Canada Conservatives pledge modest balanced budgets if reelected

By Julie Gordon RICHMOND, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canada's ruling Conservatives on Friday pledged to run a series of modest budget surpluses if they retain power in an Oct 19 election, seeking to portray themselves as the best economic stewards in a race that looks too tight to call. The Conservatives - who say opposition parties will wreck the economy if they take office - predicted surpluses of C$1.67 billion ($1.29 billion) in 2016/17, C$1.42 billion in 2017/18, C$947.8 million in 2018/1