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  "path": "/2026/02/26/news/alberta-budget-comes-spending-hikes-94b-deficit-no-balance-horizon",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T03:46:24.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.nationalobserver.com",
  "textContent": "Finance Minister Nate Horner says the costs of a rising population coupled with global uncertainty and low oil prices are hammering the province’s bottom line and stretching capacity.",
  "title": "Alberta budget comes with spending hikes, $9.4B deficit and no balance on the horizon"
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