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text: Deal on offshore revenue for Nfld. and N.S. could come next week (Canadian Press) Canadian Press - ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (CP) - Newfoundland is on the brink of an offshore revenue deal with Ottawa that could see the country's poorest province end its dependence on equalization payments in as little as three years, says Premier Danny Williams.