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May 20, 2025—ON budget promotes First Nations' participation in resource development within Ring of Fire

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 6:42


Our lead story: Ontario's latest budget boosts First Nations' participation in resource development, including within the controversial ‘Ring of Fire' region, known for its critical minerals.

May 16, 2025—MB government seeks help with multiple out-of-control wildfires; QC coroner releases report on 2021 Innu man's freezing death

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 8:58


Our lead story: with a total of five Manitoba wildfires now burning out of control, the province reaches out to firefighters across the country for help.  

May 15, 2025—Anger over mass moose slaughter in MB; search for pitbulls' owners after alleged mauling of Sts'ailes First Nation man in BC 

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 9:56


Our lead story: RCMP and Manitoba conservation officers investigate the recent slaughter of dozens of pregnant caribou in a northern provincial park.

May 14, 2025—Three Indigenous MPs appointed to Mark Carney's new cabinet; rally seeks recognition for missing/murdered Indigenous men and boys

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 6:45


Our lead story: Mark Carney unveils his first cabinet as an elected prime minister—one that includes 28 ministers, 10 secretaries of state—featuring a trio of all newly-elected Indigenous MPs. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Interstitial: zapsplat.com

May 13, 2025—ON advocacy groups stand with First Nations leaders against accelerated approval process for resource projects under Bill 5

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 4:34


Our lead story: advocacy groups stand with First Nations leaders to voice shared concerns about proposed special economic zones for resource extraction under Ontario's Bill 5, worried their accelerated approval process will trample on Indigenous rights and environmental assessments.    

May 12, 2025—Pikangikum FN seeks $2B in damages from Canada over failing water and wastewater systems; family of Jordan's Principle namesake marks its 20 year anniversary

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 9:50


Our lead story: under a state of emergency due to failing water and wastewater systems, the Pikangikum First Nation seeks both $200M in immediate federal relief as well as $2B in damages for Canada's breach of its fiduciary duties.  

May 9, 2025—Pikangikum First Nation in northern ON declares state of emergency due to failing water and wastewater infrastructure

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 10:03


Our lead story: after months of failing water and wastewater infrastructure, Pikangikum First Nation in northern ON declares a state of emergency, stating the situation has placed it on the brink of humanitarian disaster. 

May 8, 2025—Québec watchdog investigates fatal shooting by Nunavik Police in village of Kangiqsualujjuaq

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 9:17


Our lead story: a Québec watchdog investigates a fatal shooting of an unidentified individual by a member of the Nunavik Police Service during an attempted arrest in the village of Kangiqsualujjuaq. . . . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

May 7, 2025—Three families demand inquiry into how Vancouver police, coroners service handled loved ones' deaths

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 10:14


Our lead story: Families of Tatyanna Harrison, Chelsea Poorman and Noelle O'Soup demand inquiry into how Vancouver police and BC Coroners Service handled their cases. 

May 6, 2025—Red Dress Day events held across Canada; new MMIWG data project

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 10:15


Our lead story: a look at some of the MMIWG events across the country for Monday's National Red Dress Day, when communities gathered to honour and remember the lives of missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls.    

May 5, 2025—Mark Carney lays out priorities going forward at first press conference as PM since Liberal election win

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 5:47


Our lead story: Mark Carney holds his first press conference as prime minister since his Liberal party's election win, presented as an opportunity to discuss priorities going forward. . . . . . . . . .  Interstitial: zapsplat.com

May 2, 2025—First Nations groups fight Hudson's Bay Company sale of thousands of cultural and ceremonial items

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 8:55


Our lead story: upon hearing the Hudson's Bay Company was set to auction off thousands of Indigenous cultural and ceremonial items in its possession, First Nations organizations and AFN express their concern.

May 1, 2025—Class action suit against Canada over lack of safe and adequate on-reserve housing heads to court

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 10:10


Our lead story: a pair of First Nations in Manitoba head to court this week to lead a class action lawsuit against Canada for its failure to provide safe and adequate on-reserve housing. . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

April 30, 2025—Canadian voters re-elect Liberal government, send 11 Indigenous MPs to Ottawa

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2025 9:27


Our lead story: A look at Monday night's federal election, a vote which saw the Liberal Party extend its decade-long run as government and 11 Indigenous MPs elected.    

April 29, 2025—Reaction to federal election results, Liberals' return to minority government

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 10:57


Our lead story: reaction to last night's Canadian federal election results, which saw the return of a Liberal minority government under new leader Mark Carney, with a number of races still too close to call.  

