Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

Craig Lord / nationalobserver - The outlook for Canada's provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to US trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing heading into the 2026 budget season, argues a new analysis from D…

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Alberta pressures: fleet purchases, classroom complexity and infrastructure strain

Alberta has released its class complexity data: Here's a breakdown of the school divisions with the most pressures

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Varcoe: Alberta secures $400M deal to buy water bombers from De Havilland Aircraft of Canada

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Keith Gerein: A $10-billion black hole in infrastructure renewal awaits Edmonton taxpayers

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B.C. budget crisis: tax hikes, record deficits, cuts and delays

Tough sell for B.C. budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

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'DUMPSTER FIRE': CTF warns BC budget a 'disaster' for taxpayers

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EXCLUSIVE: Student leader says BC budget neglects post-secondary education amid funding crisis

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WATCH: Opposition parties left and right say BC NDP budget fails to help ordinary British Columbians

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A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit

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B.C. forecasts upswing for natural gas and tough times in forestry as deficit soars

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BC Budget Brings a Record Deficit and No Big Changes

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Here's what people are saying about B.C.'s 2026 budget

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By the numbers as British Columbia releases its 2026 budget

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Tax hike, record deficit and public sector cuts among B.C. budget highlights

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Here are the highlights of B.C.’s budget

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B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing

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B.C. budget projects record-breaking $9.6-billion deficit, rising to $13.3-billion next year

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UPDATED: BC budget projects $13.3B deficit for 2026-27 — largest in province's history

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B.C. hikes tax rate as budget delivers record $13 billion deficit

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Health, education, public safety to be protected in B.C. budget, Minister Bailey says

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Health, education, public safety will be protected in BC budget, Minister Bailey says

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Desjardins review: provinces face U.S. trade shocks, uneven resilience

Provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

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Canada's provinces deal with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

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Canada’s provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

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Canada's provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season

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Other provinces: Ontario health spending and New Brunswick’s record deficit

New Brunswick’s projected $1.3-billion deficit is highest in province’s history

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Ontario finance minister says rate of health-care spending is ‘unsustainable’

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Tough sell for a BC budget featuring tax hike, record deficit and construction delays

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Canada will have to accept U.S. higher tariffs and unthinkable concessions

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