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New Union Station GO Bus Terminal opens
Under construction for three years, the new 23,000-square foot terminal includes a number of significant enhancements, including indoor waiting spaces and an above-ground link to Scotiabank Arena, the PATH and Union Station.
Toronto police charge man after investigation into noose found at construction site
A 34−year−old man from Toronto has been charged in relation to one of two nooses found. He faces three counts of criminal harassment and one count of mischief interruption of property.
Provincial, federal governments fund $3.25M in water-infrastructure projects
The projects funded in a pair of November 20 announcements will enhance infrastructure assets in Rainy River and Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in the Bay of Quinte.
Pace of job gains slows to 62,000 in November, Statistics Canada says
The gains were mostly focused in full−time work with a gain of 99,000 jobs, offset somewhat by a decline in part−time work of 37,000 positions, Statistics Canada reported Friday.
Windsor permit values retreat in November
Construction permit values dropped in Windsor in November, in part due to a much-reduced performance in the city’s government and institutional sector. Total permit values last month were about one-third of those issued in November 2019.