Liberals launch negotiations to buy F-35 fighter jets
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The Liberal government is entering into final negotiations on purchasing the F-35 fighter jet. Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi and Defence Minister Anita Anand are announcing the decision at a news conference this afternoon.
Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi and Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the long-awaited decision at a news conference Monday.
The move doesn't mean a deal to purchase the stealth fighter from U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin is officially done.
The government still has the option to begin talks with Saab about its Gripen fighter should negotiations with Lockheed Martin stall.
“This procurement has been an open, transparent, competitive and rigorous process, for a simple reason,” Anand said.
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Several thousand British Columbians remain in the dark Wednesday morning after a windstorm known as a bomb cyclone slammed coastal communities.
A man who plead guilty to a double stabbing in 2015 will soon be out on statutory release, but he'll have to follow some strict conditions set out by the parole board.
A school bus hit parked vehicles and pushed one into a Middle Sackville, N.S., home Wednesday afternoon.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced embattled minister Randy Boissonnault is out of cabinet.
A London father and son they’re shocked and confused after their home was riddled with bullets while young children were sleeping inside.