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Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID 19 vaccines
OTTAWA — Canada is signing deals with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and US-based biotech firm Moderna to procure millions of doses…
Feds award contract for custom utility trailers for coast guard
GATINEAU — Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded a $2-million contract to J & J Trailers Manufacturers and Sales…
Feds say goods seized at border make great holiday gifts
MONTREAL — The federal government is reminding Canadians about some great holiday gift ideas hidden among the items it seizes at…
Ottawa to compensate former employees for damages from Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA —Former federal government employees can now request general compensation for damages caused by the phoenix pay system. The…
Red tape, lack of experience slowing warship project: Former DND official
OTTAWA—A former Defence Department official has pulled back the curtains on what he says are some serious problems with Canada's…
Esper defends as fair Pentagon contract disputed by Amazon
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of—US Defence Secretary Mark Esper said Friday he was certain that the awarding of a $10 billion…
Delivery of the navy’s first Arctic and offshore patrol ship delayed until 2020
HALIFAX—The delivery date for the navy's first Arctic and offshore patrol ship has again been pushed back.
Irving…
Ontario seeks contractor to help cut developmental services costs
TORONTO—Ontario's Progressive Conservative government offered to pay up to $1 million for an outside contractor to help it cut…
Saskatchewan NDP leader promises procurement policy favouring local companies
PRINCE ALBERT, Alta—Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili told delegates at the party's annual convention that he's committed to a…
Sole sourced contracts can be ‘raw deal’: top officials
OTTAWA—New court documents show public servants discussing the risk to taxpayers as successive federal governments have turned to…
Liberals press ahead with second hand jets amid questions over who will fly them
OTTAWA—The Trudeau government pressed ahead with its plan to buy second-hand fighter jets from Australia despite withering fire…
Legal challenge filed over competition to design warships
OTTAWA—The $60-billion effort to build new warships for Canada's navy has hit another snag in the form of a legal challenge by one…