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Defence spending to add 'staggering' sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns

Defence spending to add 'staggering' sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns

OTTAWA — The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa's recently announced spending plans — which include a much bigger defence budget — will drive its deficits markedly higher in the coming years.
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Defence spending to add 'staggering' sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns

Defence spending to add 'staggering' sum to deficit by 2035, think tank warns

The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa's recently announced spending plans — which include a much bigger defence budget — will drive its deficits markedly higher in the coming years.
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B.C. visits to U.S. continue to plunge

B.C. visits to U.S. continue to plunge

Cross-border air-passenger traffic was down in May; land crossings have seen steep declines since January
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U.S. labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month. Here are the big takeaways

U.S. labor market surprises with 147,000 new jobs last month. Here are the big takeaways

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. labor market delivered another upside surprise last month, churning out a surprisingly strong 147,000 jobs . The unemployment rate ticked down unexpectedly, too. But the headline numbers masked some weaknesses as the U.S.
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AGF Management says CEO Kevin McCreadie has died, Judy Goldring named successor

AGF Management says CEO Kevin McCreadie has died, Judy Goldring named successor

TORONTO — Investment firm AGF Management Ltd. says Kevin McCreadie, the firm’s chief executive officer and chief investment officer, has died. He was 64.
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Vancouver home sales fall 10% in June but board believes momentum could be building

Vancouver home sales fall 10% in June but board believes momentum could be building

Vancouver-area home sales decreased 9.8 per cent in June but the city's real estate board says that could signal a potential recovery after larger year-over-year declines in previous months.
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June auto sales up from last year but show declining momentum: report

June auto sales up from last year but show declining momentum: report

TORONTO — DesRosiers Automotive Consultants says June vehicle sales were up from a year earlier but still showed declining momentum. The consultancy says it estimates there were 178,000 light vehicle sales in the month, up 5.
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Trican Well Service buying Iron Horse Energy Services in stock-and-cash deal

Trican Well Service buying Iron Horse Energy Services in stock-and-cash deal

CALGARY — Trican Well Service Ltd. has signed a deal to buy Iron Horse Energy Services, a privately owned oilfield services provider. Under the deal, the company will pay $77.35 million in cash and 33.
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Tidewater selling Sylvan Lake gas processing facility to Parallax for $5.5M

Tidewater selling Sylvan Lake gas processing facility to Parallax for $5.5M

CALGARY — Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. has signed a deal to sell its Sylvan Lake gas processing facility to Parallax Energy Operating Inc. for $5.5 million. The company says the facility is a non-core asset located in central Alberta.
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Calgary Stampede announcer's career turns 40: 'Might as well do another 40'

Calgary Stampede announcer's career turns 40: 'Might as well do another 40'

PONOKA, ALBERTA — It was August 1983 at the Hand Hills Lake Stampede and Les McIntyre had just fallen out of his chuckwagon.
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