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Ontario to buy 5 police helicopters for $134 million

Ontario to buy 5 police helicopters for $134M

Published Jul 29, 2024 at 7:14pm

The Canadian Press
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The Canadian Press
Ontario to buy 5 police helicopters for $134 million

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government will buy five police helicopters rather than lease them.

The cost will be about $100 million more than what the province's budget in March allocated to lease four choppers.

The province initially said it would lease four police helicopters for the Toronto area for $36 million, plus $10 million to operate.

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