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Canada makes US$99M payment as part of deal to foot more of bill for developing F-35

Canada makes US$99M payment as part of deal to foot more of bill for developing F-35

Ottawa has made a multimillion-dollar payment as part of a renegotiated deal that is expected to see Canada foot more of the bill for developing the F-35 than in previous years.
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Preston Manning says populism out of COVID trucker convoy must be 'properly managed'

Preston Manning says populism out of COVID trucker convoy must be 'properly managed'

OTTAWA — Preston Manning, founder of a populist precursor to the Conservative Party of Canada, says the sentiments behind this winter's convoy protest in Ottawa can be an "enormous source of political energy," if harnessed properly.
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April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan

April jobless rate drops to another new low as economy adds 15K jobs: StatCan

OTTAWA — The unemployment rate fell to another record low in April even as the pace of job creation slowed, suggesting a tightening of the labour market. Statistics Canada said Friday the jobless rate fell 5.
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Quebec police watchdog opens probe after suspect arrested, released before stabbing

Quebec police watchdog opens probe after suspect arrested, released before stabbing

Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a suspect alleged to have stabbed his spouse on Thursday was arrested and released hours earlier by Quebec City police.
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Close loopholes in ban on assault-style firearms, gun-control advocates urge MPs

Close loopholes in ban on assault-style firearms, gun-control advocates urge MPs

OTTAWA — Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufacturers.
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Conservative leadership candidates spar over COVID mandates, trucker convoy, Huawei

Conservative leadership candidates spar over COVID mandates, trucker convoy, Huawei

OTTAWA — Longtime Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest, Quebec's former premier, took turns attacking one another's political records Thursday in the first unofficial debate in the Tory leadership race.
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Suspects in separate murder, attempted murder cases died in same plane crash

Suspects in separate murder, attempted murder cases died in same plane crash

VANCOUVER — A plane crash in Ontario that killed an alleged hit man also claimed the life of a man believed to be linked to a separate murder plot. A warrant for the arrest of Duncan Howard Bailey was issued by B.C.
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Canada to investigate sexual violence against women in Ukraine as war crimes

Canada to investigate sexual violence against women in Ukraine as war crimes

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada will help investigate sexual violence by Russian troops against women and girls in Ukraine.
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Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the first Conservative leadership debate

Quick Quotes: What the leaders said during the first Conservative leadership debate

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership contenders faced each other in debate for the first time at the Shaw Conference Centre in Ottawa as part of the Canada Strong and Free Network conference. Patrick Brown was the only candidate to miss the debate.
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Record profits for oil companies should be invested in climate action: Guilbeault

Record profits for oil companies should be invested in climate action: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Canada's big oil companies are making record profits this year and should be using some of that extra cash to invest in things that curb their greenhouse gas emissions, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Thursday.
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