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APTN News Brief
Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.
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Nearly 20 years since legal fight began, future of First Nations child welfare reform still unclear
Our featured story: nearly two decades since the legal fight began to end funding discrimination against First Nations children and families, the future of…
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Cold Lake First Nation files judicial review against Carney gov't over Pacific Link pipeline
Our featured story: citing a lack of meaningful consultation, the Cold Lake First Nation in Alberta says it's filed a judicial review against the federal…
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West coast First Nations bring fish farm fight to Ottawa
Our lead story: west coast First Nations on opposite sides of the fish farm debate once again travel to Ottawa, each group hoping to lobby the federal…
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Nishnawbe Aski Police officers charged with alleged fraud, breach of trust
Our lead story: Ontario Provincial Police announce the arrest of two officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, both charged with fraud over $5,000 and…
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Burnt to the ground, Namaygoosisagagun works with feds on rebuild of First Nation
Our lead story: the chief of Namaygoosisagagun (aka Collins)—a First Nation in northern Ontario destroyed by summer wildfires—works with the federal government…
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First Nation pulls out of talks over proposed radioactive waste dump site
Our lead story: the Kebaowek First Nation in Quebec pulls out of joint talks with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission…
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PM Carney designates Pacific Link pipeline a project of major national interest
Our lead story: pledging First Nations consultation, jobs and investment opportunities, PM Mark Carney announces Canada's first official project of major…
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White supremacist activity in Canada at its greatest yet, expert warns
Our lead story: a recent anti-Reconciliation rally staged near a First Nation by 30 masked men in B.C. is just the latest in a rising tide of such activity…
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'Got bones?' White supremacists stage rally at Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc ahead of Reconciliation day
Our lead story: concerning images circulate online of a rally of some 30 disguised men—allegedly part of alt-right group, "Sons of Canada"—at Tk̓emlúps te…
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Wrongfully convicted of 1973 murder, First Nations men win multi-million dollar settlement
Our lead story: three Pinaymootang First Nation men—Brian Anderson, Allan Woodhouse and Clarence Woodhouse—wrongfully convicted of a 1973 murder each receive…
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Justice Canada minister orders new appeal in 1994 murder convictions of Quewezance sisters
Our lead story: after an in-depth review, the federal justice minister orders a new appeal in the 1994 murder convictions of sisters Odelia and Nerissa…
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Family of Sask. woman who died giving birth says she sought hospital's help two days prior
Our featured story: the family of a Saskatchewan woman who died during child birth last month claims she'd sought help from a hospital two days prior to her…
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Assembly of First Nations says federal consultation inadequate on major projects, legislation
Our lead story: a day after MPs return to the House of Commons, the Assembly of First Nations outlines its priorities for the upcoming session, seeking a more…
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First Nations Clean Water Act, Indian Act changes headed to committee as House resumes
Our lead story: with MPs returning this week to start the fall session of Parliament, the sitting will see the proposed First Nations Clean Water Act and…
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Housing proposal in Oka, QC meets resistance from Kanehsatà꞉ke residents
Our lead story: the Quebec municipality of Oka—site of the so-called "Oka crisis" in 1990—once again faces a potential land dispute after proposed housing…
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Feds, child advocates still at odds over path forward for First Nations child welfare reform
Our lead story: the federal government and First Nations children's advocacy groups continue to disagree on the best path forward for long-term child welfare…
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"If I die, please go after them": federal health benefits program draws fire after woman's death
Our lead story: the death of Miranda Mamakwa—who, weeks prior on social media, criticized the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program for failing to…
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First Nations differ on Kino Aski LNG pipeline pitch at Carney investment summit
Our lead story: 'Kino Aski LNG,' a proposed west-to-east gas pipeline touted at this week's Canadian Investment Summit in Toronto, finds both support and…
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Feds reject NunatuKavut Community Council for Section 35 recognition
Our lead story: following the recent federal rejection of NunatuKavut Community Council's bid for recognition as Indigenous under Section 35, it's unclear what…
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Judge rules feds failed to protect Opaskwayak Cree way of life from Manitoba Hydro megadam
Our lead story: a federal judge orders the federal government to compensate Opaskwayak Cree Nation $27 million for its failure to protect OCN's way of life…
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Ginoogaming First Nation says its resources overwhelmed by drug crisis
Our lead story: Ginoogaming—a First Nation in northern Ontario under a state of emergency since 2024—seeks urgent assistance with its overwhelming drug crisis.
