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Prime Minister Paul Martin talks to reporters after holding a meeting with his cabinet on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Tuesday, Dec.16, 2003. (CP PHOTO/Fred Chartrand)
INDEPTH: YEAR IN REVIEW 2003
December
CBC News Online | December 19, 2003

Canada, U.S. reach softwood deal

Canada and the United States reach a deal in principle covering Canada's $10 billion worth of annual exports of softwood lumber to the U.S.


Merged conservatives 'Paul Martin's worst nightmare,' MacKay says

Progressive Conservative delegates vote to unite the right by merging their party with the Canadian Alliance so they can challenge the governing Liberals together.


Martin government blend of old and new

Paul Martin took a public oath and made a personal pledge as he became Canada's 21st prime minister on Friday, installing a government he vows will bring change to Canadian politics.


Saddam 'caught like a rat': U.S.

Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is yanked from a tiny bunker near his hometown after a family friend tipped off U.S. forces.


New SARS case reported in Taiwan

Health officials in Taiwan confirm that a hospital lab worker has Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS. It is the first reported case in Taiwan in more than six months.


Former Tory leader Robert Stanfield remembered as man of 'great warmth, humility'

Tributes pour in following the death of former federal Conservative leader and Nova Scotia premier Robert Lorne Stanfield. He died at the age of 89.







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