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New Brunswick budget forecasts $599-million deficit as Trump tariff threat looms

New Brunswick budget forecasts $599-million deficit as Trump tariff threat looms

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government tabled a $14.3-billion budget Tuesday that has been driven deep into deficit by a promised increase in health-care funding and a contingency fund to deal with U.S. tariff threats.
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Highlights from New Brunswick's 2025-26 budget

Highlights from New Brunswick's 2025-26 budget

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Finance Minister René Legacy has tabled the province's budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, which includes measures to help workers and businesses affected by U.S. tariff threats.
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Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won't 'antagonize' U.S. in talks

Ford says energy surcharge remains on table but he won't 'antagonize' U.S. in talks

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is keeping the possibility of reintroducing a surcharge on electricity exported to the United States in his back pocket, but says for now he doesn't want to "antagonize" American officials.
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Two years after fatal fire, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals like Airbnb

Two years after fatal fire, Montreal tightens rules on short-term rentals like Airbnb

MONTREAL — Montreal has cracked down on short-term rentals in a bid to ease housing pressure in the city and fight what it calls the “scourge” of illegal listings on Airbnb.
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S&P/TSX composite index down Tuesday after inflation report, U.S. stocks also fall

S&P/TSX composite index down Tuesday after inflation report, U.S. stocks also fall

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Tuesday, led by losses in the technology and industrial sectors, while U.S. stock markets also fell, led by a 1.7 per cent loss on the Nasdaq.
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Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history

Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in what would be the tech giant's biggest-ever acquisition at the same time it's facing a potential breakup of its internet empire.
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Stock market today: Back down goes Wall Street as Big Tech resumes its slide

Stock market today: Back down goes Wall Street as Big Tech resumes its slide

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks went back to falling, and Big Tech again led the way. The S&P 500 lost 1.1% Tuesday for its latest swerve in a scary, weekslong ride. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite tumbled 1.
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Audit finds B.C.'s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology

Audit finds B.C.'s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology

VICTORIA — An audit has found that British Columbia's government did not have a clear method for calculating the carbon being stored or released in provincial forests, which undermined the credibility in reporting from the Forests Ministry.
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Inflation's surprise jump could push Bank of Canada to pause rate cuts

Inflation's surprise jump could push Bank of Canada to pause rate cuts

OTTAWA — A surprise jump in inflation and a flood of "noise" in the economy may push the Bank of Canada to pause its interest rate cuts next month, some economists argue.
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List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards

List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards

TORONTO — Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include four nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne.
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