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'First thing out of the gate': Saskatchewan budget to address tariffs from two fronts

'First thing out of the gate': Saskatchewan budget to address tariffs from two fronts

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s finance minister says more details are coming Wednesday as the province introduces a 2025 budget facing a vise-squeeze from both China and the United States.
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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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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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Black Canadians see progress on equity in workplace, even as racism persists: report

Black Canadians see progress on equity in workplace, even as racism persists: report

TORONTO — A new report suggests a vast majority of Black Canadians feel their employer has made progress in creating a more equitable workplace, but more than three-quarters said they still encounter varying degrees of racism at work.
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Saskatchewan Crown corporations buying local steel after Trump imposes tariffs

Saskatchewan Crown corporations buying local steel after Trump imposes tariffs

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says Crown corporations are supporting the province's steelworkers by buying local steel.
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Parkland names two new directors as activist investor demands board shakeup

Parkland names two new directors as activist investor demands board shakeup

CALGARY — Parkland Corp. has named two new independent directors as an activist investor calls for an overhaul of its board.
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Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion, the largest deal in company history

Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion, the largest deal in company history

NEW YORK (AP) — Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion to boost the tech giant’s in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial intelligence growth.
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