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April 11, 2019
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Ford unveils $28.5B Toronto transit plan, scraps well-studied relief line subway for province-backed alternative

With Toronto Mayor John Tory conspicuously absent, the premier offered new sketches for the city's transit system. The timeline for the series of projects was immediately questioned


SNC-Lavalin revives court bid to avoid criminal trial, pointing to 'new and deeply troubling facts'

The company’s submission to the Federal Court of Appeal also reveals Canada’s director of public prosecutions cited the “nature and gravity” of SNC’s alleged corruption in Libya as a reason for not looking at a special plea agreement


Construction loses 2,400 jobs in March, its fourth-straight decline

The 0.2 per cent drop also shifts year-over-year construction employment into the red, meaning fewer workers were on the job in March 2019 than a year earlier
 
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Wood construction renaissance may not be quite all its built up to be, report says

A new report injects some doubt into the “prevailing assumption” wood construction materials are less carbon-intensive than steel or concrete » Read More

55-storey redesign planned for historic Maclean-Hunter Building in downtown Toronto

Developer Davpart described the project as the tallest architectural heritage retention development in North America. A general contractor and timeline for the job has yet to be determined » Read More
 
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Elliott Equipment Company releases D86 digger derrick

The machine is mounted on a tandem axle chassis and boasts an 86-foot sheave height, 20,000 ft.-lbs. of torque and a 41-foot digging radius » Read More
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Caterpillar shows off expanded UTV line that provides seating for five crew

With two variants, one diesel and one gas, Cat’s CUV85 and CUV105 D each offer 454-kilogram rear cargo capacity and 907-kilogram towing capacity » Read More
 
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bauma 2019

Date: April 8-14
Location: Munich, Germany
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