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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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Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency
Star

February 12, 2026

Central Alberta town faces uncertain future as it drowns in debt and faces potential insolvency

The future of the Town of Gibbons is on the…

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Atlantic, Business, National, Oil&Gas, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Transport, Utilities

February 11, 2026

Lyndsay Armstrong and Sharif Hassan

Canadians returning from Cuba amid energy crisis due to U.S. oil blockade

Ryan Profid was enjoying a karaoke night at a resort…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Film

February 11, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

How the ‘Nirvanna the Band’ duo’s troublemaking stunts became a chaotic Toronto film

TORONTO — What started as a throwaway joke between two…

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

February 11, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario long-term care homes seek more money for home care and supportive housing

TORONTO — The fastest way to get into a long-term…

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Sports

February 11, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber trying to stay patient as his season is delayed

DUNEDIN — Shane Bieber is trying to remind himself that…

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Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48
Star

February 11, 2026

Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dead at 48

James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for his…

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Disaster, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

February 11, 2026

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympian skater Alexandra Paul

ORANGEVILLE — A truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 11, 2026

Child playing with old cellphone called 911 nearly 130 times: Guelph police

GUELPH — Guelph police are asking people to avoid giving…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 11, 2026

Man sought in Brampton, Ont., homicide charged with first-degree murder

BRAMPTON — A man sought on a Canada-wide warrant in…

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