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U.S. government shutdown: Republicans, Democrats and the blame game

For the cynical political observer, the greatest concern for Republicans and Democrats coming out of the partial government shutdown may not be the short- or long-term effects on the country, but rather which party will shoulder the blame for the continuing impasse. More 6:35 AM ET read comments

• U.S. government shutdown could make Washington a smelly city 2:09 PM ET video
• U.S. government shutdown: Security services stretched thin 10:08 PM ET
• U.S. government shutdown: What's next? 8:45 PM ET video
• Analysis The perverse math behind the Republican budget showdown: Neil Macdonald 9:58 AM ET

90-year-old discharged from B.C. hospital in middle of night

A 90-year-old legally blind senior says staff at a Delta Hospital sent her home in a taxi in the middle of the night while she was bleeding from the arm, dressed in nothing but her pyjamas, and without shoes. More 7:01 AM ET read comments video

• Watch Woman discharged from hospital 2:35
• 5 Metro Vancouver hospitals rate lowest in Canada
• B.C. nurses among least likely to recommend their hospital

Analysis George Parros fight injury in season opener renews debate

The concussion suffered by Montreal Canadiens enforcer George Parros in the opening game of the NHL season has started a new round in the debate on fighting and hockey. More 6:42 AM ET read comments video audio

• Watch Opening night injury sparks debate over hockey fights 3:45
• In Depth Hockey, Canada's game, not its most popular 10:02 AM ET
• It's more than a game

Analysis Is Quebec more Catholic than it likes to think?

Quebec's secular charter has not only scored deep political divisions, it is also provoking Quebecers, according to the polls, to want to reaffirm their Catholic heritage. Just one of the many paradoxes in this fractured debate, Michelle Gagnon writes. More 5:02 AM ET read comments

• Violence against Muslim women on the rise, Quebec group says
• Quebec's values charter sends politicians scrambling