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Parties brace for election call

Manitoba's top Tory did nothing Wednesday to quell speculation that a federal election call could be just a week away, and rival politicians say they're ready to rumble.

PM aiming election at Grits: ex-chief
Price of gas would rise under Grit or Tory plans, say experts Updated 7:33 AM

1. Officials tipped off before jailbreak

   REGINA -- Jail officials in Saskatchewan were tipped to the possibility of an escape more than a week before six prisoners busted out, the province's corrections minister acknowledged Wednesday. Updated 2:00 AM

2. 'The buck stops right here'

   TORONTO -- Canada's food inspection system, under scrutiny amid a massive meat recall and a listeriosis outbreak that's killed at least five people, was absolved of blame Wednesday by the president of embattled meat giant Maple Leaf Foods and defended by the minister of agriculture. Updated 8:00 AM

3. Harper pushes Arctic sovereignty

   TUKTOYAKTUK, N.W.T. -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper acknowledged Wednesday that Canada's plan to make foreign ships report to the authorities when entering Canada's Arctic waters could face opposition from other countries. Updated 2:00 AM

4. Pressure mounts for ban on Atlantic tuna fishery

   CHARLOTTETOWN -- There's growing speculation that the entire Atlantic tuna fishery, perhaps even the global fishery, could be shut down at an international meeting soon. Updated 2:00 AM

5. Price of gas would rise under Grit or Tory plans, say experts

   OTTAWA -- Energy industry experts say consumers will pay more for gas at the pump, regardless of whether Conservative or Liberal policies are adopted to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Updated 2:00 AM

6. Quitters returning to school: study

   OTTAWA -- Many young people are taking the circuitous route from high school to college or university graduation, says a new study by a University of Ottawa economist. Updated 2:00 AM

7. PM aiming election at Grits: ex-chief

   OTTAWA -- Conventional wisdom suggests Stephen Harper must be mad to thrust the country into an election at a time when he has little hope of winning a majority. Updated 2:00 AM

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