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<b>Wes Bentley </b> <br><br> Actor Wes Bentley was unable to enter Canada in 2012 to attend the Toronto International Film Festival due to a 2008 conviction for heroin possession. <br><br> Bentley has been sober since 2009 and is married to Canadian producer and director Jacqui Swedberg. <br><br> <i>Wes Bentley attends the 33rd Annual Paleyfest: 'American Horror Story' held at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)<i>
Many ran or walked the 5-kilometre Sudbury Rocks marathon in support of the fight against cancer on May 26, 2024. (Kent Guindon/CTV News Northern Ontario)
North Bay elementary school students are spreading kindness in the community as they learn

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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: HOW THEY WORK

Few and far between: population density in northern Ontario

No matter how many pages of the budget you go through line-by-line, some key factors in northeastern Ontario make annual budgeting a challenge.

Algonquin Boulevard East in Timmins by City Hall. (CTV Northern Ontario file)

Between a rock and a hard place: local government in northeastern Ontario

Despite a long list of responsibilities, local governments have the least power and are heavily regulated by the province.

Public lookout at Newmont Porcupine's Hollinger open pit mine in Timmins. (Lydia Chubak/CTV Northern Ontario)

Northeastern Ontario politicians reflect on their time at city hall

One of the biggest surprises many newly elected city councillors face is just how complicated it is to get things done – and that they are not the boss of every city staffer they meet.

Public hearing at Sudbury's city hall

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