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Some Canadians could be denied a U.S. visa due to obesity or other medical conditions. “Short-term, visa-exempt visitors should see little change at the border,” lawyer Rosanna Berardi told National Post on Friday. She is the managing partner at Berardi Immigration Law . “Applicants with...

OTTAWA — Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog called out the Carney government Friday for using an “overly expansive” definition of investments that shifts about $94-billion in spending over the next five years to the more palatable capital side of the ledger. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), an independent offer who scrutinizes government raising and spending of tax dollars, said in a new report on this year’s budget that the government’s inclusion of such items as corporate income tax expenditures, investment tax credits and operating subsidies should not be considered capital spending...