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Calgary mayor claims confidential budget docs show ‘wishlist’ as whistleblower revealed'This is a wishlist. Everybody comes out of the woodwork around budget time and asks for all of the stuff,' Mayor Jeromy Farkas told reporters Thursday.PoliticsSep 3
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What could Alberta do with its budget surplus?Alberta is now forecasting a $2 billion surplus this fiscal year. That's an $11.4 billion swing, after initially projecting a deficit.EconomyAug 28
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City councillor apologetic but unrepentant over leaking Calgary budget documentsCalgary city councillors have been told they can’t do anything to sanction Landon Johnston for the leak, because law changes by the provincial government took that power away.PoliticsSep 8
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69% of married couples felt ‘pressured’ to blow past wedding budget: surveyMore than 1,200 people surveyed regarding the costs of weddings, regardless of whether they were paying for their own or turning up for someone else's.ConsumerAug 21
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N.S. premier invites the public to build and submit their own provincial budgetsThe province is rolling out a new website that will allow the public to build their own versions of the budget and submit them to the government.PoliticsSep 11
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Alberta predicting 2026 budget surplus thanks to oil prices, Middle East warThe province’s latest fiscal update predicts a $2-billion surplus — a huge turnaround from the $9.4-billion deficit originally expected for the 2026 fiscal year.EconomyAug 27
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Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docsPreliminary budget documents obtained by Global News show a large property tax increase would be required to pay for the funding requests in front of Calgary city council.PoliticsSep 4
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20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requestsThe figures were included in a number of confidential, preliminary budget documents obtained by Global News after being presented to Calgary city council earlier this summer.PoliticsSep 2
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Calgary’s mayor says ‘fiscal discipline’ will guide council through tough budget decisionsCalgary mayor Jeromy Farkas said the city's $50 billion infrastructure deficit "won't dissapear" in a single budget or council term, but noted council must chip away at it.CanadaSep 9
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Auditor general says Quebec parties have little room for new spending promisesA new reports says the next Quebec government will need to make budget cuts totaling at least $2 billion starting next year to stay on track toward a balanced budget.PoliticsAug 17
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Mortgage renewals mean housing takes up 50% of many Canadians’ budgetsCanada is in the middle of its largest wave of mortgage renewals, with many Canadians seeing their housing budgets go up, a new survey has found.MoneyAug 11
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Bearspaw feeder main replacement enters home stretch on schedule, on budgetWork to insert the steel pipe that will move drinking water is a little more than half-finished, with roughly two kilometres of pipe in place.CanadaAug 27
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Calgary councillor seeks provincial probe into closed-door meetings after document leakIt comes after Calgary city council voted to write a letter to the province asking for an investigation into the leak of confidential budget documents.PoliticsSep 11
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Ford is planning an EV under $40K. Can it compete with Chinese vehicles?The Michigan-based carmaker is facing competition from rivals like Elon Musk’s Tesla and China’s BYD as it plans to release a new line of mass-affordable electric vehicles.CanadaAug 7
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New cost overrun scandal puts CAQ on defensive ahead of leaders’ debatesThe CAQ government is under fire after a Radio-Canada report found a Santé Québec IT project grew from a $96M budget to about $1B.Politics6 hours
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Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committeeThe surface alignment for the Green Line LRT through Calgary's downtown core chosen by a city committee was the only option that fell within the project's available budget.TrafficSep 8
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Saskatchewan fiscal update projects $825M deficit, cites health, agriculture costsThe Saskatchewan government is forecasting an $825-million deficit, inching slightly more into the red from 2026-27 budget projections in March.EconomyAug 27
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5 back-to-school organizing problems you can solve for under $30Tackle 5 back-to-school organizing challenges with simple, budget-friendly solutions that cost under $30 each and take seconds to implement.The CuratorAug 23
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Maritime diaper banks report growing demand as families struggle with costsFredericton diaper bank says some clients are seeking more support as the rising cost of infant essentials puts pressure on household budgets.CanadaAug 17
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Fewer people running for trustee in some of Ontario’s supervised school boardsNew legislation has reduced the role of trustees, including cutting budget responsibilities at English-language boards, and mostly removing their role in central bargaining.PoliticsAug 18