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Yukon Liberal Ranj Pillai acclaimed party leader, will replace Premier Sandy Silver
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – The Yukon Liberals have a new leader who will officially be sworn in as the territory’s 10th premier this weekend. Ranj Pillai, a member of Yukon’s legislature since 2016, was acclaimed Sunday as the new Liberal leader, and will soon become the territory’s 10th premier, replacing Premier Sandy Silver, who is stepping down. ... Read More »
1 responseCanada ends years-long search for new fighter jet with deal to buy F-35s
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s years-long search for new fighter jets came full circle on Monday as Defence Minister Anita Anand officially confirmed the planned purchase of a fleet of F-35s to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aging CF-18s. The news had been largely expected after The Canadian Press reported last month that the Department of ... Read More »
1 responseCanada sanctions Iranian entities and officials, citing misinformation
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada has imposed another round of sanctions, punishing three Iranian entities and two leaders Ottawa blames for propagating misinformation. The new sanctions include a censorship body known as the Press Supervisory Board and a propaganda publication called the Iran Newspaper. Also sanctioned is the 15 Khordad Foundation, a group originally founded to financially ... Read More »
1 responseTransport minister will meet with committee investigating holiday travel woes
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has accepted a request from fellow members of Parliament to appear before a committee that is seeking answers about what led to a chaotic holiday travel season. Thousands of Canadians had their flights cancelled or delayed due to poor weather, while hundreds of others were left stranded in Mexico ... Read More »
1 responseYukon deputy premier Ranj Pillai acclaimed as Liberal leader, next premier
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – A politician who has served in Yukon’s legislature since 2016 is the territory’s new Liberal leader and next Yukon premier. The Yukon Liberal Party announced Sunday that Ranj Pillai has been acclaimed as leader by the party’s executive. Pillai replaces Sandy Silver who announced in September that he was stepping down and did ... Read More »
1 responseMonths-long saga of runaway cattle in Quebec comes to an end with weekend capture
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
MONTREAL – The remaining cattle that had been on the lam for months in central Quebec were finally recaptured over the weekend. Quebec’s farmers union says the last three of the 15 cattle that escaped from a farm in July were rounded up Saturday. For the last 45 days the Union des producteurs agricoles has ... Read More »
1 responseCanada buying F-35s as defence minister says once-maligned jets have ‘matured’
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is officially buying the F-35 fighter jet, ending the years-long search to replace the aging CF-18 fleet where it first began. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced Monday that Canada reached an agreement with the United States and F-35 maker Lockheed Martin to buy 88 of the aircraft at an estimated cost of ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Yukon deputy premier Ranj Pillai acclaimed as the territory’s new premier
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – A politician who served in Yukon’s legislature since 2016 is the territory’s new premier. The Yukon Liberal Party announced Sunday that Ranj Pillai has been acclaimed as leader by the party’s executive. Pillai replaces former premier Sandy Silver who announced in September that he was stepping down and did not intend to run ... Read More »
1 responseCanada officially buying F-35 fighter jet for $19B to replace CF-18s
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is officially buying the F-35 fighter jet to replace its aging CF-18s, ending the years-long search where it first began. Canada had announced plans to buy the F-35 back in 2010, before politics and government mismanagement scuttled that decision. The government says Canada will ultimately buy 88 ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Jan. 9: The latest on Canada’s plan to replace aging fighter jets
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 9 … What we are watching in Canada … Canada’s defence minister is set to provide an update today on the military’s plans to ... Read More »
1 responseDefence Minister Anand to provide update on military fighter jet plan
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s defence minister is set to provide an update today on the military’s plans to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets. No details on Anita Anand’s morning announcement were immediately available, but information disclosed last month shed some light on what lies in store. The Canadian Press previously reported that the Department ... Read More »
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