The province has issued a request for proposals for a study to determine the feasibility of a tunnel and several other options including an elevated highway, adding more lanes and truck-only lanes.

Four teams had been shortlisted and invited to respond to the RFP in October. All submitted bids by the RFP closing date.

The CFIB is forecasting an extremely difficult second quarter for the Canadian economy.

As part of that bill, the government eyes immediate changes to the Endangered Species Act, which it ultimately plans to repeal and replace with a new law.

The industry continued to face cost pressure from skilled labour shortages and building code changes in several CMAs at the beginning of the year.