Yet another spat over territory is rocking the troubled US-Canada relationship – and it’s not a result of a Donald Trump threat to turn his northern neighbor into a 51st state.

Canada is reevaluating its planned purchase of U.S. F-35 fighter jets over the escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa in what has become a flash point in bilateral relations between the two allies.

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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Canada unexpectedly lost 24,800 jobs in January but the unemployment rate dipped to a 16-month low of 6.5% as fewer people looked for work, Statistics Canada indicated on Friday.

The submarine mega-project is an element of Canada’s largest defence investment drive since the second world war. As part of its plan to reduce its dependence on the US and double trade with non-US partners over the next 10 years, Ottawa is also revisiting a contract to buy 88 F-35 fighter jets from the US.

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While procurement for Canada’s complete fighter jet fleet remains up in the air, advocates say politics need to be set aside as members of the Royal Canadian Air Force head to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona later this year to train on the F-35 when Canada eventually takes possession of the 16 jets it’s committed to buying.

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