Canada has entered into negotiations with Swedish-made Saab early-warning aircraft technology, thus reducing spending on US military gear; the announcement was made at the annual CANSEC defence trade show in Ottawa

Snowbirds, Canada's iconic acrobatic flying unit, will be grounded until the early 2030s while new planes are acquired for; the flying season beginning shortly will be the last one with these planes

Canada Strong Fund, the first ever national sovereign wealth fund will be launched with an initial endowment of $25-billion (€15,5 billion); PM says the investment will ensure all Canadians reap the rewards of government support for major new projects

Improvements to natural gas pipeline and related infrastructure in British Columbia have been approved by the federal government; raising its capacity by 17%, it will focus on southern British Columbia, the US Northwest and exports of LNG to Asia by 2027

Toronto Island downtown airport will be declared a “special economic zone”: Ontario Premier said he will use a legislation passed last year to circumvent provincial and municipal laws and extend the facility’s runway to allow the landing of jets