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Ottawa puts $17.6 million toward 18 Calgary-area businesses dealing with U.S. tariffs

Eighteen businesses in the Calgary area received up to $1 million each, in payments that do not have to be repaid, the federal government said on November 13. Eleanor Olszewski, the minister responsible for PrairiesCan, made the announcement in Calgary, and the total was $17.6 million. Officials said the firms include businesses in agriculture, health sciences, construction and advanced manufacturing. The money comes from a $3.45 billion tariff-response program, which officials described as part of a $7.5 billion federal package for workers and businesses hit by U.S. tariffs.

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