DCN Archives - constructconnect.com ĚěĂŔÓ°Ôş's construction news Mon, 05 May 2025 14:21:00 +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 Capital Power focused on closing $3-billion U.S. power plant deal /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/capital-power-focused-on-closing-3-billion-u-s-power-plant-deal /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/capital-power-focused-on-closing-3-billion-u-s-power-plant-deal#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 10:05:29 +0000 /?p=457430 OHIO — The chief executive of Capital Power Corp. said a key focus in the months ahead will be digesting two soon-to-be purchased U.S. natural gas power plants. The Edmonton-based power generator announced a $3-billion deal earlier this month to buy the Hummel power station in Pennsylvania and the Rolling Hills station in Ohio. Both […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/capital-power-focused-on-closing-3-billion-u-s-power-plant-deal/feed 0 Mental Health Week 2025: Looking beyond the surface /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/mental-health-week-2025-looking-beyond-the-surface /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/mental-health-week-2025-looking-beyond-the-surface#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:45 +0000 /?p=457416 TORONTO — The Canadian Mental Health Association says living with a mental health or substance use challenge is already hard but masking it can be even harder. It’s no secret in the construction industry masking is commonplace, with many too afraid to speak up for fear of being ridiculed, judged or called not “tough enough” […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/mental-health-week-2025-looking-beyond-the-surface/feed 0 Algoma Steel reports loss as tariffs, pricing weigh on results /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/algoma-steel-reports-loss-as-tariffs-pricing-weigh-on-results /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/algoma-steel-reports-loss-as-tariffs-pricing-weigh-on-results#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 08:15:09 +0000 /?p=457486 SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. — Algoma Steel Group Inc. says ĚěĂŔӰԺ’s steel market is under increasing pressure from weakening prices brought on by tariffs and imports, but that its major retrofit of its furnace system should help with costs ahead. The steel maker says Canadian producers are limited in what tariff costs they can pass […]

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]]> /dcn/news/economic/2025/05/algoma-steel-reports-loss-as-tariffs-pricing-weigh-on-results/feed 0 California high-speed rail leader pushes state to support private investment /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/california-high-speed-rail-leader-pushes-state-to-support-private-investment /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/california-high-speed-rail-leader-pushes-state-to-support-private-investment#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 08:12:51 +0000 /?p=457488 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — A long-delayed project promising nonstop rail service between San Francisco and Los Angeles in under three hours may be able to secure the private funding it desperately needs if California agrees to pay the investors back, its chief executive told The Associated Press. Ian Choudri, who was appointed CEO of the California […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/california-high-speed-rail-leader-pushes-state-to-support-private-investment/feed 0 New Brunswick premier sends Carney letter outlining priorities, wish list /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-brunswick-premier-sends-carney-letter-outlining-priorities-wish-list /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-brunswick-premier-sends-carney-letter-outlining-priorities-wish-list#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 08:10:49 +0000 /?p=457484 FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has written to Prime Minister Mark Carney calling for urgent action to develop national trade and resource corridors to provide an alternative to trade with the United States. She also urges the newly elected Liberal prime minister to make full use of Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in her […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/new-brunswick-premier-sends-carney-letter-outlining-priorities-wish-list/feed 0 Safety Week 2025: Plan. Own. Commit. /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/safety-week-2025-plan-own-commit /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/safety-week-2025-plan-own-commit#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 08:05:27 +0000 /?p=457476 See something, say something. Don’t walk by. No matter how it’s said, when it comes to safety on the jobsite the message is the same. “If you see something wrong, fix it. Say something. Don’t wait until it’s too late to do anything about it,” says Craig Lesurf, president of Gillam Group. “Once someone is […]

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]]> /dcn/news/ohs/2025/05/safety-week-2025-plan-own-commit/feed 0 Construction stakeholders commit to working with new Carney government /dcn/news/associations/2025/05/construction-stakeholders-commit-to-working-with-new-carney-government /dcn/news/associations/2025/05/construction-stakeholders-commit-to-working-with-new-carney-government#respond Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:55 +0000 /?p=457467 National construction stakeholders say they believe the election of a new Liberal government under Prime Minister Mark Carney represents a significant departure from the previous regime under Justin Trudeau, and that there’s now a meaningful opportunity for the two main parties to collaborate on critical development policy. Voters sent a strong message in electing a […]

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]]> /dcn/news/associations/2025/05/construction-stakeholders-commit-to-working-with-new-carney-government/feed 0 Carney says he won’t make a pact with NDP, confirms King Charles to launch Parliament /dcn/news/government/2025/05/carney-says-he-wont-make-a-pact-with-ndp-confirms-king-charles-to-launch-parliament /dcn/news/government/2025/05/carney-says-he-wont-make-a-pact-with-ndp-confirms-king-charles-to-launch-parliament#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 16:47:39 +0000 /?p=457405 OTTAWA — King Charles will visit Ottawa to deliver the speech from the throne at the end of this month, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Speaking at the National Press Theatre, Carney said Parliament will be recalled on May 26, and the King will read the speech outlining the new government’s priorities on May […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/carney-says-he-wont-make-a-pact-with-ndp-confirms-king-charles-to-launch-parliament/feed 0 Prime Minister Carney to meet with President Trump on Tuesday /dcn/news/government/2025/05/prime-minister-carney-to-meet-with-president-trump-on-tuesday /dcn/news/government/2025/05/prime-minister-carney-to-meet-with-president-trump-on-tuesday#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 16:39:53 +0000 /?p=457403 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will travel to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, May 6, to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time since the April 28 election. The two are set to discuss Trump’s trade war on ĚěĂŔÓ°Ôş and the talks could set the stage for negotiations on a […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/prime-minister-carney-to-meet-with-president-trump-on-tuesday/feed 0 Los Angeles homeowners begin to rebuild after devastating wildfires /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/los-angeles-homeowners-begin-to-rebuild-after-devastating-wildfires /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/los-angeles-homeowners-begin-to-rebuild-after-devastating-wildfires#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 12:45:40 +0000 /?p=457326 LOS ANGELES  — Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild. In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began placing wooden beams to frame a house on a lot where only a charred fireplace remains standing. In the seaside city of […]

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]]> /dcn/news/usa/2025/05/los-angeles-homeowners-begin-to-rebuild-after-devastating-wildfires/feed 0 PM Carney to outline government priorities in first news conference since election /dcn/news/government/2025/05/pm-carney-to-outline-government-priorities-in-first-news-conference-since-election /dcn/news/government/2025/05/pm-carney-to-outline-government-priorities-in-first-news-conference-since-election#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 12:41:23 +0000 /?p=457321 OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to outline the priorities of his new government this morning four days after Canadians voted in the Liberals for a fourth mandate. Carney will speak to the media and take questions at 11 a.m. EDT. He has promised to move immediately to address ongoing trade tensions with […]

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]]> /dcn/news/government/2025/05/pm-carney-to-outline-government-priorities-in-first-news-conference-since-election/feed 0 RFP issued for Stevenson Memorial Hospital phase one redevelopment /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/rfp-issued-for-stevenson-memorial-hospital-phase-one-redevelopment /dcn/news/infrastructure/2025/05/rfp-issued-for-stevenson-memorial-hospital-phase-one-redevelopment#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 11:15:37 +0000 /?p=457033 TORONTO — Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Stevenson Memorial Hospital have invited three companies to respond to a request for proposals (RFP) for the Stevenson Memorial Hospital phase one redevelopment project. The companies prequalified on criteria identified in a request for qualifications process that began in August 2024. The companies that prequalified are: EllisDon Corporation, Ledcor […]

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