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Unit 4 major component replacement outage kicks off at Bruce Power
Bruce Power’s $13-billion refurbishment is Canada’s third-largest infrastructure project and Ontario’s largest clean-energy infrastructure project.
Trump signs order imposing 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum
About a quarter of all steel used in the United States is imported and Canada is the largest supplier, accounting for nearly 25 per cent of all steel imports in 2023.
Q4 construction costs rise, but slower than in Q3
The quarterly growth of residential building and non-residential building construction costs continued to slow compared with the COVID-19 pandemic period and the post-pandemic period.
Province adds $100 million to Skills Development Fund
The province says the funding is intended to protect Ontario workers in the face of potential American tariffs on Canadian goods.
'Serious momentum': Jobs data blows past estimates as unemployment falls to 6.6%
The jobless rate ticked down 0.1 percentage points to 6.6 per cent, marking the second straight monthly decline after peaking at 6.9 per cent in November.