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Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal

Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal

A U.S. contract notice shows Canada is included in a $1.1-billion High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) production deal, suggesting Ottawa finalized the purchase months ago without making any announcement. The silence clashes with promises to buy less American equipment, even as the Armed Forces pushes for the Ukraine-tested system to fill a critical long-range strike gap.

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At Issue | The costs of Carney's spending plans

At Issue | The costs of Carney’s spending plans

At Issue this week: What Mark Carney’s spending goals outlined in the spring economic update mean for the deficit. Conservatives battle Liberal efforts to move committees behind closed doors. And how will Carney’s new sovereign wealth fund help Canadians?

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Trudeau says Kamala Harris's election loss was a setback for women's progress
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December 1, 2024

Trudeau says Kamala Harris’s election loss was a setback for women’s progress

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Kamala Harris’s loss…

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Trump taunts Trudeau by calling him 'governor' and Canada 'a great state'
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December 1, 2024

Trump taunts Trudeau by calling him ‘governor’ and Canada ‘a great state’

President-elect Donald Trump took a jab at Prime Minister Justin…

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Trump ally on Canada's fentanyl talk: Not good enough
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December 1, 2024

Trump ally on Canada’s fentanyl talk: Not good enough

The Canadian government is talking about adding helicopters and drones…

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Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario and Michigan share a border — and now a very big tariff threat
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December 1, 2024

Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario and Michigan share a border — and now a very big tariff threat

Canadians and Americans sit next to each other in the…

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Trump's tariff threat is testing both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre
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December 1, 2024

Trump’s tariff threat is testing both Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre

The coming of winter in Ottawa could persuade even the most…

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The takeaway from Trudeau's trip to Mar-a-Lago: For Trump, fentanyl is priority No. 1
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December 1, 2024

The takeaway from Trudeau’s trip to Mar-a-Lago: For Trump, fentanyl is priority No. 1

Donald Trump left his Canadian guests at Mar-a-Lago with a…

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Trump's tariff threat throws a spotlight on the whack-a-mole trade in drug precursors
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December 1, 2024

Trump’s tariff threat throws a spotlight on the whack-a-mole trade in drug precursors

President-elect Donald Trump this week cited drugs as a reason…

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Is Trump really planning to revive Keystone XL? And is there even life left in that pipeline plan?
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December 1, 2024

Is Trump really planning to revive Keystone XL? And is there even life left in that pipeline plan?

There’s talk in Washington that president-elect Donald Trump plans to…

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Farming in Canada is changing. Young people say they can't get a foothold
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December 1, 2024

Farming in Canada is changing. Young people say they can’t get a foothold

Bigger farms and higher land prices have made it harder…

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