Canada quietly announces cost of building new supply ships has jumped by almost $1 billion

The cost to build the navy's often-delayed, long-anticipated supply ships has shot up once again — this time by almost $1 billion — the federal procurement department announced Friday.

Canada quietly announces cost of building new supply ships has jumped by almost $1 billion
A welder works on the first Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel at the Seaspan shipyard in North Vancouver

The cost to build the navy's often-delayed, long-anticipated supply ships has shot up once again — this time by almost $1 billion — the federal procurement department announced Friday.