Canada’s economy appears to have suffered its worst year on record as the national statistics agency’s preliminary estimate showed a contraction of 5.1 per cent in 2020.

The downtown Toronto line is the busiest rapid transit line in the country, and often exceeds capacity. IBI Group will work with prime consultant WSP to upgrade capacity.

The investment is part of the province’s broadband and cellular action plan which aims to bring faster internet to more than 7,000 households and businesses across the North.

The worst-kept secret of Canadian politics right now is that there’s likely to be a federal election this year. Could that derail the COVID-19 funding that municipalities are waiting for?

Prices for flat-rolled steel continued to rise through the fourth quarter of 2020 and again in the early weeks of 2021. What’s more, fabricators are warning that a normal two- to three-week lead time has been extended to one or two months.