Feds award $7B in contracts to three shipyards for navy ship maintenance

OTTAWA — The federal government has awarded contracts worth $7 billion to three shipyards for maintenance and repair work on Royal Canadian Navy frigates, a decision one defence analyst says hearkens back to a historic approach to shipbuilding in Canada. Public Services and Procurement Canada on Thursday announced the advanced contract award notices to Halifax’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc., Seaspan […]