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Negotiations between Hydro-Québec, flood-affected Algonquin Nations at standstill
Our lead story: an offer of flood-related compensation from Hydro-Québec to four Algonquin Nations—stemming from the impacts of hydroprojects over the past 100…
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Feds announce over $400M in support for new northern road through Denedeh
Our lead story: the federal government announces over $400 million in support towards construction of a long-promised, all-season highway through the northern…
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Heartfelt tributes at funeral of prominent Tsleil-Waututh leader, MLA, Joan Phillip
Our featured story: tributes pour forth from across British Columbia and beyond following news of the recent passing of prominent Tsleil-Waututh leader and…
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Advocates sound alarm over recent rise of cychlorphine opioid use in Yukon capital
Our lead story: as a toxic drug crisis continues to harm and take lives in the Yukon, advocates have sounded the alarm over the relative rise in use of…
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Inukjuak's Elizabeth Taqaq Kumak fourteenth Quebec femicide of 2026
Our lead story: 41-year-old Elizabeth Taqaq Kumak becomes Quebec's fourteenth femicide of 2026 after she's allegedly killed by her partner last week in…
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Liberals by-elections sweep could signal Reconciliation taking back seat to trade: prof
Our featured story: after a clean Liberal sweep of all three Monday by-elections, a First Nations professor wonders whether voters' apparent validation of the…
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Family of late Barbara Kentner want parole of man jailed in her death reviewed
Our lead story: friends, family and supporters of the late Barbara Kentner gather in Ottawa to call for a review of the recent decision to fully parole a man…
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Altercation at Dollarama leads security firm to hire Indigenous 'ambassador'
Our featured story: months after a serious altercation at a Winnipeg Dollarama between an Impact Security Group employee and an Indigenous man led to charges…
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134 First Nations, 40,000 evacuees impacted by 2025 wildfires: report
Our featured item: APTN's 'Truth & Politics' panel weighs in on a new climate emergencies report which found 134 First Nations and 40,000 evacuees were…
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Southern Chiefs Organization leader could face third non-confidence vote
Our lead story: renewed turmoil at the top levels of the Southern Chiefs Organization—representing 33 Anishinaabe and Dakota nations in southern Manitoba—as…
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Following rise in uranium exploration, Dene First Nation initiates road checkpoint
Our lead story: a rise in uranium exploration sites in northern Saskatchewan prompts the Clearwater River Dene Nation to initiate traffic checks on vehicles…
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Canadian Council for Indigenous Business expects members to feel pain of Canada-U.S. trade war
Our lead story: with talks between Canada and the U.S. breaking down late Friday evening, and a new round of 50% American tariffs on Canadian goods looming…
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Monument dedicated to 2SLGBTQI+ victims of discrimination unveiled
Our featured story: recently unveiled in Ottawa, the national monument 'Thunderhead'—dedicated to victims of 2SLGBTQI+ discrimination—is said to be the only…
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Canadian Ass'n of Physicians for the Environment criticizes Manitoba natural gas expansion
Our featured story: the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) call upon the Manitoba government to stop the province's public energy…
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Manitoba's first supervised consumption site now up and running
Our featured story: with the province's first supervised consumption site now in its first week of operation, Manitoba's premier hopes it will be seen as just…
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Family of late Barbara Kentner devastated to hear of full parole for man convicted in her 2017 death
Our lead story: family of the late Barbara Kentner are devastated by the news that Brayden Bushby—the non-Indigenous man convicted in Kentner's 2017 death in…
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Tentative agreement eyes expansion for controversial Churchill Falls mega-dam
Our lead story: a tentative agreement is announced allowing the expansion of the controversial Churchill Falls mega-dam, a federally-backed deal that could see…
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Members of wildfire-ravaged First Nation left reeling after tour of devastation
Our featured story: members of Namaygoosisagagun, a First Nation in northern Ontario consumed by wildfire last month, are left reeling after a recent tour of…
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'Justice for Jusi': untimely death of 4-year-old Inuk boy sparks social media outrage
Our lead story: the untimely passing of a 4-year-old Inuk boy from northern Quebec—said to have died in his parents' arms in a Montreal hospital on August…
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UBCIC reiterates criticism of feds "insane support" for fossil fuel industry
Our featured story: in a letter to prime minister Mark Carney and Alberta premier Danielle Smith, the Union of BC Indian Chiefs says a jointly-proposed…
