Public Services Minister Judy Foote announced the additional cash for the vessel at the Seaspan Shipyard in North Vancouver.
Air travellers should see further dips in fares this year after sizable drops in 2015 as lower fuel prices are passed along to consumers, according to a leading industry association.
Arthur McDonald says he has met with Science Minister Kirsty Duncan and he's pleased with Ottawa's commitment to evidence-based public policy.
Sunday's car bombing in the Turkish capital of Ankara, following a suicide bombing three weeks ago, left more than two dozen dead. Canada's embassy in its NATO ally is about six kilometres from the location of Sunday's attack.
Best-before dates are put on packages to indicate a food's peak quality. But once a food item has been opened, the best-before date is no longer valid
Toyota Motor Corp. is responding to the main criticism of fuel cell cars, that making the hydrogen for the fuel is not clean, with plans to help make the hydrogen using wind power.