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Vancouver - Seven clergy in the Diocese of New Westminster face formal charges in an ecclesiastical court because of the same-sex blessing issue dividing parishioners and causing turmoil in the international Anglican Church. The diocese has been an international focal point of the same-sex blessing issue since June 2002 when about 62 per cent of parish representatives voted in favour of the ceremony for committed homosexual and lesbian couples. St. John's, Nfld. - An Innu community built by the federal government to help the Innu escape the addictions problems of their past is again plagued by gas-sniffing children, says its leader. Chief Simeon Tshakapesh said up to 40 children, some as young as 12, are sniffing gasoline in Natuashish, and the Labrador community desperately needs addictions treatment. "Kids are sniffing right now. Something has to be done now," Tshakapesh said Monday. Waterloo, Ont. - Liberal leader-in-waiting Paul Martin repeated his promise to review every one of his predecessor's spending decisions Monday as he refused to say whether Transport Minister David Collenette's plan to spend $700 million to improve Via Rail is back on track. Every decision the Liberal government makes before Prime Minister Jean Chretien steps down early next year will be examined, Martin told a news conference.
