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OTTAWA - Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence's romantic partner — once in charge of the books at the troubled northern Ontario reserve — has had his own money problems in the past.

OTTAWA - Absent from Friday's meeting between the federal government and First Nations leaders will be one of two aboriginals in the Harper cabinet: Peter Penashue.

The family of murdered Langford teenager Kimberly Proctor hopes her death will rally government and public support to reform the young-offender system, including imposing a minimum sentence of 25 years with no chance of parole on youths convicted in

OTTAWA - The insistence of some native leaders that Gov. Gen. David Johnston take part in their meetings with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and government officials is rooted in a symbolism that reaches back to another time.

TORONTO - The secret to Canada's recent Oscar nomination streak appears to be the sugary breakfast cereal Lucky Charms.

A Nanaimo woman has been given a $109 ticket after her car was struck by a train on Tuesday.

OTTAWA - The U.S. State Department and the United Nations chided Canada's international co-operation minister Wednesday over his controversial remarks about re-tooling aid to impoverished Haiti.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Crusaders for good, old-fashioned Western democracy look to be the key figures vying for this year's Academy Awards.

A proposal to revamp the Capital Regional District committee system — giving more directors more of a say on more issues — needs more study, CRD directors decided Wednesday.

Not wanting firefighters wasting time fumbling through crowded key rings, Esquimalt will require lockboxes to be installed on all commercial and multi-unit residential buildings. Esquimalt fire trucks carry keys coded to various buildings.