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

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

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 18, 2026 9:14 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s finance minister begins selling a budget Wednesday that has drawn critics from all sides with its soaring debt and deficit, public sector cuts, and construction delays for care homes, student housing…

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Canada’s new ambassador to the U.S. takes up his post in Washington – National

Canada’s new ambassador to the U.S. takes up his post in Washington – National

Canada’s new top diplomat in Washington presented his credentials to U.S. President Donald Trump Tuesday, officially taking on the role of ambassador to the United States at a turbulent moment in Canada-U.S. relations. Mark Wiseman, a global investment banker and pension fund manager, will be looking to help Canada find tariff off-ramps and stability ahead…

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Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises

Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises

The Polish army has banned Chinese cars from entering military facilities. File picture. | Photo Credit: GettyImages/iStockphotos The Polish army has banned Chinese cars from entering military facilities, hoping to prevent the collection of sensitive data by technologically advanced automobiles. Modern vehicles equipped with cutting-edge sensors and communication systems are capable of “uncontrolled acquisition and…

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Saudi Arabia Founding Day 2026: Date, history, significance and celebration of 300 years of statehood

Saudi Arabia Founding Day 2026: Date, history, significance and celebration of 300 years of statehood

What is Saudi Founding Day and Why is it Celebrated on February 22? Every year on February 22, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia pauses to commemorate Founding Day, a national occasion that honours the birth of the first Saudi state nearly three centuries ago. This year’s holiday, officially declared a paid public holiday for workers…

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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, UK inflation data

Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, UK inflation data

Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, 2026. NYSE LONDON — European stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors weighed the latest U.K. inflation data and monitored global market developments. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was last seen up 0.8% at 10:08 a.m. in London. Meanwhile, the U.K.’s FTSE 100 rose 0.9%,…

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Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest  billion in U.S. megaprojects

Trump lauds Japan’s pledge to invest $36 billion in U.S. megaprojects

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed Japan’s pledge to invest nearly $36 billion in oil, gas and critical mineral projects in Texas, Ohio and…

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More than 50% of enterprise software could switch to AI: Mistral CEO

More than 50% of enterprise software could switch to AI: Mistral CEO

Arthur Mensch, founder of Mistral AI, during the ‘Nvidia GTC’ meeting at the 2025 VivaTech conference in Paris, France, on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images NEW DELHI — More than 50% of enterprises’ current software could be replaced by AI, the CEO of Mistral AI told CNBC on Wednesday,…

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UK inflation Jan 2026

UK inflation Jan 2026

A customer looks at goods on a shelf in a supermarket on January 15, 2025 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. inflation rate cooled to 3% in January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Economists polled by Reuters had expected the consumer price…

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Peru interim president José Jerí removed amid corruption allegations

Peru interim president José Jerí removed amid corruption allegations

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Peru’s interim president was removed from office Tuesday over corruption allegations, further destabilizing the country ahead of April’s presidential and congressional elections, according to reports. José Jerí’s ouster follows an ongoing scandal called “Chifagate,” in which he was allegedly filmed at an undisclosed meeting with a Chinese…

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UN forum calls for overhaul of agrifood systems

UN forum calls for overhaul of agrifood systems

These numbers point to an even deeper crisis: in 2024, an estimated 2.3 billion people experienced moderate or severe food insecurity, and chronic hunger affected 96 million more people than in 2015. Against this backdrop, senior UN officials called for urgent investment and innovation to transform global agrifood systems. These systems encompass everything from farming…

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