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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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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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Carney announces plans to boost Canada's military footprint in the Arctic

Carney announces plans to boost Canada's military footprint in the Arctic

IQALUIT — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces’ presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia.
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Alberta won't use public money to clean up abandoned wells: Energy Minister

Alberta won't use public money to clean up abandoned wells: Energy Minister

CALGARY — Alberta's energy minister says the government will never use public tax dollars to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells.
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Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin.
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Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

Trump and Putin discuss a US-Russia hockey series during their call, the Kremlin says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin discussed staging a series of hockey games between players from their respective countries during their lengthy call Tuesday, according to the Kremlin.
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Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo

Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Congo earlier this year, the three governments said.
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Jays pitching prospect Tiedemann making strides after Tommy John surgery last summer

Jays pitching prospect Tiedemann making strides after Tommy John surgery last summer

Nestled in a minor-league workout area away from the big-league training fields at the Blue Jays' player development complex, Ricky Tiedemann lowers his six-foot-four 220-pound frame into a deep squat.
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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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Canadian Jeff Gustafson in quest for second Bassmaster Classic title

Canadian Jeff Gustafson in quest for second Bassmaster Classic title

He's a Bassmaster Classic champion and among the Elite Series' top competitors, but sometimes even Jeff Gustafson struggles to put fish into the boat. Gustafson, of Kenora, Ont.
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