The federal labour board has ordered thousands of rail employees back to work to end a bitter contract dispute that shut down the country's two major railways.

The work to replace the replace the Wilson Road overpass in Oshawa lays the groundwork to widen Highway 401.

Its goal is to identify avenues to expedite homebuilding, provide new ideas to change the way homes are built and bring down housing costs for Canadians.

The city is looking to partner with non-profit organizations to build an affordable-housing project at 2025 University Avenue East.

The company was found to have failed to ensure that steel trusses were transported, placed or stored in a manner that would not tip, collapse or fall.