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REGINA — Saskatchewan’s government says it will ride a strong economy to a projected razor-thin surplus in next year’s budget, but turbulent headwinds of tariffs could ultimately blow a billion-dollar hole in the spending plan.

TORONTO — Hudson's Bay is still waiting to see if it will be granted approval to liquidate stores as the retailer requests more time to work out some of its differences with its myriad of landlords, lenders and other partners.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford named a new cabinet Wednesday with many familiar faces to tackle the challenges that a trade war with the United States will bring, though he did shuffle his housing, education and environment ministers.

VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has banned Chinese AI tool DeepSeek's applications from being used or installed on university-owned devices and networks, citing "a high degree of privacy and security risk.

VANCOUVER — The federal government says it's pumping nearly $100 million into two B.C. firms to support the construction of a hydrogen fuel facility and two "cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities" for vaccines and other treatments.

Nestle USA is recalling certain batches of its Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's frozen meals for possible contamination with “wood-like material" after a report of potential choking.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine and Russia agreed in principle to a limited ceasefire after President Donald Trump spoke with the countries' leaders this week, though it remains to be seen when it might take effect and what possible targets would be off

The Latin Grammys are getting closer to cinema and television with the new best music for visual media category. The new category announced Wednesday will recognize original music for movies, TV shows, video games and other visual media.

MANDAN, N.D.

WINNIPEG — A First Nations-led project to redevelop the historic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg to advance reconciliation has doubled in cost nearly three years after it started.