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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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2026 Olympic Games: Canada's defending speed-skating champs skate to gold in women's team pursuit
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games: Canada’s defending speed-skating champs skate to gold in women’s team pursuit

Canada finishes 17th in men’s biathlon 4×7.5-kilometre relayThe Canadian quartet…

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2026 Olympic Games Day 10: Courtney Sarault captures silver in short-track speed skate
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games Day 10: Courtney Sarault captures silver in short-track speed skate

Carney Facetimes Kingsbury 🤳That’s one way to open a conversation…

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2026 Olympic Games: Canada's men's hockey team leads 3-1 against France in preliminary round finale
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games: Canada’s men’s hockey team leads 3-1 against France in preliminary round finale

Is Canada cheating? Unpacking the double-touch curling controversyHoman double touch…

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2026 Olympic Games: Canada leads Germany 1-0 in must-win women's hockey quarterfinal as Poulin back on ice
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games: Canada leads Germany 1-0 in must-win women’s hockey quarterfinal as Poulin back on ice

The Milano-Cortina Games ran out of 10,000 condoms before V-dayDid…

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2026 Olympic Games: It's all about hockey and curling for Canada on Day 7
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games: It’s all about hockey and curling for Canada on Day 7

Biathlon like running up stairs, then threading a needleThere are…

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Canada's Éliot Grondin claims silver in tight men's Olympic snowboard cross final
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February 4, 2026

Canada’s Éliot Grondin claims silver in tight men’s Olympic snowboard cross final

Silver for snowboard cross star Éliot GrondinIt’s a silver medal…

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2026 Olympic Games: 4 Canadians chase the podium in the women's moguls final
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games: 4 Canadians chase the podium in the women’s moguls final

Condolences in Milan for B.C. mass shooting victimsGood morning. I’m…

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2026 Olympic Games: Canada wins silver in short-track speed skating mixed relay
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games: Canada wins silver in short-track speed skating mixed relay

Ukrainian skeleton athlete barred from wearing helmet honouring friends killed…

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2026 Olympic Games: Canadians throw down in slopestyle, go for gold in speed skating
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February 4, 2026

2026 Olympic Games: Canadians throw down in slopestyle, go for gold in speed skating

What’s in store at the Olympics todayGood morning, I’m Verity…

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