The best medicine
This year more than 100,000 Australians will be told they have cancer. In her new book, oncologist Ranjana Srivastava says not all will get the medical treatment they deserve. She speaks to Julia Medew.

Pedestrian killed in S.E. intersection
A 23-year-year ancient woman was killed Tuesday night when an SUV struck her while she was crossing a street in southeast Calgary.

New York Man Dies On Milwaukee Flight
DENVER — A man from New York died of an apparent heart attack on an AirTran Airways flight from Las Vegas to Milwaukee early Saturday, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport.

Indigenous programs soar at University of Victoria
Eleven drummers beat furiously on a large drum as they chanted a song of welcome. Elegantly carved eagles, orcas (killer whales), frogs and bears looked down from eight posts around the edge of the large room. An overflow crowd filled the ceremonial hall of the First Peoples House, a [...]

Obama hails New Orleans’ ‘resilience’
PRESIDENT Barack Obama, marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, has praised the city’s resilience and pledged support for rebuilding “until the job is done”.