4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (178+ words) constructconnect.com Engineering consultancy COWI opens Surrey office SURREY, B.C. — Global engineering consultancy COWI is opening a new office in Surrey, B.C., as a way to further strengthen its presence in Canada. Located at 9850 King George Blvd., on the third floor,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (237+ words) TORONTO — The City of Toronto has launched the Building Permit Application Pre-Check, an online self-check tool that uses AI to help applicants identify potential issues in eligible building permit applications before submitting them to the city. According to a release,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (409+ words) As Canada plans for more than $100 billion in major infrastructure projects — many involving extensive underground work — a B.C.-based startup has technology aimed at helping owners and contractors reduce below‑grade delays and cost overruns on high-risk, high-budget projects. Recently…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (530+ words) Canada’s universities and colleges are reshaping their programs to integrate AI, and the University of Toronto’s master’s of engineering program with a stream in construction management is part of that shift. Through a number of courses, students gain hands‑on…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (468+ words) TORONTO — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is cutting 466 jobs across the province in a move the union calls a “gut punch.” The organization said in a statement Thursday that it has made a “difficult business decision to consolidate” the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (760+ words) OLDS, ALTA. — The Alberta Utilities Commission has denied an application to build a natural gas plant that would have powered a massive data centre complex in the small agricultural town of Olds, Alta. Synapse Real Estate Corp. had proposed a…...