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FEATURE Who belongs in Canada's newest and possibly largest First Nation?

Newfoundland's new Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation stands to be the largest First Nation in the country, if the Canadian government and the band can agree on who belongs to it. More 5:14 AM ET

• 18,044 applicants eligible for Qalipu First Nation Band Feb 07
• Point of View Looking white and being Aboriginal Jun 21
• Qalipu, Barry Group moving forward with feds on redfish processing Jul 10
• Flat Bay Band chief signals intention to distance community from Qalipu band Jan 07

New Tories take the gloves off, revealing rifts in the party

All four candidates who want to lead the Ontario Progressive Conservative party are showing some fire, with voting in the race about to begin and Patrick Brown out of the picture. More 5:57 AM ET read comments

Analysis Budget reaction shows that investing for the very long term is hard to do: Don Pittis

Boosting the future of the country's Indigenous youth is a long-term investment in Canada, but politically it may not pay. More 4:00 AM ET read comments

• Budget 2018: Liberals spend billions to close gaps for working women, Indigenous families Feb 27 video
• Budget boosts funding for First Nations self-government, Indigenous services Feb 27

Analysis How the Bloc's split will affect the 2019 election

If the Bloc's divide cripples the party in 2019, the consequences could be felt beyond Quebec. More 4:00 AM ET read comments

• Bloc Québécois hobbled as 7 of 10 MPs quit Feb 28
• Analysis Why the Bloc Québécois's future could look like Quebec's Créditiste past Jul 30