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OTTAWA — A Canadian telecommunications firm has signed a deal worth $2.3 billion with the federal government to provide satellite communications for the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic.

A few months after Artemis II's lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space.

CALGARY — WestJet and the union representing some 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative deal Monday to resume work after a brief work stoppage, but neither side is sharing specifics yet.

MONTREAL — Montreal police are investigating after a fire heavily damaged a kosher restaurant overnight Saturday in the city's Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.

CALGARY — An unusual inquiry came recently to the Calgary office of Avanti Helium Corp., an explorer for the ultralight gas used for applications as wide-ranging as party balloons and space exploration.

CALGARY — Travellers are starting to feel the effects after WestJet's 4,400 flight attendants went on strike early Sunday morning.

Air travellers planning to fly WestJet may be concerned about potential disruptions from a strike, with dozens of flights already cancelled.

MONTREAL — Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush.

TORONTO — Some travellers headed into the long weekend on edge, as WestJet began its first round of cancellations ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants.