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Defence Department receives approval to spend $7B on 16 F-35s: sources

Defence Department receives approval to spend $7B on 16 F-35s: sources

OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence recently received quiet approval to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35 fighter jets and related gear.
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Nunavut RCMP charge man with first-degree murder

Nunavut RCMP charge man with first-degree murder

KINNGAIT, NUNAVUT — RCMP in Nunavut have charged a 39-year-old man with first-degree murder. Police have charged Ottokie Pudluq in the death of a 33-year-old woman.
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Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal

Trudeau to attend 'Three Amigos' summit as U.S. expands challenge under trade deal

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to travel to Mexico City for a North American Leaders' Summit taking place Jan. 10, his office announced Tuesday.
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Air Force reinstates officers disciplined for 'egregious' fighter pilot call sign

Air Force reinstates officers disciplined for 'egregious' fighter pilot call sign

OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force announced on Tuesday that it would reinstate two officers recently disciplined over a homophobic nickname given to a fighter pilot. Maj.-Gen.
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Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault

Canada, China set aside differences to help COP15 nature talks succeed: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — The international biodiversity framework reached Monday in Montreal was possible because Canada and China were able to set aside their diplomatic differences to co-lead the negotiations, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said as the sum
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Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

QUEBEC — A new report from Quebec's anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports.
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Quebec premier 'more optimistic' on health-funding deal after meeting with Trudeau

Quebec premier 'more optimistic' on health-funding deal after meeting with Trudeau

MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he is "more optimistic" about reaching a health-care funding deal with Ottawa after his meeting Tuesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
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A correction to a story about the Miss Chinese Vancouver pageant

A correction to a story about the Miss Chinese Vancouver pageant

In a story that moved on Saturday, Dec. 17, The Canadian Press incorrectly described Miss Chinese Vancouver contestant Renee Jan as a medical science graduate. In fact, she is a science graduate, specializing in life sciences. The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year since 1946

The Canadian Press Newsmakers of the Year since 1946

OTTAWA — The group of "Freedom Convoy" protesters who took over the streets around Parliament Hill and blockaded border crossings to demand an end to COVID-19 restrictions has been named The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for 2022.
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Ottawa sanctions two former Haiti cabinet ministers over alleged gang ties

Ottawa sanctions two former Haiti cabinet ministers over alleged gang ties

OTTAWA — Canada is sanctioning two of Haiti's recent cabinet ministers it accuses of helping violent gangs sow chaos in that country.
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