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The fallout from a massive network outage at Rogers Communications that shut down mobile and internet services across much of Canada continued to come into focus on Saturday, even as the company restored most services and began offering an…

LAVAL, Que. – Measures in the recently tabled federal budget such as a tax-free savings account for first-time homebuyers will help Canadians weather the Bank of Canada's new interest rate hike, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.…

According to a release by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), the alliance welcomes the focus on housing and infrastructure investment in the Federal Government’s Budget 2022 but is troubled that there is no…

A release from the Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) announced that the organization is pleased the federal government has made the country’s housing crisis a major plank in its 2022 budget but it’s unclear how proposed…

OTTAWA – The Liberals have done enough to honour their agreement with the NDP, but that doesn't mean the federal budget will pass without opposition.``We still have critiques and criticisms,'' NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday.…

TORONTO – The Liberal government will try to ease Canada's housing crisis with more than $10 billion in funding meant to speed up home construction and repairs along with measures to cool the market and help those trying to buy their…

A number of recommendations by Passive House Canada and others made it into the federal government’s recently released 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Clean Air, Strong Economy. Suggestions such as increased efficiency standards for the…

SURREY, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau moved his campaign-style sweep Friday to Surrey, B.C., announcing federal government funding of $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line.Trudeau made the announcement in Surrey…

NATIONAL OBSERVERCanada should act fast to protect critical infrastructure from climate breakdown by building resiliency into ports, power grids, bridges, and more, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) says.…

The federal government must tackle the country’s massive infrastructure deficit and commit more money into transit, waterworks and roads and bridges, the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO) has stated in a recent…