers in the province’s marine industry including shipbuilders and operators, as…...
Bank of Canada holds key rate at 2.25% as tariffs, Iran war cloud outlook
1+ week, 3+ day ago (629+ words) OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady again on Wednesday as new U.S. tariffs and the ongoing war in Iran cloud the central bank’s outlook. The Bank of Canada’s policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after…...
Manitoba rolls out $100 million in tariff relief measures
1+ week, 3+ day ago (268+ words) WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s government has outlined more than $100 million in tariff supports to help local businesses deal with the fallout of Canada’s trade war with the United States. Jobs Minister Jamie Moses says the measures include low-interest loans, wage subsidies and…...
Building Canada for what’s next
1+ week, 5+ day ago (707+ words) Sponsored by Cooper Rentals Construction has never been an industry that waits for perfect conditions. It builds through them. Today, that means navigating rising equipment costs, tariffs, supply chain disruption, labour shortages, and unpredictable project pipelines. Margins are tight, timelines…...
What is behind the slow start to 2026 for Canadian nonresidential construction
2+ week, 5+ day ago (638+ words) Canadian nonresidential construction starts have totalled $26.6 billion through the first half of 2026, the slowest pace through June in the last five years. The declines have been widespread, with seven of nine construction categories posting lower starts compared to the same…...