Alberta Says Budget Deficit to Widen on Lower Oil Price

Alberta will record a wider budget deficit in the fiscal yearthat began Apr. 1 because of declining revenue from oil, FinanceMinister Doug Horner said in a Bloomberg report.The deficit will widen to a range between $2.3 billion and $3billion, up from an original forecast of $886 million, Horner saidon a conference call with media from the provincial capital ofEdmonton. The province's outlook for