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Author: Sean Previl
Publication Date: February 18, 2026 - 16:57
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Provinces are bracing for record deficits. What’s causing budgets to see red?
February 18, 2026
From trade tensions to a shrinking workforce and existing inflation, several factors are leading to provinces posting sometimes record-breaking budgets.
OTTAWA — Federal officials say they won’t stand in the way of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to put a number of constitutional and immigration-related questions to a referendum in the fall, and say they’re already taking meaningful steps to bring migration down to a sustainable level.
Gabriel Brunet, a spokesman for Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, said his office was aware of
the nine referendum questions...
February 20, 2026 - 15:37 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Canada's weakened job market shouldn't expect relief after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that some of President Donald Trump's tariff policies are illegal, experts say.
February 20, 2026 - 15:25 | Ariel Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
Canada's weakened job market shouldn't expect relief after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that some of President Donald Trump's tariff policies are illegal, experts say.
February 20, 2026 - 15:25 | Ariel Rabinovitch | Global News - Ottawa




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