CANADA
CBC News
All bets are off in Quebec as to whether a local will become the next pope.
The provincial lottery commission said it will not follow the lead of some foreign gambling houses that allow people to place bets on who will be the successor for Pope Benedict XVI.
The organization is not swayed by the fact that fellow Quebecer Marc Cardinal Ouellet happens to be the odds-on favourite as well as one of the betting houses’ top picks.
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