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  Ignatieff blasts Harper's attack ads in Stampede stump-style speech The Canadian Press - Sat Jul 4, 4:45 PM

  CALGARY - Conservative attack ads that suggest Bloc Quebecois members are soft on pedophiles comprise a dirty tactic unworthy of Canadian politics, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff charged Saturday.

• Canadians keep falling for Nigerian letter scam, experts say recession a factor The Canadian Press - Sat Jul 4, 11:24 AM

  TORONTO - Fraud artists are finding it easier amid a battered economy to entrap marks with dubious offers once easily dismissed as scams, and are snaring a growing number of victims to the tune of millions of dollars a month, experts say.

• 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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  Lower taxes to lure firms to Canada: Flaherty Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 1:22 PM

  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Other companies are likely to follow Tim Hortons Inc in moving their corporate structures to Canada to take advantage of a falling corporate tax rate, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said on Friday.

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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.