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REGINA — The first indication of what impact Saskatchewan's spring austerity budget has had shows things are on track despite a slight jump in spending.

OTTAWA — Defence officials and fighter-jet makers have circled a date in late September as the make-or-break moment for the Liberal government's plan to buy interim Super Hornets fighter jets from U.S. firm Boeing.

NEW WATERFORD, N.S. — Police have asked Canadians to be on the lookout for old money, after thousands of dollars in vintage bills dating back to the 1950s were stolen from a Cape Breton home.

WASHINGTON — The bad blood between President Donald Trump and his party's congressional wing is now palpable. He takes daily digs at Washington Republicans, and they're increasingly willing to chide him publicly.

HALIFAX — A federal report suggests some Maritime waters were warmer than normal last year, including record-breaking temperatures at the bottom of the Scotian Shelf and Gulf of St. Lawrence.

MIAMI — A Montreal-area MP says he's learned that many Haitians in Miami have been misinformed about what it takes to come to Canada.

PORTLAND, Maine — Fearing an existential threat to one of the largest mammals in the sea, the United States government has launched an investigation into a string of deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales.

GUELPH, Ont. — A study from a Canadian university has underlined the significant threat the global fin trade poses to many species of sharks and rays.

HALIFAX — Although Hurricane Harvey isn't expected to have much of an impact on Canada, forecasters are warning of another potentially powerful storm that could blow through eastern parts of the country next week.

OTTAWA — The federal government is facing increased pressure from Indigenous advocates to confront how historical figures are celebrated in Canada following the passage of a motion by an Ontario teachers' union calling for the removal of Sir John A.