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Ring of Fire roads to be complete by 2031, ahead of schedule: Ford
The Webequie Supply Road and Marten Falls Community Access Road should see construction start this year, while work on the Northern Link Road is expected to get underway in 2028.
London set new records for housing growth and development approvals in 2025
Total building construction value reached $2.71 billion for the year – the highest annual total in the city’s history.
January 2026 LFS finds contraction construction's labour force
A year-over-year contraction of -14.4% (-50,600 workers) among the eldest labour force cohort may suggest workers are exiting the industry due to retirement or other age-related attrition.
Canadian economy contracted 0.6% in Q4 to cap volatile 2025: StatCan
The economy swung back and forth between gains and losses every quarter last year as sharp changes in exports tied to U.S. tariffs drove volatility in GDP data.
Hitachi Rail invests $30M in new Canadian headquarters
Investment builds on a previous commitment to develop the next-generation of global signalling technology in Toronto.