APTN News Brief

by APTN

Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.

May 7, 2025—Three women’s families demand inquiry into how Vancouver police, coroners service handled their deaths
May 7, 2025 – 10:14
May 6, 2025—Red Dress Day events held across Canada; new MMIWG data project
May 6, 2025 – 10:15
May 5, 2025—Mark Carney lays out priorities going forward at first press conference as PM since Liberal election win
May 5, 2025 – 05:47
May 2, 2025—First Nations groups fight Hudson's Bay Company sale of thousands of cultural and ceremonial items
May 2, 2025 – 08:55
May 1, 2025—Class action suit against Canada over lack of safe and adequate on-reserve housing heads to court
May 1, 2025 – 10:10
April 30, 2025—Canadian voters re-elect Liberal government, send 11 Indigenous MPs to Ottawa
Apr 30, 2025 – 09:27
April 29, 2025—Reaction to federal election results, Liberals' return to minority government
Apr 29, 2025 – 10:57
April 28, 2025—Liberals' Carney takes part in online First Nations leaders forum, Conservatives' Poilievre in SK to share first-100-days plan if elected
Apr 28, 2025 – 09:47
April 25, 2025—Denial of unmarked child graves sparks tension among reporters at federal debate; Party leaders Mark Carney and Pierre Pollievre contest adjacent ON ridings
Apr 25, 2025 – 10:29
April 24, 2025—Election riding profile of Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma (ON); Pollievre promises police powers to remove encampments and arrest inhabitants
Apr 24, 2025 – 09:12
April 23, 2025—Election profiles of Thunder Bay–Superior North (ON) and Northwest Territories, ridings with lots of Indigenous voters
Apr 23, 2025 – 09:50
April 22, 2025—Indigenous reaction and reflection on death of Pope Francis at 88
Apr 22, 2025 – 10:25
April 21, 2025—Reaction to federal leaders debates; northern MB First Nations host debate in Churchill-Keewatinook-Aski
Apr 21, 2025 – 10:47
April 17, 2025—Dakota Plains First Nation Chief Donald Smoke in southern MB charged with two counts of sexual assault
Apr 17, 2025 – 05:07
April 16, 2025—Profiles of electoral ridings with significant Indigenous voter populations: Kenora Kiiwetinoog, Vancouver Quadra and the Yukon
Apr 16, 2025 – 09:43
April 15, 2025—Candidates seeking Indigenous votes in Winnipeg Centre riding; Conservatives tougher on crime pledge includes ‘3 strikes you’re out’ law
Apr 15, 2025 – 09:28
April 14, 2025—Tensions boil over between ousted leadership and Kanehsatà:ke council amid misspending allegations; Birdtail Sioux Dakota Nation’s first female chief elected at just 25
Apr 14, 2025 – 08:44
April 11, 2025—A graphic group chat leads to resignation of two Atlantic First Nation politicians; NDP and Liberal leaders both visit Saskatoon
Apr 11, 2025 – 09:06
April 10, 2025—Efforts to encourage Indigenous vote in Sault Ste. Marie ON riding; MB grand chiefs jointly share First Nations priorities for 2025 federal election
Apr 10, 2025 – 07:25
April 9, 2025—Rundown of Indigenous candidates in 2025 federal election; First Nations led global climate action event in BC
Apr 9, 2025 – 07:40
April 8, 2025—Liberal leader Mark Carney distances himself from father’s “culturally retarded children” comment about First Nations kids
Apr 8, 2025 – 08:41
April 7, 2025—Critics slam new MNC report supporting existence of seven Métis communities in ON
Apr 7, 2025 – 09:54
April 4, 2025—PM Mark Carney responds to latest round of Trump tariffs; new HIV prevention drug now covered under NIHB
Apr 4, 2025 – 06:14
April 3, 2025—NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's election campaign hits Winnipeg; Mi’kmaw ignore DFO, harvest elvers under their own fishery plan
Apr 3, 2025 – 08:16
April 2, 2025—Liberal leader asked about commitment to Indigenous issues; news of search at second Winnipeg-area landfill sparks calls to include First Nations woman Tanya Nepinak
Apr 2, 2025 – 09:33
April 1, 2025—MB court hears arguments for $2.1B class action over CFS system harms to First Nations; historic Indigenous wins at 2025 Juno Awards
Apr 1, 2025 – 07:37
March 31, 2025—April Woodhouse family frustrated her death not deemed suspicious; Calgary police event rankles relatives of man who died in custody
Mar 31, 2025 – 11:12
March 28, 2025— parents of late Ashlee Christine Shingoose (Buffalo Woman) speak to media about recent confirmation she’s among victims of serial killer
Mar 28, 2025 – 09:24
March 27, 2025—Winnipeg police confirm Ashlee Christine Shingoose as ‘Buffalo Woman,’ one of four victims of convicted serial killer
Mar 27, 2025 – 10:40
March 26, 2025—expected Winnipeg police update on ’Buffalo Woman’ investigation; push to criminalize residential school denialism in Canada
Mar 26, 2025 – 07:50
March 25, 2025—Elections Canada touts Indigenous voter engagement; feds say Jordan's Principle support extended to 2026
Mar 25, 2025 – 05:01
March 24, 2025—suspicious death at Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation; mother seeks justice for daughter after serious Winnipeg hit-and-run
Mar 24, 2025 – 06:59
March 21, 2025—MB child advocate renews call for provincial action on sexual exploitation; new Winnipeg police chief shares vision for path forward
Mar 21, 2025 – 10:26
March 20, 2025—costs to re-develop Winnipeg’s iconic Hudson's Bay building to double, say Southern Chiefs Organization
Mar 20, 2025 – 06:09
March 19, 2025—new PM announces $250M for Nunavut infrastructure, NDP MP says it's nowhere near enough
Mar 19, 2025 – 08:29
March 18, 2025—second human remains at Winnipeg-area landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran's
Mar 18, 2025 – 10:53
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March 11, 2025—Journey home for remains of late Morgan Harris takes giant step forward
Mar 11, 2025 – 08:39
March 10, 2025—1st national forced sterilization gathering; BC Conservative MLA ousted for belittling residential school survivors
Mar 10, 2025 – 06:37
March 7, 2025—$1.1B settlement deal for abuse victims at federal ‘Indian hospitals’
Mar 7, 2025 – 10:12
March 6, 2025—Listuguj Mi'gmaq feel left out of Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs; Grassy Narrows breaks ground on $82M mercury care home
Mar 6, 2025 – 09:54
March 5, 2025—Indigenous peoples invested in Canadian resource sector brace for U.S. tariff hit; Saami warn mine project would threaten reindeer
Mar 5, 2025 – 07:53
March 4, 2025—Indigenous reaction to U.S. tariffs on Canada; anti-mining protests at PDAC
Mar 4, 2025 – 08:15
March 3, 2025—SK Métis win at Supreme Court over uranium consultation; Driftpile Cree family services delivery deal
Mar 3, 2025 – 07:00