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Daily Briefing·3 min read

Budget day, AMD's $2.9-billion Taalas price tag, and a $20-million phone scam in Edmonton

The federal budget lands at 4 p.m., AMD prices its Toronto chip deal, Gemini starts shopping for Canadians, Unifor targets Amazon, and Edmonton police bust a phone scam.

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