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Montreal - Prime Minister Paul Martin says supplying the United States with flu shots won't come at the expense of Canadians, as a one-day, Americans-only flu clinic is set to open in Vancouver. "Obviously, if we can help the Americans we will, but we are not going to do it at the expense of Canadians," said Martin. Americans have been coming to Canada to buy flu shots after the main supplier for the U.S., Chiron, had its licence suspended. Seniors in the U.S. have been waiting for hours in lineups at clinics to get the shot. Earlier in the week, federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh suggested Canada could supply the United States with its leftover flu vaccines. Toronto - Ottawa must stop auctioning off equipment seized from marijuana growing operations because too many items are making their way back to criminals, an Ontario police chief says. York Regional Police Chief Armand LaBarge said he was "appalled" to learn that scales, fans and generators uncovered during a drug bust in August had been seized in previous drug raids and sold off by the federal government. Charlottetown - The paint on the Royal Canadian Mint's new quarter is easily scratched off, P.E.I. residents say. The mint's new coin contains a painted red poppy on engraved maple leaves, a recognition of Canada's war veterans. The mint says under normal usage, the quarters should keep their colour for up to three years.
