Canada's Manitoba sees C$911 million deficit in 2016-17

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - The western Canadian province of Manitoba on Tuesday forecast a C$911 million ($695 million) deficit for its 2016-17 budget, its eighth straight shortfall and the first since Brian Pallister's Progressive Conservatives won last month's election. Manitoba, whose economy depends on farming, manufacturing and mining, projected spending at C$16.3 billion and revenue of C$15.2 billion, both up 3 percent. Finance Minister Cameron Friesen said the government