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at 0:50 on July 5, 2009, EDT.

Harper touts party's success, weaknesses of other parties at Stampede speech

CALGARY - The big guns in the Liberal and Conservative parties rode into Calgary on Saturday, but there was no showdown, only a shoot-out of words that rang out hours apart.

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at 13:23 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Ramp ceremony sends latest fallen Canadian soldier on final journey home

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - One of the troops injured in the blast that killed a Canadian comrade watched from a wheelchair Saturday as hundreds of his fellow soldiers gathered to say goodbye to Cpl. Nick Bulger.

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at 11:42 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Life after General Motors: communities in crisis rebuild for a bright future

MONTREAL - The resurrection of the Chevrolet Camaro remains a sore point for many former General Motors workers near Montreal, but Quebec's last automotive town has discovered it's better off in some ways without the troubled carmaker.

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at 21:18 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Harper touts party's success, weaknesses of other parties at Stampede speech

CALGARY - Prime Minister Stephen Harper says his government won't be pressured into making bad choices by other political parties.

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at 12:27 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Slain soldier's comrades offer condolences to grieving family members

EDMONTON - The comrades of the latest Canadian soldier to die in Afghanistan are in mourning and offering their condolences to his family.

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at 21:55 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Tamiflu resistant H1N1 from Hong Kong more worrying than earlier findings

TORONTO - All cases of Tamiflu resistance are not created equal. So while the first three instances of swine flu infection with Tamiflu-resistant viruses were reported in the past week, it was Number 3, not Number 1 that put influenza experts on edge.

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at 13:35 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Federal website changes undermine Iraq resisters: critics

OTTAWA - The Harper government is denying claims that it stripped a section on Vietnam from a federal website to boost its case for deporting Iraq war resisters.

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at 13:05 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

BBQ held to mark fifth anniversary of Regina girl who vanished from her home

REGINA - The posters of a little Saskatchewan girl who disappeared from her home five years ago might be fading, but there's still hope that Tamra Keepness will be found.

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at 23:11 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

Insurance expert warns against renewed B.C. forest-fire risk

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An insurance expert is warning that more B.C. homeowners are risking losses due to forest fires because they're under-insured.

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at 21:20 on July 4, 2009, EDT.

RCMP say 6th bomb targeting B.C. pipeline caused small sour gas leak

VANCOUVER, B.C. - For the sixth time in nine months, and the second time in three days, a bomb has exploded near EnCana's natural gas pipeline in northeastern British Columbia.

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