The federal and provincial governments have announced more than $6.8 million in funding to support renovations at the downtown Ottawa university’s Guigues Academic Building.

A $1.4-million investment will help create jobs and capitalize on increased demand for Springer’s aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul services.

Woodbine confirmed Wednesday it will designate a portion of its land for construction of the venues with the goal of creating a national training centre for Canadian soccer.

The $5-million increase brings the province’s total annual commitment to pre-apprenticeship training to a record $28 million.

The latest report on job vacancies, issued by Statistics Canada for the fourth quarter of 2021, shows construction industry employers needing to fill 69,000 jobs – more than double the number they needed to fill at the end of 2019.