Only 16 F-35s are locked in. A decision on the rest is expected after the US midterms, and Sweden is offering to build its Gripen in Canada instead. Here is what each option would cost, and what each can do. The US midterm elections are a week away. According to sources, that is when Ottawa…

A Republican senator in a tight race got relief for Maine. The same day, the White House put new 50% tariffs on shampoo, cocoa and canoes, and Trump called tariffs his “favourite word.” Ten days before the US midterm elections, Donald Trump is lifting some of his tariffs on Canadian goods. The pressure came from…