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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 9:47


Our lead story: ahead of today's nation-wide vote, Liberal leader Mark Carney takes part in an online forum with First Nations chiefs, while leader Pierre Poilievre visits Saskatoon to share his Conservative government's plan for its first 100 days if elected.

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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 10:29


Our lead story: with the official vote just 72 hours away, a profile of the candidates running against front runners Liberal Mark Carney and Conservative Pierre Poilievre in adjacent Ontario ridings.

April 24, 2025—Election riding profile of Sault Ste. Marie-Algoma (ON); Pollievre promises police powers to remove encampments and arrest inhabitants

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 9:12


Our lead story: four days from election day, a profile of newly-formed federal riding Sault Ste. Marie–Algoma, an area that's especially felt the effects of the ongoing trade dispute with the United States.  . . . . . .  Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

April 23, 2025—Election profiles of Thunder Bay–Superior North (ON) and Northwest Territories, ridings with lots of Indigenous voters

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 9:50


Our lead story: with 5 days ‘til election day, our campaign coverage continues with riding profiles of Thunder Bay–Superior North (northwestern Ontario) and Northwest Territories, two large electoral districts with significant Indigenous voting populations.

April 22, 2025—Indigenous reaction and reflection on death of Pope Francis at 88

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 10:25


Our lead story: Indigenous reaction and reflection following news of the passing of 88-year-old Pope Francis, whose legacy includes a historic apology for abuses against residential school survivors at church-operated institutions. ====== Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

April 21, 2025—Reaction to federal leaders debates; northern MB First Nations host debate in Churchill-Keewatinook-Aski

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 10:47


Our lead story: recaps and reaction to the French and English national leaders debates recently held in Montreal.  

April 17, 2025—Dakota Plains First Nation Chief Donald Smoke in southern MB charged with two counts of sexual assault

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 5:07


Our lead story: RCMP reveal 53-year-old Chief Donald Smoke of Dakota Plains First Nation—located just southwest of Portage La Prairie, MB—now stands charged with two counts of sexual assault dating back to last summer.    

April 16, 2025—Profiles of electoral ridings with significant Indigenous voter populations: Kenora Kiiwetinoog, Vancouver Quadra and the Yukon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 9:43


This episode, profiles of three federal ridings where Indigenous votes could make the difference between winning and losing: Kenora Kiiwetinoog (ON), Vancouver Quadra (BC), and the Yukon.    

April 15, 2025—Candidates seeking Indigenous votes in Winnipeg Centre riding; Conservatives tougher on crime pledge includes ‘3 strikes you're out' law

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 9:28


Our lead story: a profile of the candidates in Winnipeg Centre—a federal electoral district with a high percentage of Indigenous voters—one of 36 such ‘swing vote' ridings identified by the Assembly of First Nations. . . . . . . . Interstitial: ZapSplat.com

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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 8:44


Our lead story: tensions have boiled over between the Mohawk Council of Kanehsatà:ke and ousted Grand Chief Victor Bonspille, who alleges MCK misspent federal pandemic relief money.    

April 11, 2025—A graphic group chat leads to resignation of two Atlantic First Nation politicians; NDP and Liberal leaders both visit Saskatoon

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 9:06


Our lead story: the city of Saskatoon hosts campaign stops by both Liberal leader Mark Carney and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh Wednesday night, in a province where five ridings are said to feature sizable Indigenous voter populations.

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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 7:25


Our lead story: First Nations organizers in Sault Ste. Marie, ON hope the significant Indigenous voting population in the area comes out on election day later this month.

April 9, 2025—Rundown of Indigenous candidates in 2025 federal election; First Nations led global climate action event in BC

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 7:40


Our lead story: with the deadline for candidate nominations now passed, we look at the nearly three-dozen Indigenous people running for Parliament with under 3 weeks to go in Canada's federal election.

April 8, 2025—Liberal leader Mark Carney distances himself from father's “culturally retarded children” comment about First Nations kids

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 8:41


Our lead story: Liberal leader Mark Carney distances himself from the recently-reported views of his late father—describing some non-English-speaking First Nations kids as "culturally retarded children”—comments he made as an Indian day school principal in 1965. - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

April 7, 2025—Critics slam new MNC report supporting existence of seven Métis communities in ON

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 9:54


Our lead story: a new report by the Métis National Council—a document which the MNC says suggests the existence of seven Ontario Métis communities—draws fire from critics like the MMF and Chiefs of Ontario. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

April 4, 2025—PM Mark Carney responds to latest round of Trump tariffs; new HIV prevention drug now covered under NIHB

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 6:14


Our lead story: Prime Minister Mark Carney pauses his campaign to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump's new global, "liberation day" tariffs, informing Canadians “times will be tough… now that the U.S. is no longer a reliable trade partner.” . . . . . . .  Interstitial: zapsplat.com

April 3, 2025—NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's election campaign hits Winnipeg; Mi'kmaw ignore DFO, harvest elvers under their own fishery plan

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 8:16


Our lead story: federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh's Winnipeg campaign stop includes meetings with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs and Keewatin Tribal Council. 

