Davie Shipbuilding
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Delivery of new Canadian icebreakers will depend on negotiations with builder: OttawaAuditor General Karen Hogan noted in a report last year that the fleet is already on average more than 40 years old, increasingly prone to breakdowns and expensive to maintain.CanadaApr 10, 2023
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Cost of used icebreakers Ottawa is purchasing from Quebec shipyard nears $1B markThe most recent cash infusion came last week as the government handed Davie another $68.9 million to continue converting and upgrading the icebreakers.CanadaAug 11, 2021
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New maritime cybersecurity centre to fight pirates on the high seas and the digital world"It's time to do something, because the shipping industry is still lagging behind, technologically," said Jeremy Citone. "It's time for the shipping industry to catch up."TechJan 28, 2021
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Feds cut heavy-icebreaker order from Vancouver shipyardThe federal government has taken construction of the coast guard's next heavy icebreaker away from a Vancouver shipyard, the latest in a string of changes to Canada's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding strategy.Jun 12, 2019
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Official accused of leaking secrets about $700M naval contract faces October hearingA preliminary hearing is set for October in the case of a public servant accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million naval contract.CanadaMar 19, 2019
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Trudeau pressed in Quebec City to give more contracts to Davie shipyardPrime Minister Justin Trudeau offered an optimistic vision for Quebec but few concrete promises as he delivered a series of campaign-style speeches in the provincial capital.CanadaJan 26, 2019
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Defence Minister to make announcement at Irving’s Halifax ShipyardDefence Minister Harjit Sajjan is set to make an announcement at 8 a.m. Friday regarding the "future Royal Canadian Navy fleet."CanadaNov 1, 2018
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Feds grant $7B in contracts to three shipyards for Royal Canadian Navy ship maintenanceThe contracts are to maintain Canada's 12 Halifax-class frigates until the end of their operational life, estimated at another 20 years.CanadaNov 1, 2018
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Federal government awards $7B in contracts to three shipyards for navy ship maintenanceThe contracts are to maintain Canada's 12 Halifax-class frigates until the end of their operational life, estimated at another 20 years.PoliticsNov 1, 2018
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Suspended vice admiral’s lawyers demand government produce secret documentsVice-Admiral Mark Norman's legal team is demanding the federal government release dozens of documents that officials have deemed cabinet secrets, but which Norman's lawyers say they need to properly defend their client in court.PoliticsOct 15, 2018
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