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Budget Day 2026: What a $63B+ Deficit Means for Your Wallet

  Canadian Money Brief • Thursday, November 5, 2026 Ottawa tables its second Carney-era budget today. Almost everyone expects big spending. Hardly anyone expects it to help their own bank account. Here is what the numbers say, and what to do about it. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says today’s budget is about “changing Canada’s growth model”: less reliance on the U.S., more building at home. That is a big-picture pitch. Your household budget is a small-picture problem, and a new Abacus Data poll shows the gap between the two is wide. The poll in one line: only 10% of Canadians expect Budget 2026 to make their household better off. 30% expect to be worse off, and 48% expect little difference. (Abacus Data, 1,809 adults, Oct. 30 to Nov. 3.) The deficit, in plain numbers The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) is the government’s independent fiscal referee. Its latest outlook, which predates the budget and only counts measures already announced, sets the stage: PBO proj...
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Regional Tensions Erupt as Iran Targets Gulf States

 

                                    Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain


Iran’s latest missile barrage has sharply escalated tensions across the Gulf, striking multiple Arab states and leaving one person dead in Abu Dhabi. The attacks came after Tehran vowed retaliation for earlier U.S.–Israeli strikes, pushing conflict into a region long considered relatively stable. 

Several countries—including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan—reported incoming projectiles, with some successfully intercepted by air defenses. The UAE confirmed one fatality in Abu Dhabi but released no further details. 

Regional governments swiftly condemned the strikes. Leaders across the Arab world described the attacks as a violation of sovereignty and a dangerous expansion of hostilities. Many of the targeted states host U.S. military facilities, making them flashpoints in the widening confrontation between Iran and its adversaries. 

The situation remains volatile as governments assess damage, bolster defenses, and brace for potential further escalation.

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