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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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Business, Construction, Justice

March 12, 2026

Chartwell to sell retirement home in Waterloo, Ont., in deal with Competition Bureau

GATINEAU — The Competition Bureau has reached an agreement with…

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Education, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Science

March 12, 2026

Allison Jones

Make teaching more attractive for tradespeople, teachers’ federation tells Ontario

TORONTO — Ontario must make entering the teaching profession more…

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Sports

March 12, 2026

Mboko, Andreescu, Dabrowski, Stakusic, Cross named to Canada’s BJK Cup lineup

TORONTO — Tenth-ranked singles star Victoria Mboko and second-ranked doubles…

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Science, Sports

March 12, 2026

Gregory Strong

In The Rings: World Curling chief likes the idea of embedded technology in the sport

World Curling president Beau Welling’s sporting roots took hold on…

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Can Trump's 'gunboat diplomacy' stop Iran from blocking the flow of oil? Not likely, say experts
Star

March 12, 2026

Can Trump’s ‘gunboat diplomacy’ stop Iran from blocking the flow of oil? Not likely, say experts

With jagged cliffs rising from the Arabian Sea, the Strait…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

March 11, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Police were ‘limited’ in investigating allegations against Stronach, officer says

TORONTO — Police were limited in what they could do…

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Sports

March 11, 2026

Neil Davidson

Toronto FC adds storied alumni Jim Brennan and Doneil Henry to its front office

TORONTO — Toronto FC has added Jim Brennan, the franchise’s…

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Business, Justice, Mining

March 11, 2026

Ontario Superior Court approves class-action suit against Barrick

TORONTO — A Toronto law firm says the Ontario Superior…

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Why did filling up our gas tanks get so costly, so fast?
Star

March 11, 2026

Why did filling up our gas tanks get so costly, so fast?

We know one of the impacts of the U.S.-Israel war…

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