Canadian official comes to U.S. for surgery

Newfoundland-Labrador Premier Danny Williams needs heart surgery, but he will not be seeking his heart surgery at home, in Canada. Instead, he will come to the United States for his treatment.

CBC News confirmed Monday that Williams, 60, left the province earlier in the day and will have surgery later in the week. The premier’s office provided few details, beyond confirming that he would have heart surgery and saying that it was not necessarily a routine procedure.