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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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'She'll never be seen': Dean Penney tells involvement in estranged wife's death to fictitious crime boss
Star

April 17, 2026

‘She’ll never be seen’: Dean Penney tells involvement in estranged wife’s death to fictitious crime boss

On Nov. 30, 2023, Dean Penney told a fictitious crime…

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Ex-UCP candidate who says she was branded a racist hopes 'truth can be aired in full' at trial
Star

April 17, 2026

Ex-UCP candidate who says she was branded a racist hopes ‘truth can be aired in full’ at trial

Caylan Ford is hoping a Calgary courtroom will deliver her…

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Fact check: Old video does not show U.S. naval blockade of Iran
Star

April 17, 2026

Fact check: Old video does not show U.S. naval blockade of Iran

This video has been posted online with false claims that…

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Health, Ontario/Quebec

April 17, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded

TORONTO — Ontario is embedding in legislation a policy that…

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Business, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Social, Transport, Travel

April 17, 2026

Liam Casey

‘Gravy plane’: Ontario buys used $28.9-million jet for Premier Doug Ford

TORONTO — Ontario taxpayers are footing the bill for a…

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Business, Consumer tech, Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

April 17, 2026

Allison Jones

Ford government to bypass public hearings on freedom-of-information clampdown

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is planning to…

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Sports

April 17, 2026

Abdulhamid Ibrahim

WNBA’s Tempo to have practice facility built at Exhibition Place, set to open in 2028

TORONTO — The Toronto Tempo are fulfilling their players’ expectations…

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Calls grow for Starmer to resign, as the shadow of Epstein still looms large over 10 Downing St.
Star

April 17, 2026

Calls grow for Starmer to resign, as the shadow of Epstein still looms large over 10 Downing St.

Calls are growing for Keir Starmer to resign after it…

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Beverage, Business, Environment, Health, Lifestyle, National, Politics

April 17, 2026

Hannah Alberga

FOI documents suggest plant-based milk facility linked to deadly outbreak was ‘haven for listeria,’ experts say

TORONTO — Documents detailing an inspection of a beverage production…

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