1894- The American Railway Union goes on strike.
First Mining Gold has commenced a third consecutive year of exploration drilling at its Goldlund Gold Project, 60 kilometres northeast of Dryden. The Vancouver junior miner is setting the stage for... read more →
Mammoet has announced the introduction of a crane concept that is derived from its successful fleet of Ring Cranes (MSG80 and range of PTC cranes): the MSG1000. The concept of... read more →
Just a few months after the federal government committed $2.9 million to construct a living memorial along Ontario’s Highway of Heroes, the project has received financial backing from the Volvo... read more →
1964- The Eiffel Tower is named a historical monument.
GO Transit and Ontario Northland will partner for a second year to offer combined train-bus service north from the GTA, to Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville and North Bay on Friday afternoons,... read more →
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is covering $170 million of the cost, and the state will pick up the balance. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo officially unveiled the design last month for the new... read more →
Senators passed Bill C-69, which overhauls the federal environmental assessment process for major construction projects, by a vote of 57-37. They also approved — just barely — Bill C-48, legislation barring... read more →
1998- Construction begins for the Xcel Energy Center, home of the Minnesota Wild, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
The Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) has a new home. Formerly located in the Willet Green Miller Centre on the Sudbury campus of Laurentian University, the mining research... read more →