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The construction engine behind U.S. city personalities

The construction engine behind U.S. city personalities
Geographers, topographers, demographers, and owners of pro-league sports teams know a simple but fun fact: cities have personalities. The mannerisms and mindsets that define a city’s personality derive from various sources, with location near the top of...
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A crane collapses kills 2 at a Florida construction site, officials say
MERRITT ISLAND, FLA. — Two people died Wednesday after a giant crane collapsed a...
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Trump’s 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect
WASHINGTON — Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States are i...
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs back on after appeals court decision
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are still hitting most countr...
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The construction engine behind U.S. city personalities
Geographers, topographers, demographers, and owners of pro-league sports teams k...
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A crane collapses kills 2 at a Florida construction site, officials say
MERRITT ISLAND, FLA. — Two people died Wednesday after a giant crane collapsed a...
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Trump’s 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect
WASHINGTON — Tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States are i...
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs back on after appeals court decision
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs are still hitting most countr...
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Expert tells U.S. senators Canada is a key ally on critical minerals
WASHINGTON — An expert in critical minerals told U.S. senators Canada will be a...
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Vertua low-carbon concrete plays a big role in Houston Methodist expansion
Centennial Tower at the Houston Methodist Hospital is projected to open in 2027,...
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Promises made, promises kept? Trump’s agenda remains a work in progress after 100 days
WASHINGTON — Since President Donald Trump returned to office, every week has bee...
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Days before Canada’s election, Trump insists that Canada needs the US more than the US needs it
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Canada would “cease to e...
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Canada’s LNG industry set to take flight as interest reignites in Alaska megaproject
CALGARY — Hundreds of kilometres up the Pacific coast from where Canada’s first...
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Trump reverses course on some tariffs but won’t change duties on Canada
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump partially reversed course Wednesday on...
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The latest leak in the Keystone oil pipeline continues its troubled history
NORTH DAKOTA — The latest leak in the Keystone oil pipeline in North Dakota on T...
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Trump will announce auto tariffs at a White House news conference
WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will announce tariffs on auto...
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White House says tariffs moving forward but there’s still room for negotiation
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said again Wednesday he plans to hit Ca...
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Keystone XL redux? Trump says he wants defunct oil pipeline back from the dead
CALGARY — U.S. President Donald Trump says he'd like to see the Keystone XL pipe...
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Trump says Canada and Mexico tariffs are ‘going forward’ with more import taxes to come
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that his tariffs on Canada and M...
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Big shift in Canadian policy needed for new energy export projects: Enbridge
OTTAWA - As concerns rise about Canada's reliance on the U.S. for energy exports...
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TC Energy says U.S. offers best returns as it considers spending commitments
TORONTO - TC Energy Corp. says it plans to keep its discretionary spending focus...
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Trump says he will announce 25% steel and aluminum tariffs today, and more import duties are coming
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will announce today that the United...
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Trump signals 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports could be coming Feb. 1
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his administration could move...
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Trump threatens to use ‘economic force’ to make Canada 51st state
WASHINGTON — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to use "econom...
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Trump’s top priorities: Experts watching for how president-elect uses Day 1 powers
WASHINGTON — A new year will bring Donald Trump back to the White House and star...
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Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, once called a ‘pretty good Canadian,’ dies at 100
WASHINGTON — Jimmy Carter, the self-effacing peanut farmer, humanitarian and for...
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Tariff threats cast a shadow over U.S. reliance on Canada for the majority of its oil imports
NEW YORK — The U.S. increasingly relies on Canadian crude oil to meet domestic d...
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Making a $1B investment in the US? Trump pledges expedited permits
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is promising expedited federal permits...
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Sizzling concrete roads buckling in heat waves
Concrete roads and sidewalks are buckling across Canada in heat waves creating y...
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MIT hubs explore structural concrete for power storage
Concrete has been used as a building material since 6500BC. Throughout this time...
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Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States o...
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‘Be ready for both’: Canadians prepare for any outcome as Americans head to the polls
OTTAWA — Millions of Americans are heading to the polls Tuesday as a chaotic pre...
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Aecon acquires United Engineers & Constructors Inc.
TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire United Engin...
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Top 10 major upcoming water treatment and manufacturing/warehousing construction projects – U.S. – October 2024
The accompanying tables show the top 10 major upcoming water treatment plant and...
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Climate and Construction: Milwaukee MTC towers lead the world in height
Mass Timber Construction (MTC) continues to gain popularity among designers and...
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Cities preach the 3Rs of building replacement: Reuse, recycle, repurpose
Community Forklift, a non-profit recycling/reuse warehouse near Washington, D.C....
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Carney’s contentious major projects bill clears committee
OTTAWA — Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More...
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Last survivor of Second Narrows bridge collapse marks 67th anniversary
VANCOUVER — Ironworker Lucien Lessard, now 96, still remembers falling from the...
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Petrie addendum offers more confusion than clarity on claims suppression
The Petrie April 2025 addendum report alleging WorkSafeBC (WSBC) ignores compani...
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Concrete connections: Pattullo Bridge project’s first Indigenous art installation
SURREY, B.C. — People travelling under the new Highway 17-Old Yale Road overpass...
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Teck receives provincial certificate for to extend B.C. Interior copper mine
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based mining company Teck Resources says it has received a...
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Construction sector ramping up tech investments to address labour gap: KPMG survey
TORONTO — A new survey says most Canadian construction companies are still copin...
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Carney guided the G7 through the ‘diplomatic Rockies,’ says expert
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting...
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Oilfield equipment supplier penalized $126,000 after worker seriously injured
EDMONTON - TAQA Drilling Solutions Inc. pleaded guilty to one charge under Alber...