The residential sector decreased 2.0% to $14.9 billion, while the non-residential sector edged up 0.2% to $5.5 billion.

The qualification means the firm can perform all levels of low, medium, and high laboratory material testing services for construction projects across the province.

Police in Barrie, Ont., say Con-Drain Company Ltd. has been charged with six counts of criminal negligence causing death following a months-long investigation.

Funding of $1.5 million from the province will support the construction of a $15-million, state-of-the-art tortilla production line at Bimbo Canada’s Trillium bakery in Hamilton.

The Vancouver-based company said in a press release that the indefinite curtailment will affect around 126 employees.