Gripen versus F-35: The fight for a Canadian contract - CTV News

Open this photo in gallery:A Swedish JAS 39E Gripen flies overhead at the centenary event of the Swedish Air Force at Malmen Air Base outside Linkoping, Sweden, on Aug. 22. Gavin John/The Globe and MailIn the final-assembly hall for the Saab Gripen fighter jet in the Swedish city of Linkoping, the flags of Saab’s eight customer countries hang above the production line. A ninth spot holds a white banner reading, in red capital letters, RESERVED. Asked whether it was for Canada, a Saab official smiled, shrugged and said nothing. Behind the scenes, though, Saab is pulling out all the stops in order to put Canada’s name on the banner. At a recent briefing at Saab’s Linkoping headquarters that included The Globe and Mail, company officials laid out a range of benefits that Canada can expect should it go ahead with a major order for Gripen jets. Saab had already promised a Canadian assembly line for the Gripen but had yet to detail the scope of that promise. The company is proposing to build the fighter jets in Canada from parts to finished aircraft, across a network of roughly 10 prime partners and some 250 suppliers in several provinces.

Open this photo in gallery:B. C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks during a campaign stop in Vancouver, Oct. 19. ETHAN CAIRNS/The Canadian PressTensions rose on the campaign trail in British Columbia on Monday as B. C. NDP Leader David Eby scrambled to explain comments he made earlier in the day about the tragedy at CFB Wainwright, which followed suggestions that some BC Conservatives harbour separatist sentiments. BC Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson called the remarks unacceptable. Later in the day speaking in Hope, B. C., Mr. Eby said he didn’t use the tragedy for political gain and will steer clear of the topic through to voting day. “Let me say unreservedly I would never, ever use the sacrifice of these young men, the grief of their families for political advantage to attack another party,” Mr. Eby said. Earlier, he referenced the loss of the four soldiers lives in the fire as being “our true heroes” who had put their lives on the line to defend Canada. “What we can do for them is stand up for a united Canada, to stand up for our country,” he said. Six charts that show how B.

Images released by the Las Vegas Police Department show an Ontario tourist taking a flamingo, allegedly removed from its habitat, back to his hotel room. LAS VEGAS -- A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird. Prosecutors said tourist Mitchell Fairbarn hurt and frightened the 27-year-old Chilean flamingo when he took it from its habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and carried the squawking bird to his room March 3. Defence attorney Josh Tomsheck told jurors at trial in a Nevada court that the man deeply regretted the “bad decisions” he made while intoxicated. After about five hours of deliberations, jurors returned convictions on felony and misdemeanor animal cruelty counts against the Ontario, Canada, man. Mitchell Fairbarn, left, appears in court with his attorney Josh Tomsheck, during jury selection for his trial at the Regional Justice Center on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Las Vegas.

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