Ottawa Commits to Spending up to $8 Billion on Air Force Base in Central Labrador

Ottawa Commits to Spending up to $8 Billion on Air Force Base in Central Labrador
Newfoundland & Labrador's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa, on July 6, 2020. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The federal government says it will spend a record-setting $8 billion on defence-related projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, though planning remains in the early stages.

The long-term investment for upgrades to 5 Wing Goose Bay, the Royal Canadian Air Force base in central Labrador, would be the largest of its kind in the history of the province, the Defence Department announced Wednesday.