Posted AT 1:37 AM EST on 04/10/08
The gloom spreads north
MONTREAL, TORONTO AND CALGARY — Rick Lafleur is walking away from his home in Windsor, Ont., unable to renew his mortgage. Customers won't even talk to Newfoundland manufacturer Lorne Janes as their lenders tighten the screws. New Brunswick Finance Minister Victor Boudreau fears a budget deficit may be inevitable as a collapsing stock market whacks government pension funds and the province's export-driven economy falters further.
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