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  • What could Alberta do with its budget surplus?
  • Alberta predicting 2026 budget surplus thanks to oil prices, Middle East war
  • 20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requests

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

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.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Alberta predicting 2026 budget surplus thanks to oil prices, Middle East war

The 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.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

20.2% property tax increase required if Calgary funds all 2027 budget requests

The 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.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Economic, budget promises the focus of week 2 of B.C. election campaign

The province faces a projected deficit of $13.8 billion and Doerkson says Conservatives would trim that by growing the economy, if they win the snap election on Oct. 24.

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financialpost.com /1 month ago

AIMCo assets top $200 billion as public equities drive gains

Healthy equity market offset private equity woes to help Alberta fund weather first half of year marked by trade uncertainty and conflict

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globalnews.ca /20 hours ago

Affordability measures, consumer protection legislation coming: Alberta government

Alberta's government says it has a suite of legislation coming this fall to protect Albertans, their pocketbooks and their personal information.

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financialpost.com /3 days ago

Alberta voted to stay: What it means for your wallet

Watch: Calgary and Edmonton business leaders say the result eased uncertainty that could have made investors hesitate

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vancouversun.com /1 month ago

B.C. projects a $13.8 billion deficit after errors on natural gas revenue

The fiscal update comes after province admitted it miscalculated natural gas revenue projections by $1.5 billion

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toronto.citynews.ca /1 day ago

Advocates flag contributions, not costs, of newcomers in Alberta referendum aftermath

CALGARY — A union representative for a beef processing plant south of Calgary is warning of worsening labour shortages if immigration policy proposals that narrowly passed in Alber...

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Special city council meeting called over leak of confidential Calgary budget docs

Preliminary 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.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

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.

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globalnews.ca /1 week ago

BC NDP election costings would see deficit fall to $12B in two years

The costings released hours ahead of the campaign's only leaders' debate show a deficit of about $12 billion by 2028/29, down from a forecast of $14 billion this fiscal year.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Alberta to pause provincial fuel tax until 2027

The Alberta government says it is suspending the 13-cent-a-litre provincial fuel tax on gasoline and diesel, starting in October, after months of calls to do so.

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

As federal budget nears, Canada’s health ministers to meet to talk funding

Provinces and territories have raised concerns about the federal budget, which forecasts an end to some targeted health care funding after March 2027.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Nova Scotia’s government spent a record $1.9 billion outside of the budget process

The Nova Scotia government says it spent a record $1.9 billion beyond its budget in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Cost of Alberta separation could be up to $170B: report

The report looks at two scenarios involving how separation would occur, but in both cases the short-term costs of leaving Confederation would be high.

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news.ontario.ca /1 month ago

Ontario Releases 2025-26 Public Accounts

Province strengthening investments in key services to protect Ontario families and communities

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globalnews.ca /3 weeks ago

Alberta extends deadline to apply for $100 energy rebate

Nearly 3.4 million adult Albertans are eligible for the rebate, but Finance Minister Jason Nixon says so far only about 1.5 million people have applied.

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vancouversun.com /2 weeks ago

B.C. Conservatives promise tax cut that could blow $4-billion hole in provincial budget, tax expert says

At least one tax expert says the B.C. Conservative's promise could cost the province $4 billion a year in revenue

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financialpost.com /4 days ago

Federal government to unveil budget on Nov. 5, says finance minister

This will be the second budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Saskatchewan’s provincial deficit persists despite higher oil revenue

The provincial government released its first quarter financial update with a deficit at $825 million, slightly worse than the $819 million projected when the budget was released.

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Ottawa, Alberta pledge to build 1,460 affordable houses

Ottawa will provide up to $220 million through Build Canada Homes, a federal agency formed to speed up the delivery of the housing, while Alberta will pay up to $165 million.

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globalnews.ca /1 day ago

Advocates flag contributions, not costs, of newcomers in Alberta referendum aftermath

Critics have warned that the referendum's outcome could make Alberta less attractive to newcomers at a time when jobs desperately need to be filled. 

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globalnews.ca /1 month ago

Alberta introduces $14 solar panel recycling fee, landfill ban

Solar industry associations and advocates have said the Alberta government's $14 price tag is far too steep, punitive and being imposed without clear accounting to back it up.

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