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Prime Regina Office Properties Come onto Market

Alberta & Prairies + Office | April 9, 2025

Two prime Regina office properties with modest asking prices have hit the open market. Avison Young has been appointed as the exclusive agent to co-ordinate the sale of both assets. The two properties, South Broad Plaza and Harbour Landing Business Park, which includes a retail component, are being listed for $32.5 million and $38 million, …

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Stantec Acquires Irish Engineering Consultancy Ryan Hanley

Cross Border News + Alberta & Prairies + Canada + Finance | April 8, 2025

Stantec has acquired Ryan Hanley, a 150-person Irish engineering and environmental consultancy, marking a significant step in the Edmonton-based company’s efforts to deepen its footprint in Ireland. With offices in Dublin, Galway, Cork, and Castlebar, Ryan Hanley brings nearly a century of local expertise, strong client relationships, and deep technical knowledge, particularly in the water …

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Stantec Acquires Irish Engineering Consultancy Ryan Hanley

Cross Border News + Alberta & Prairies + Canada + Finance | April 8, 2025

Stantec has acquired Ryan Hanley, a 150-person Irish engineering and environmental consultancy, marking a significant step in the Edmonton-based company’s efforts to deepen its footprint in Ireland. With offices in Dublin, Galway, Cork, and Castlebar, Ryan Hanley brings nearly a century of local expertise, strong client relationships, and deep technical knowledge, particularly in the water …

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U.S., Canada Office Fit-Out Costs Highest Across Globe

Canada + Cross Border News + Office | April 8, 2025

As businesses around the world recalibrate hybrid work strategies to favour in-person collaboration, the office sector is once again taking centre stage in commercial real estate, says JLL. This resurgence, however, comes at a significant cost — particularly in North America. According to a new JLL report, office fit-out costs in the U.S. and Canada …

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Stantec Acquires Irish Engineering Consultancy Ryan Hanley

Cross Border News + Alberta & Prairies + Canada + Finance | April 8, 2025

Stantec has acquired Ryan Hanley, a 150-person Irish engineering and environmental consultancy, marking a significant step in the Edmonton-based company’s efforts to deepen its footprint in Ireland. With offices in Dublin, Galway, Cork, and Castlebar, Ryan Hanley brings nearly a century of local expertise, strong client relationships, and deep technical knowledge, particularly in the water …

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U.S., Canada Office Fit-Out Costs Highest Across Globe

Canada + Cross Border News + Office | April 8, 2025

As businesses around the world recalibrate hybrid work strategies to favour in-person collaboration, the office sector is once again taking centre stage in commercial real estate, says JLL. This resurgence, however, comes at a significant cost — particularly in North America. According to a new JLL report, office fit-out costs in the U.S. and Canada …

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Dizolve Opens New Laundry, Cleaning Sheet Plant in Moncton

Maritimes + Industrial | March 25, 2025

Laundry and cleaning sheet manufacturer Dizolve has opened a new 72,000-square-foot facility in Moncton, N.B. Dizolve said the opening expands the company’s production capacity and reinforces its role as a leader in the sustainable cleaning sheet technology. The new plant will support the company’s growth while creating employment opportunities in Canada, Moncton-based Dizolve added. Dizolve, …

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Captiva Verde Partnering with Mi’kmaq on 55-Acre Mixed-Use Project Near Moncton

Maritimes + Finance | March 1, 2025

Captiva Verde Wellness Corp. has acquired a 49% stake in Matnaggewinu Development Corporation (MDC), a Mi’kmaq-led entity, to advance a major mixed-use project in the Moncton, N.B., area and other Indigenous economic development. The 55-acre mixed-use development site is approximately six kilometres west of Moncton, near the Trans-Canada Highway. Plans for the site include hotels, …

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Toronto Condo Sales Plummet, Prices Dip

Ontario + Multi-residential Housing | April 9, 2025

Greater Toronto Area condominium sales sank as prices dipped in March, says the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board. nosedived as listings spiked in the second Condo-apartment sales fell 23.5% year-over-year, while townhouse sales dropped 23.2%. Meanwhile, condo-apartment prices fell a 2.6%, and townhouse prices fared slightly worse, falling 3.5%. “Homeownership has become more affordable over …

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Siemens Developing EV, Global Battery R&D Facility in Ontario

Ontario + Cross Border News + Industrial | April 8, 2025

Siemens has announced that it will invest $150 million over five years to establish a global AI manufacturing technologies research and development centre for battery and electric vehicle (EV) production in Ontario. The initiative aims to strengthen Canada’s position as a global leader in the battery and EV ecosystem, said the German manufacturing giant. The …

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QuadReal Begins Preleasing on Archetype’s MF Component

Pacific Canada + Apartments | April 9, 2025

QuadReal Property Group has begun to prelease the multi-family rental component of the forthcoming Archetype mixed-use development project in Vancouver’s False Creek Flats area. QuadReal is developing the project with Hungerford Properties. Archetype has been described previously as the city’s first tri-mix development. The project features multi-residential, office, and light creative-industrial space at a single …

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Tariffs Create Opportunity for B.C. Modular Construction

Pacific Canada + Multi-residential Housing | April 8, 2025

British Columbia’s modular-housing industry sees the ongoing U.S.-Canada tariffs dispute as a catalyst for the sector’s expansion. Industry members and politicians told The Globe and Mail that increased government modular-housing investment can address housing affordability while boosting employment. Paul Binotto, director of Modular BC, emphasized the sector’s readiness. “What’s unique is this is ready to …

Latest Quebec Stories

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McKesson Developing New $150M Distribution Centre in Montreal

Canada + Quebec + Industrial | April 8, 2025

Pharmaceutical giant McKesson Canada is investing $150.5 million in a new drug-distribution centre in Montreal’s east end. McKesson announced plans for the project at the Eastern Summit, a conference on the area’s business activities, La Presse. The facility, which is already under construction, is expected to open in spring 2026. Located near Highway 40 in …

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Place Versailles to Remain Open During Site Transformation

Quebec + Retail | April 8, 2025

Plans for the first phase of the massive $2.2-billion Place Versailles shopping mall redevelopment project in Montreal were unveiled Monday. If everything proceeds as planned, the iconic East End shopping centre will remain open to the public throughout the transformation. “Place Versailles will continue to fulfill its local and regional commercial role,” Kevin Robinson, a representative for …