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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 9:33


Among our top stories: The recently-announced search for human remains at a second Winnipeg area landfill sparks calls to include Tanya Nepinak, a First Nations woman who some believe ended up there over a decade ago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com

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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 7:37


Our lead story: a Manitoba court begins to hear arguments for a $2.1B class action over the harms of the child and family services system, a lawsuit launched Oct. 2022 by a trio of First Nations in the province. . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com

March 31, 2025—April Woodhouse family frustrated her death not deemed suspicious; Calgary police event rankles relatives of man who died in custody

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 11:12


Our lead story: nearly two months since the death of Pinaymootang First Nation grandmother April Woodhouse, her family seeks more answers in the belief she died under suspicious circumstances.  

March 28, 2025— parents of late Ashlee Christine Shingoose (Buffalo Woman) speak to media about recent confirmation she's among victims of serial killer 

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 9:24


Our lead story: parents of the late Ashlee Christine Shingoose—who, until recently, was known only as Mashkode Bizihiki' Ikwe (Buffalo Woman), victim of a convicted Winnipeg serial killer—speak to media about the confirmation of her identity. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

March 27, 2025—Winnipeg police confirm Ashlee Christine Shingoose as ‘Buffalo Woman,' one of four victims of convicted serial killer

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 10:40


Our lead story: Winnipeg police confirm the identity of Mashkode Bizihiki'ikwe (aka Buffalo Woman) as that of Ashlee Christine Shingoose, one of four First Nations victims of a serial killer now serving a life sentence on four first-degree murder charges. . . . . . .  Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

March 26, 2025—expected Winnipeg police update on 'Buffalo Woman' investigation; push to criminalize residential school denialism in Canada

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 7:50


Our lead story: an expected update from Winnipeg police today on the investigation into Mashkode Bizihiki'ikwe—aka ‘Buffalo Woman,' one of four Indigenous victims of a convicted serial killer. . . . . . . .  Interstitial: zapsplat.com

March 25, 2025—Elections Canada touts Indigenous voter engagement; feds say Jordan's Principle support extended to 2026

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 5:01


Our lead story: as polls show Liberals and Conservatives in a dead heat early on in the federal campaign, Elections Canada Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault says they've worked hard to better engage Indigenous voters this time around.

March 24, 2025—suspicious death at Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation; mother seeks justice for daughter after serious Winnipeg hit-and-run

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 6:59


Our lead story: the RCMP Major Crimes Unit in Saskatchewan investigates a “suspicious” death at Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, the scene of a quadruple homicide only last month. - - - - - - - -  Interstitial: zapsplat.com

March 21, 2025—MB child advocate renews call for provincial action on sexual exploitation; new Winnipeg police chief shares vision for path forward

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 10:26


Our lead story: the Manitoba Advocate For Children and Youth (MACY) releases a new statement renewing its call for greater action by the province against child sexual exploitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Interstitial: zapsplat.com

March 20, 2025—costs to re-develop Winnipeg's iconic Hudson's Bay building to double, say Southern Chiefs Organization

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 6:10


Our lead story: the Southern Chiefs Organization says the costs to re-develop the iconic downtown Winnipeg Hudson's Bay Building under the Wehwehneh Bahgahkinahgohn project have now doubled. - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com

March 19, 2025—new PM announces $250M for Nunavut infrastructure, NDP MP says it's nowhere near enough

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 8:29


Our lead story: Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney stops in Nunavut to announce over $250 million in new infrastructure, along with nearly $420 million for Canadian Armed Forces in the region to promote Arctic sovereignty.

March 18, 2025—second human remains at Winnipeg-area landfill confirmed as Marcedes Myran's

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 10:53


Our lead story: RCMP confirm the second set of human remains found at a Winnipeg-area landfill late last month are those of 26-year-old Marcedes Myran, one of four Indigenous victims of a convicted serial killer.

March 17, 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 8:11


On today's episode, Cierra Bettens, an APTN News reporter based in Winnipeg (and sometimes fill-in host here on the Brief). We learn not only about her journey to the network, but also her role on the brand new podcast, APTN News InFocus. Music: “fade” by snoozy beats (CC BY) 

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