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Construction Industry Participants Beware: CISG and CISOP and Their Impact on Overseas Procurement
JD Supra - California
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June 5, 2025
SUMMARY It is common for construction industry participants to source various machinery, materials or components from overseas for construction projects in Hong Kong, or to have part of the construction and fabrication or assembly works carried...
Victoria real estate market sees biggest new listing jump in 28 years in May
CHEK
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June 5, 2025
Anyone making their living in real estate was up with the sun on Wednesday. “When you’re as obsessed with real estate as I am, you’re just clicking refresh at 6:45 in the morning on their website,” said Fair Realty realtor and associate broker...
Canadian investment firm Brookfield pumps $10 billion into AI infra in Sweden
RCR Wireless News
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June 5, 2025
In sum – what you need to know: Swedish AI infra push – Brookfield will fund a major AI hub in Strängnäs, doubling data center capacity to 750MW and creating thousands of jobs. Government AI strategy – the initiative strengthens Sweden’s national...
Canada and CERN forge stronger ties for future scientific breakthroughs
Innovation News Network
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June 5, 2025
This pivotal agreement will drive international collaboration on advanced technologies, large-scale research infrastructure, and the next generation of particle physics exploration. Announced by Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Economic...
Gulf students look to Canada and Australia as Trump wages war on liberal unis
The National News
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Young people in the Gulf are increasingly looking to alternatives to American universities. US President Donald Trump’s clampdown on foreign student visas is barely a week old, but it places the spotlight on a broader trend for Arab school-leavers...
Why members of Toronto’s Housing Rights Committee say Dunn House is a housing-first model to rival Finland’s
The Green Line
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June 6, 2025
Dr. Boozary said Dunn House uses a “social medicine housing care model.” That means it provides tenants with low-barrier access to health supports, such as detox and harm reduction kits, and referrals to UHN specialist care. It also ensures...
Mumbai real estate: Apple India leases retail space in Borivali for ₹2 crore annual rent
Hindustan Times
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June 5, 2025
Apple India has leased 12,616 sq ft retail space in Mumbai’s Borivali suburb for ₹17.35 lakh monthly rent, according to documents accessed by data analytical firm Propstack. Apple India has leased 12,616 sq ft retail space in Mumbai’s Borivali...
Construction begins on final phase of Vernon's Polson Park project
Revelstoke Review
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There will be temporary changes to parking and access within the park. Party planned for June 20 Vernon city crews are beginning phase two of the Polson Park naturalization project this week (June 5). It is the final phase of the project to...
Marc Garneau, first Canadian in space, remembered for aspirations he held for his country
The Globe and Mail
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June 6, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Marc Garneau was the most visible symbol of Canada’s space program, first as an astronaut and then as the president of the Canadian Space Agency.Chris O'meara/The Associated Press If there was ever a before-and-after...
Opinion: Affordability requires abundance. We need more housing
Vancouver Sun
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June 5, 2025
The bottom line is that cities across North America blocked multi-family housing for decades. We’re now living with the consequences. Undoing the damage will take years, and the work must start now. That means allowing more of all sorts of...
Valérie Bah wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award for Subterrane The annual prize recognizes the best debut Canadian novel of the year. Books |1 hour ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Quebec writer Valérie Bah has won the 2025 Amazon First Novel Award for Subterrane. Presented by Amazon.ca and The Walrus, the $60,000 prize recognizes the best debut Canadian novel of the year. In Subterrane, a documentary filmmaker named Zeynab...
Gordie Howe Bridge Connecting U.S. and Canada set to Open Early
Cars 108 - Michigan
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June 5, 2025
After years of construction, the first connection to Canada to the United States in more than 16 years will be open to the public in Michigan. But it will be the newest connection between Canada and Detroit, Michigan in almost a century. After...
Attorney General Bonta issues alert on compliance with California's housing laws
Golden State Today - California
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June 5, 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a legal alert emphasizing the importance of local governments in California complying with the state's Housing Accountability Act (HAA). The alert is intended to help officials understand their...
Bay Area Economic Summit tackles housing, AI, and infrastructure challenges
Burlington Today
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Burlington and Hamilton’s business leaders, innovators, politicians, and educators joined at the table for breakfast at the Pearle Hotel for the Bay Area Economic Summit on Thursday morning. The event, highlighted by keynote speaker economic...
Vancouver councillor acclaimed as president of Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Western Investor
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June 5, 2025
Vancouver city Coun. Rebecca Bligh was acclaimed Sunday as president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). It’s a role she stepped into late last year after previous president Geoff Stewart failed to win back his mayor’s seat in a...
Border Wall Construction Sped Up with Homeland Security Waivers
102.7 KORD - Washington
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June 5, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security, says Customs and Border Patrol, provided waivers to speed up border wall construction in areas of Arizona and New Mexico. DHS Secretary Krisi Noem signed the waivers CBP says the waivers will allow DHS to...
Canada posts April trade deficit of $7.1-billion, the largest on record
The Globe and Mail
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June 5, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Port Metro Vancouver in Vancouver, B.C., in 2018. Exports to the U.S. shrank by 15.7 per cent, a third consecutive monthly decline, Statistics Canada said.DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press Canada’s trade deficit in April...
Tatiana Bailey: Canada’s resilience offers a trade reality check
The Gazette - Colorado
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Effective Wednesday, U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum were doubled to 50%. For context, the first Trump administration introduced tariff rates of 25% for steel and 10% for aluminum in 2018. Both rates were raised to 25% this March. Before that,...
Uncertainty tempers B.C. Interior real estate market
Castanet
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Photo: The Canadian Press Real estate sales dipped across the interior in May Residential real estate sales across the Southern Interior took a slight dip in May compared with 2024 despite more homes coming onto the market. The monthly report from...
Canada's new housing minister is already fiercely dividing opinion
Mortgage Professional Australia
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June 5, 2025
She characterized the current market as “emotionally draining for buyers and disheartening for brokers who are doing everything they can to help,” and described Robertson’s return as a continuation of failed policies rather than a fresh start....