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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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Canada Post is hiking its postage prices today. What does that mean for its future?
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November 12, 2024

Canada Post is hiking its postage prices today. What does that mean for its future?

Canada Post is raising the cost of stamps and its…

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What happens now with your mail? Canada Post said clearing backlog will 'take some time'
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November 12, 2024

What happens now with your mail? Canada Post said clearing backlog will ‘take some time’

Years after the longest Canada Post strike on record came…

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Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
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November 12, 2024

Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling

Canada Post says operations will resume on Tuesday after the…

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The Canada Post strike and Ottawa's proposed 'time out': What's happened so far
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November 12, 2024

The Canada Post strike and Ottawa’s proposed ‘time out’: What’s happened so far

As the nationwide postal strike hit the four-week mark Friday,…

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Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute
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November 12, 2024

Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is sending the labour dispute between Canada…

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Union says it met with Canada Post for first time since mediator suspended talks
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November 12, 2024

Union says it met with Canada Post for first time since mediator suspended talks

The union representing Canada Post workers says it met with…

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Purolator, UPS pause shipments from couriers amid backlog from Canada Post strike
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November 12, 2024

Purolator, UPS pause shipments from couriers amid backlog from Canada Post strike

Purolator and UPS have paused shipments from some courier companies…

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Still no deal between Canada Post and its striking staff
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November 12, 2024

Still no deal between Canada Post and its striking staff

Negotiations between Canada Post and the union for postal workers…

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Striking Canada Post worker's family struggling to afford his cancer drugs
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November 12, 2024

Striking Canada Post worker’s family struggling to afford his cancer drugs

The family of a Canada Post employee with cancer says…

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