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Friday, January 19, 2007

Canadian Navy patrol postponed, then back on again

Canadian navy ships docked at CFB HalifaxThe Minister of National Defence yesterday said Ottawa would come up with a few million dollars needed to restore an East Coast fisheries patrol that had been postponed due to funding concerns.

A dearth of money had forced the navy to postpone indefinitely a patrol that was to leave port this week and to reduce the number of frigates scheduled to take part in a joint Canada- U.S. exercise near Hawaii next month.

But Gordon O'Connor said yesterday the navy would be allotted extra funds to ensure the patrol proceeds.

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