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Ontario offering $1,000 to small businesses for PPE

Find out if your business is eligible to recover costs for personal protective equipment (PPE) or for rebates to help with fixed costs, such as property tax and energy bills.


HomeStars launches Special Edition COVID-19 Reno Report

For the second year in a row, Toronto-based HomeStars has launched its annual Reno Report, this year surveying its homeowner base to find out how COVID-19 has influenced their home improvement decisions.


Seventy per cent of Canadian construction firms are as or more productive than before the pandemic: Procore research

Procore Technologies, Inc. has revealed the results of its inaugural How We Build Now Canada survey, which showed that more than 70 per cent of Canadian construction companies responding had as many or more projects during the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before.
 
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A choice between two systems

Ken sees a fundamental choice in our politics between capitalism and communism as part of our debate about unions. » Read more

What trades shortage?

Is there a skilled trades shortage or not? Depends what you call a “skilled tradesperson.” » Read more

Don’t vent through the soffit

A 27-year veteran says bathroom fans should never be vented through the soffit, though the Ontario code allows it. » Read more