Canada will buy F-35 fighter jets to replace aging CF-18s

After years of delays, the federal government has signed a $19-billion deal to buy a fleet of F-35 jet fighters to replace the air force's aging CF-18s. It’s a dramatic turnaround for the Liberals who came to power vowing never to buy the stealth warplane.
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