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Summer melt buoys PM's bid to champion Arctic sovereignty
Temporarily navigable Northwest Passage reinforces point of Harper trip
By STEVEN CHASE AND CAMPBELL CLARK
INUVIK and OTTAWA -- The timing couldn't be better for Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who has jetted to the Far North this week to champion Canada's Arctic sovereignty as the clock ticks down to a possible election call. FULL STORY 
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B.C. man will fight to keep tiger in cage
By BRENNAN CLARKE
VICTORIA -- The way David Bennett sees it, Suzie the tiger has a right to come and live at his Millstream Road acreage, whether Highlands council likes it or not.Mr. Bennett, who has built a three-metre-high enclosure on his property in hopes of adopting the two-year-old, 90-kilogram tiger from a Vancouver Island animal refuge, said yesterday a new municipal bylaw banning exotic pets hasn't derailed his plans. FULL STORY
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G-G cancels trip; PM says election nearly certain
By CAMPBELL CLARK
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper has asked Governor-General Michaelle Jean to cancel her plans to leave for China Sept. 5, portraying a snap election as a near certainty and hinting he will ask Ms. Jean to trigger it next week. FULL STORY
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Clash of the curds
The mess of fries, cheese 'n' gravy known as poutine has become a cultural icon - so much so that two Quebec towns lay claim to it
By INGRID PERITZ
MONTREAL -- Mixing fries and gravy together under a heap of cheese curds in Quebec is known as the recipe for poutine. It also turns out to be a recipe for a good old-fashioned dispute. FULL STORY
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Migraines, cramps, delirium grip patient
As infected B.C. woman grapples with illness, Ontario mother seeks information about daughter's fatal case
By IAN BAILEY AND CAROLINE ALPHONSO
VANCOUVER and TORONTO -- Arlene Gorman, grappling with the pain and misery that is listeriosis, says she is hard pressed to offer people advice for steering clear of the illness.''It's hard to say, ''Watch what you buy,' because you think when you're buying food it's good to eat. It's not going to do this to you. So it's hard tell people what to do,'' Ms. Gorman said from her home in Cranbrook, B.C. FULL STORY
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