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VANCOUVER — British Columbia lawyers have dug into their own pockets to compensate victims of a complex real estate scheme that a B.C. Supreme Court judge says has shamed the entire legal profession.

OTTAWA — Yet another federal minister has been subjected to a less than flattering assessment from Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt, as Conservatives brace for what else might emerge from her audiotaped musings.

Smaller hospitals across the country will run out of medical isotopes this week, leaving many cancer and heart patients scrambling to find alternatives.

Manitoba health officials were investigating a sudden spike in the number of people requiring intensive care for flu-like illnesses Monday, while Quebec reported its first death related to swine flu.

Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt, speaking in an inadvertently recorded conversation, calls solving the isotope shortage a “sexy” issue that she hopes to take credit for and she also expresses doubts about the parliamentary skills of Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq.

VANCOUVER — It’s too early to compare the B.C. wildfire season with 2003, the worst on record, says a forest-fire expert.

New life appears to be growing in the debate over genetically modified wheat, but experts say old seeds of doubt still abound.

CALGARY — Prince Edward focused his attention on Canada’s youth on Sunday and his enthusiasm for the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh Awards is bringing benefits to students even in Canada’s North.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper implored Canadians on Saturday to remember the sacrifices of soldiers who 65 years ago charged into the teeth of withering German fire on Juno Beach and not to dismiss the ideals those men represented.

Canadian municipalities hope they are helping the federal government make a case against the Obama Administration’s “Buy American” policy,