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Buying Canadian-ish 🇨🇦 - Ottawa struggles to Buy Canadian, lab Lleak in Russia

· 6:37 · Episode 1091

Episode Buying Canadian-ish 🇨🇦 - Ottawa struggles to Buy Canadian, lab Lleak in Russia

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Ottawa’s push to buy Canadian is running into some hard limits: nearly a third of federal procurement dollars have gone to American-controlled companies since Mark Carney took office, as a shortage of homegrown alternatives and international trade rules complicate efforts to keep government spending at home.

Plus, a lab worker’s death at a Siberian plague research institute has prompted quarantines and international scrutiny, with reports pointing to pneumonic plague — though Russian authorities say the situation is under control and no new cases have been discovered.

And in The Big Picture: the University of Toronto launches a $100 million bid to attract top PhD talent, Canadian troops struggle with Arctic warfare conditions, McDonald’s faces a class action over AI-driven menu prices, Norway moves to ban smart glasses, Suncor sells stakes in Newfoundland oil projects, Spain calls a snap election, and more.

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