Federal Election 2008

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• Stelmach wants to diversify to avoid boom-bust cycle CBC - Fri Jul 3, 1:28 PM

  Alberta's premier has set up a panel to advise the province on how to prevent its economy from swinging between boom and bust.

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  Canada, U.S. unemployment expected to rise Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 12:44 PM

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - The jobless rate in Canada and the United States will continue to rise, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.

• Liberal leader says Tories' personal attacks pit Canadian against each other The Canadian Press - Thu Jul 2, 8:09 PM

  WINNIPEG - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is accusing the Tories of dividing Canadians through personal attacks on his patriotism and by dredging up controversial remarks about Ukrainians made 15 years ago.

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  Opposition wants climate change action from Ottawa AFP - Thu Jul 2, 7:41 PM

  OTTAWA (AFP) - The Liberal Party, Canada's main opposition group, warned the government Thursday against blocking an international deal to combat climate change, due to be negotiated in Copenhagen this December.

• Liberal leader says Tories' personal attacks pit Canadians against each other The Canadian Press - Thu Jul 2, 5:48 PM

  WINNIPEG - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is accusing the Tories of dividing Canadians through personal attacks.

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  Flaherty says has no plans to add to stimulus Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 4:46 PM

  SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Canada has no immediate plans to increase the size of its two-year stimulus plan, which is designed to pump an extra C$46 billion ($40 billion) into the economy, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Thursday.

• MP admits approving newsletter painting Ignatieff as anti-Ukrainian CBC - Thu Jul 2, 4:44 PM

  Manitoba Conservative MP Vic Toews has confirmed he authorized a newsletter last month that slammed Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff for comments he made about Ukrainians more than a decade ago.

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  Canada's recession losses to be long term: report Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 3:47 PM

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - More Canadians will be out of work in 2014 than prior to the recession, even if the economy recovers quickly and expands at a healthy clip for the next five years, a prominent economist forecast on Thursday.

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  Liberals take small poll lead Reuters - Thu Jul 2, 10:40 AM

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Liberal Party has regained its slender lead in public support, thanks largely to a sharp dip in backing for the Conservatives, according to a poll released on Thursday.

• Ignatieff has 'respect' for Ukrainians, says Tories misinterpreted his words The Canadian Press - Wed Jul 1, 12:26 AM

  EDMONTON - Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says comments he wrote about Ukrainians 15 years ago have been misinterpreted by the federal Conservatives.

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  Recession continues to grip Canada but deterioration slows in April The Canadian Press - Tue Jun 30, 6:12 PM

  OTTAWA - The Canadian economy showed the first real glimmer of emerging from the worst slump since the early 1980s in April, but more pain lies ahead for workers and employers this year.

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  TSX rattled by economic recovery concerns Reuters - Tue Jun 30, 4:34 PM

  TORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto's main stock index capped off a sharp quarterly gain with a lower close on Tuesday as weighty financial shares tumbled on concerns about the prospects for a global economic recovery.

• Roméo LeBlanc's state funeral has RCMP finalizing security plans CBC - Tue Jun 30, 1:24 PM

  The New Brunswick RCMP are finalizing security plans for the state funeral of former governor general Roméo LeBlanc in his hometown of Memramcook.

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  Canadian economy slips in April Reuters - Tue Jun 30, 11:10 AM

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy contracted for the ninth straight month in April as the manufacturing, energy and retail industries scaled back activity in the deepest downturn since the early 1990s.

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  Appoint another Inuit senator, group exhorts Harper CBC - Tue Jun 30, 10:08 AM

  Canada's Inuit organization is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to appoint another Inuk to the Senate to succeed retiring Nunavut senator Willie Adams.

• Economy contracted 0.1% in April CBC - Tue Jun 30, 8:58 AM

  Canada's real gross domestic product declined by 0.1 per cent in April, matching the forecasts of economists.

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  Canadian economy shrinks again in April Reuters - Tue Jun 30, 8:36 AM

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's economy contracted for the ninth straight month in April as the manufacturing, energy and retail industries scaled back activity in the deepest recession since the early 1990s.

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  B.C. court told polygamy case is political abuse Reuters - Mon Jun 29, 9:25 PM

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Improper political interference led to polygamy charges being filed against two members of a breakaway sect of the Mormon Church, defense lawyers told a Canadian court on Monday.

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  Canada court told polygamy case is political abuse Reuters - Mon Jun 29, 6:11 PM

  VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Improper political interference led to polygamy charges being filed against two members of a breakaway sect of the Mormon Church, a Canadian court was told on Monday.