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  Nearly a billion in wildfire costs helps to push B.C.'s projected deficit to $6.7B

  A record-high $966 million in wildfire spending and lower natural gas prices have added $2.5 billion to British Columbia's projected deficit for this fiscal year.

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  Ontario will not compensate Greenbelt developers, housing minister says

  Ontario will not compensate developers whose lands are returning to the protected Greenbelt, the province's housing minister said Wednesday.

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  Canada sees fastest population growth since 1957

  Canada’s population grew by the highest rate in a single year since 1957 as the number of temporary workers, foreign students and immigrants surged.

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  Ontario records lower deficit for the last fiscal year than projected

  Ontario ended the last fiscal year with a smaller deficit than projected in the 2022 budget, largely on the strength of higher tax revenues due to economic growth and inflation.

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  Several First Nations from Ring of Fire region demand meeting with Premier Doug Ford

  Leaders of several First Nations from the Ring of Fire region in northern Ontario demanded a meeting with Doug Ford at the legislature on Tuesday, saying they needed to discuss concerns over possible mining in their territories – but the premier refused their request.