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LONDON (Reuters) - A paralyzed man using a new brain sensor has been able to move a computer cursor, open e-mail and control a robotic device simply by thinking about doing it, a team of scientists said on Wednesday.

OTTAWA -- The Conservative government will soon announce more than $1-billion of funding for uncompensated victims of the tainted blood scandal, The Canadian Press has learned.

An internal government communications plan obtained by CP shows Health Minister Tony Clement was scheduled to "announce the framework agreement on Hep C'' in Toronto last Thursday.

OTTAWA (AFP) - Snaggle-toothed hockey players and sugar lovers may soon rejoice as Canadian scientists said they have created the first device able to re-grow teeth and bones.

The researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton filed patents earlier this month in the United States for the tool based on low-intensity pulsed ultrasound technology after testing it on a dozen dental patients in Canada.

Canadians have paid their taxes to support our system of public health insurance. But all too often, they find themselves waiting too long for critical procedures. That is not good enough. It is time Canadians received the health care they have paid for.