Morning Update: A surprising gold mine for lung cancer research

Good morning. Canadian researchers would very much like some of your toenail clippings – all in the name of science, of course. More on that below, along with China’s massive lending to high-income countries and last night’s Giller Prize winner. But first:

• The Liberal government survives a confidence vote on the federal budget
• The U.S. plan for a stabilization force in Gaza gets the UN Security Council’s approval
• Alberta plans to allow doctors to deliver public and private services