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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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He was hired to fight for Wales's future generations. Does Canada need a job like that?
Star

February 28, 2026

He was hired to fight for Wales’s future generations. Does Canada need a job like that?

For the last three years, Derek Walker has been advocating…

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She did Quebec’s 1st pediatric bone marrow transplant. At 87, she still has some imposter syndrome
Star

February 28, 2026

She did Quebec’s 1st pediatric bone marrow transplant. At 87, she still has some imposter syndrome

Dr. Yvette Bonny is featured by the Government of Canada…

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My spouse asked what kind of woman I was. A life and death moment gave me the answer
Star

February 28, 2026

My spouse asked what kind of woman I was. A life and death moment gave me the answer

After coming out as trans to her partner, Carrie Biner…

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Canadian passports are about to get more expensive
Star

February 28, 2026

Canadian passports are about to get more expensive

The cost of a Canadian passport is about to rise…

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Trump floats 'friendly takeover' of Cuba. What's his endgame?
Star

February 27, 2026

Trump floats ‘friendly takeover’ of Cuba. What’s his endgame?

U.S. President Donald Trump is musing about a “friendly takeover…

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Artist uses frozen Alberta lake as his canvas
Star

February 27, 2026

Artist uses frozen Alberta lake as his canvas

Turns out Alberta’s blue lakes freeze into a canvas unlike…

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Mexican Navy say they’ve secured Puerto Vallarta
Star

February 27, 2026

Mexican Navy say they’ve secured Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta has started to reopen after days of violence…

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Ontario/Quebec

February 27, 2026

U of T dean of dentistry on leave over antisemitic images in course materials: school

TORONTO — The University of Toronto says its dean of…

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Business, Construction, Ontario/Quebec, Real Estate, Social

February 27, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Another rent strike brewing in Toronto as landlord seeks retroactive increase

TORONTO — Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say…

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