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NATIONAL NEWS
Grits predict Tories will try to block probe of election spending
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs fear the Harper government is preparing to cut off parliamentary business for the summer rather than endure an inquiry into allegations of election spending fraud by the Conservative party.
After months of Tory filibustering that delayed a probe of the so-called in-and-out election financing scheme, the Commons ethics committee is finally scheduled to begin hearings on July 15.
SPORTS NEWS
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BUSINESS NEWS
Investors brace for further pain as commodity stocks fuel TSX decline
TORONTO - Canadian investors should brace for further losses in the near future as markets suffer a crisis of confidence triggered by slowing economic growth, rising inflation and profit disappointments - conditions made worse by record oil prices.
"I would say for the month of July, investors should be preparing themselves for this market to head lower only because, from a technical point of view, we've gone through support, now we have to go find the next floor," said Andrew Pyle, investment adviser
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
White Stripes' White pens poem about Detroit, his home town
DETROIT - Singer-guitarist Jack White has penned a poem expressing his strong feelings for Detroit to clear up any misconceptions about how the White Stripes frontman feels about his hometown.
White said he was frustrated by a sense that his thoughts about the Motor City were misrepresented since he moved to Nashville two years ago.
HEALTH NEWS
Family, mental-health issues overtake work issues for federal workers: survey
OTTAWA - Job-related stresses in federal workplaces are in decline, a new report suggests, raising doubts about the so-called "toxic" work environment in the public sector.
A six-year survey of 65 federal departments and agencies has found that fewer employees are seeking counselling for work-related issues, though more of them are citing mental health and family problems.
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