Auditor general finds F-35 costs soar amid project delays, pilot shortages
June 10, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan says the estimated cost of Canada’s incoming fleet of advanced stealth fighters exploded by nearly 50 per cent in just a few years, and the program is plagued by delays and critical shortfalls such as a lack of qualified pilots. Defence Minister David McGuinty says 30 of 32 NATO members are part of the F-35 program and all are affected by the same factors pushing up costs.
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Police in Gatineau are investigating the deaths of two people of carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday night. Gatineau firefighters were called to a residence on Boulevard Wilfrid-Lavigne in the Aylmer district just after 7 p.m. The victims were found deceased. The investigation was taken over by police. Police have released no further details.
June 15, 2025 - 11:33 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
Retired general Wayne Eyre says the 'sheer number of conflicts and wars around the world' has made the the need for Canada to invest in its national defence ever more critical.
June 15, 2025 - 11:15 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says that while conversations with the Trump administration are 'frequent and constructive ... we don't have the outcome we want yet.'
June 15, 2025 - 11:00 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
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