Construction workers died from opioid toxicity in disproportionate numbers between 2018 and 2020, and often with other unregulated drugs such as alcohol and cocaine in their systems.

The federal funding supports the charity’s plans to expand its facility with a net-zero carbon building on the campus of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario.

Authorities say the large trench at the site near Rossland and Westney Roads caved in around noon, burying two workers and injuring another two men.

The speech touted key parts of Ford's agenda, including building highways and other infrastructure, attracting electric vehicle manufacturing investment, and a skilled trades strategy that seeks to address a labour shortage.

The stations, rail and systems portion of the project is being delivered using a progressive design-build delivery model. Two of the three pe-qualified consortia submitted bids for the work by the RFP deadline.