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Harper uses Trudeau's name to slam Dion
PM tries to calm recession fears; portrays himself as steady hand and Liberal Leader as extreme left-winger
By STEVEN CHASE AND CAMPBELL CLARK
INUVIK AND OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper painted Liberal rival Stephane Dion as an extreme left-winger and himself as a steady hand yesterday in an effort to frame an election campaign expected to start in early September amid mounting talk of recession. FULL STORY 
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Ottawa wanted U.S. to accept more lenient meat inspection regime
By BILL CURRY
OTTAWA -- The Canadian government strongly opposed tougher U.S. rules to prevent listeria and lobbied the United States to accept Canada's more lenient standards, internal documents reveal.Briefing notes prepared by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for an April 7, 2006, meeting with the board of directors of the Canadian Meat Council outline how both industry and the Canadian government were frustrated with the increased precautions the United States was demanding. FULL STORY
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Savage rape in Alberta brings conviction
By DEAN BENNETT
EDMONTON -- Ryan Huppie hung his head yesterday as a judge convicted him of savagely raping and slashing a woman with a butcher blade in a case that made headlines for its barbarity and for the victim's determination to fight back. FULL STORY
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Eyes of world on quakes rumbling near 2010 site
By ROBERT MATAS
VANCOUVER -- A ''swarm of earthquakes'' off the coast of Vancouver Island that caused no damage drew international attention yesterday as the global media shifted its gaze from Beijing to Vancouver, the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. FULL STORY
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