1.   The provinces are paying down debt, their credit is improving and their currency is rising.

2.   Already, Buenos Aires province is paying state workers partly with bonds, called Patacones, instead of cash.

3.   An unanimous Supreme Court of Canada decision Thursday sided with Francophone parents in Summerside who want the province to pay for French elementary education in the community.

4.   The province paid Ottawa back the money.

5.   There is a private abortion clinic in Fredericton, run by Dr. Henry Morgentaler, but the province will not pay any fees associated with abortions at the clinic.

6.   This festive month of May, many provinces pay tribute to their patron saints with a tablefuls of succulent dishes.

7.   Cash-strapped provinces frequently pay employees with bonds.

8.   Cash-strapped provinces frequently pay with bonds.

9.   The province will pay damages to those who suffer property damage or personal injury -- but apparently only if the animal is not killed.