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Manitoba RCMP investigate child's death, seriously injured toddlers, on First Nation
Our featured story: Manitoba RCMP now investigate the "suspicious" death of a 4-year-old at a home on the Long Plain First Nation, along with serious injuries…
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Saskatoon film screening marks 10 year anniversary of fatal shooting of Colten Boushie
Our featured story: ten years after a white Saskatchewan farmer shot and killed 22-year-old Colten Boushie of Red Pheasant Cree Nation, a documentary of the…
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Two vehicle crash on Alberta highway kills federal correctional officers, inmate
Our lead story: a two vehicle collision near Provost, AB kills Kiara Mooswa, a 24-year-old inmate at the Edmonton Institution for Women, as well as the two…
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"The Indians have done nothing": racist banner elicits fear, outrage ahead of Alberta referendum
Our featured story: a racist banner spotted near Edmonton provokes outrage and fear among First Nations, with some saying it's just the latest example of…
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Mi'kmaw land protectors frustrated with lack of access to N.S. premier
Our lead story: Mi'kmaw land protectors hoping to meet with Nova Scotia premier Tim Houston about his economic agenda come away disappointed after they are…
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"Explosive and extremely dangerous": B.C. fire official says dry conditions unprecedented
Our lead story: as the out of control Bradley Creek wildfire rips through an area near Vernon, B.C.—destroying some 230 homes, including thirty Okanagan Indian…
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"We cannot safely bring people home": Okanagan band flees raging Bradley Creek fire
Our lead stories: regional wildfire updates from British Columbia's North Okanagan and from northwestern Ontario, areas whose First Nations populations are…
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As calls for public inquiry into wildfire response mount, Ontario gov't promises review only
Our lead story: the Chiefs of Ontario back calls for a public inquiry into the provincial response to recent wildfires—necessitating the evacuation of several…
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"Unseen, Unknown and Unresolved": report maps Canadian corridors for human trafficking
Our lead story: on World Day Against Human Trafficking in Persons, a newly-released report maps cross-Canada corridors for such crimes, including at least 38…
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Cree Nation sues Manitoba Hydro, province, feds over mid-winter power outage
Our lead story: left without power mid-winter for an entire week, Pimicikamak Cree Nation launches legal action against Manitoba Hydro, the province, and the…
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Outrage over video of Sask. RCMP tasering, punching woman on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation
Our lead story: disturbing video of a woman being tasered and punched by Saskatchewan RCMP officers on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation sparks outrage.
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Hep A outbreak triggers state of emergency at Shamattawa First Nation
Our lead story: the fly-in First Nation of Shamattawa in northern Manitoba declares a state of emergency due to an ongoing outbreak of Hepatitis A, seeking…
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Critics question PM's pick for sr. advisor infamous for inflammatory comments after 2016 shooting
Our lead story: some First Nations observers raise flags about prime minister Mark Carney's newest senior advisor, citing inflammatory comments Scott Gilmore…
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Tyendinaga post-secondary leads relief and support efforts for ON wildfire evacuees
Our lead story: hundreds of kilometres away from wildfires across northern Ontario, a post-secondary institute in Tyendinaga steps up to coordinate local…
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"I'm open to it": Manitoba premier's early thoughts of inter-provincial AB/ON pipeline proposal
Our featured story: asked about a proposed inter-provincial pipeline that would stretch from Hardisty, AB through to refineries in Sarnia, ON, Manitoba premier…
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Chiefs slam provincial response to northern ON fires, demand resignations, public inquiry
Our lead story: critical of what they deem provincial negligence in response to recent northern Ontario fires, chiefs of affected First Nations call on cabinet…
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"Very disrespectful": Ontario premier's visit to wildfire-affected area snubs NAN grand chief
Our lead story: as northern Ontario wildfires force many First Nations residents to evacuate, premier Doug Ford visits the region without prior notice to…
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Anishinabek Nation decries lack of support for fire-ravaged Collins, ON
Our lead story: as leadership takes in initial aerial imagery of what's left of Collins First Nation following last week's massive blaze, the Anishinabek…
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Northern ON wildfire evacuees face lengthy stay away after First Nation destroyed
Our lead story: with residents of Collins, ON—aka Namaygoosisagagun First Nation—still in shock following their community's destruction by wildfire, the search…