{"id":635211,"date":"2026-04-29T00:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/635211\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:11:13","slug":"new-skilled-worker-plan-deficit-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/635211\/","title":{"rendered":"New skilled worker plan, deficit down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CTV National News: Liberals mark one-year anniversary with spring economic update and mini budget\" class=\"c-image c-video-playlist__item__media__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/arc-goldfish-bellmediainc-thumbnails.s3.amazonaws.com\/04-28-2026\/t_aa281733dfc547e18476658ce.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CTV National News: Liberals mark one-year anniversary with spring economic update and mini budget<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CTV National News: PM Carney promises 'good news' for Canadians in economic update\" class=\"c-image c-video-playlist__item__media__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/arc-goldfish-bellmediainc-thumbnails.s3.amazonaws.com\/04-28-2026\/t_b36024d44374476fbe1fd8f64.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>CTV National News: PM Carney promises &#8216;good news&#8217; 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