| B.C. starts new hospital funding system B.C.'s health minister has announced the first wave of money for the province's new patient-based funding model. cbc.ca |
Quebec judicial naming probe sees diskette An old diskette has been dusted off to become a potential key piece of evidence at the Quebec commission looking into allegations of political interference in the appointment of judges. cbc.ca |
Canada drops bid for UN Security Council seat Canada has dropped its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council after coming behind Portugal in second ballot voting Tuesday in New York. cbc.ca |
Clinton tackled for oilsands comments Senators from both parties criticized U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for signalling likely support for a $7-billion pipeline to carry Canadian oil to refineries along the Gulf Coast. cbc.ca |
Seal Products Banned in Europe Canadian seal hunters said the ban would hurt incomes in traditional Inuit communities. nytimes.com |