Ex-minister to testify in CBC suit (CNews)BARRIE — Former justice minister Doug Lewis is expected to testify today in a civil trial, claiming the CBC ruined his reputation with a 2001 story on Internet gambling.

Sadr bloc pulls out of Iraqi government (AFP via Yahoo! News)Radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr pulled his six ministers out of Iraq’s beleaguered coalition government on Monday as he pushed his demand for a rapid withdrawal of US troops from the country.