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VICTORIA — Highlights of British Columbia's 2017-18 budget released Tuesday: — A forecast surplus of $295 million, a fifth consecutive balanced budget with projections to remain in the black for the next two years, with a $223 million surplus in 2019

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Maple Leaf Foods (TSX:MFI) has announced it will acquire an American company that makes plant-based protein foods for US$140 million and any related costs.

TORONTO — The parent company of Tim Hortons and Burger King is making a move to add fried chicken to its repertoire with an offer to buy Popeyes in a friendly deal. Restaurant Brands International (TSX:QSR) said Tuesday it will pay US$1.

TORONTO — Blake Wheeler was still puzzled Tuesday morning by the NHL's disciplinary process.

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TORONTO — The Toronto Argonauts signed American receiver Khalil Paden on Tuesday. The six-foot-one, 180-pound Paden spent the last three seasons with the Ottawa Redblacks.

TORONTO — All three NAFTA members will be at the table whenever talks to revise the trade deal get underway, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday amid concerns that Mexico could be given short shrift.

TORONTO — A judge's finding that two inmates were subjected to cruel and unusual treatment because of the numerous prison lockdowns they endured was based on faulty information and legally wrong, Ontario's top court heard Tuesday.

WHITEHORSE — Think of the frost fairy on a really bad hair day. Those are the prospective winners at the Takhini Hot Pools hair-freezing contest that have captured the attention of many through the Internet.

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative Leader will support an anti-Islamophobia motion from a Liberal member and is encouraging his caucus to do the same.