APTN News Brief

Our lead story: still reeling from Thursday's mass stabbing, Hollow Water First Nation's school holds a candlelight vigil and walk to honour the eight victims and their families.  >Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

Our lead story: as close to 150 wildfires burn across British Columbia—over a third deemed out of control—with 13 evacuation orders in effect in south central B.C., authorities expect forecasted cool, wet weather to help.

Our lead story: as Manitoba RCMP investigate last week's mass stabbing on Hollow Water First Nation, a family member of one of the victims appeals to others to reflect on what happened.    

Our lead story: a mass stabbing on Hollow Water First Nation in northern Manitoba kills one and hospitalizes at least 7 others, including an RCMP officer. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our lead story: day one of this week's AFN Annual General Assembly in Winnipeg takes place in the shadow of the contentious Bill C-5, federal legislation some fear enables the trampling of treaty rights.  

Our lead story: with hundreds of chiefs in Winnipeg for a gathering of the Assembly of First Nations, Bill C-5's fast tracking of so-called national interest projects is but one of many pressing issues on the agenda.

Our lead story: among the draft resolutions to be debated at this week's Assembly of First Nations gathering in Winnipeg, a call for federal intervention and a Canada-wide state of emergency regarding on-reserve substance abuse.  

Our lead story: a Sixties Scoop survivor takes an emotional journey across the Pacific Ocean to reunite with his birth mother, 50 years after he and his sister were taken from her. > Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

Our lead story: in light of U.S. and Canadian tariffs, as well as Bill C-5's push to fast-track resource projects, Kahnawake Mohawks and Tsuut'ina First Nation sign a nation-to-nation trade deal.

Our lead story: with video of an incident involving Edmonton police officers now shared thousands of times on-line, the service claims it only shows a portion of what took place.

Our lead story: at a recent special gathering of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, leaders decide not to commit to the Crown–Indigenous Corporation (MCIC), a major infrastructure projects initiative put forth by the Manitoba government.

Our lead story: a week-long search for missing teenager River Clement of Tulita, N.W.T. comes to a tragic close when their body is discovered along the Mackenzie River.

Our lead story: the Manitoba government releases the actual, lower-than-estimated, costs of the successful search of the Winnipeg-area Prairie Green landfill for the remains of First Nations women Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran.

Our lead story: the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal orders Canada back to the negotiating table to meet with Indigenous parties on long-term reform of the child welfare system.

Our lead story: days after her image was made public, an unknown woman found deceased in a Winnipeg hotel last August is identified as Melanie McKay, said to be from northern Manitoba's Island Lake region.

Our lead stories: a violent weekend for two prairie First Nations, with an 18-year-old male dead in Pelican Narrows (SK) after a firearms incident, and the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy on Pimicikamak Cree Nation (MB).

Our lead story: almost a year since her killer's sentencing, a Manitoba Court of King's Bench judge grants the family of the late Ashlee Shingoose the rare opportunity to share victim impact statements. > Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

Our lead story: supporters of wildfire-threatened York Factory First Nation rally at the Manitoba legislature, claiming residents are stranded due to a lack of road access and low river levels making their ferry inoperable.  

Our lead story: four First Nations sign a memorandum of understanding with Manitoba regarding the twinning of a portion of the Trans Canada Highway, an expansion to be carried out in accordance with Anishinabe laws.    

Our lead story: with growing global interest in the Arctic, a new report highlights how First Nations in the Yukon can contribute to Canada's northern security.

Our lead story: members of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation in southern Manitoba vote to reject a share in a proposed silica sand mine—said to be potentially worth as much as $20M a year—with the Alberta-based Sio Silica company.

Our lead story: chiefs from four First Nations express their collective disapproval of the way the Manitoba and federal governments have responded to this summer's wildfires, calling for more preventative investments. 

Our lead story: The Carney government's Métis major projects summit on Bill C-5 proceeds despite absence of the Manitoba Métis Federation, which boycotted the event due to its inclusion of the Métis National Council and Métis Nation of Ontario. > Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

Our lead story: upset the Métis Nation of Ontario and the Métis National Council were also invited, the Manitoba Métis Federation rejects a meeting with the Carney government about its major projects fast-tracking law, Bill C-5.

Our lead story: in the by-election for the federal Alberta riding of Battle River–Crowfoot—a vote set for August 18—NDP candidate Katherine Swampy of Samson Cree Nation takes on Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre.

Our lead story: for the second time in under a month, northern Manitoba wildfires prompt the weekend evacuation of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, with many of its 3,000+ evacuees relocating 660 kilometres south to Winnipeg.

Our lead story: for the second time in a little over a week, a First Nations man was shot dead by police in northern Ontario, with one occurring July 22 at Deer Lake First Nation, the other July 31 on Wapekeka First Nation.  

Our lead story: an Indigenous mother of six describes her ordeal as a tenant in a Winnipeg north-end "house of hell" in hopes of bringing attention to other families' struggles with precarious housing in Manitoba.    

Our lead story: a new report highlights intersections between the disappearance of Indigenous women and human trafficking in Canada. 

Our lead story: a Quebec foster family caring for two Indigenous children worries Jordan's Principle is not being upheld in the province after their human rights complaint against a youth protection body dismissed.    

Our lead story: York Factory Cree Nation declares a state of emergency due to northern Manitoba wildfires, warning that 600 residents are unable to leave by ferry due to low water levels on the nearby Nelson River.  

Our lead story: the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan announces it will be subject to a forensic audit—dating back to April 2018—to be jointly carried out by Indigenous Services Canada and accounting firm KPMG.

Our lead story: following prime minister Mark Carney's meeting with Inuit leaders in the Northwest Territories about the controversial One Canadian Economy Act—aka Bill C-5—Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) president Natan Obed says, so far, he's assured it won't violate modern treaties.  

Our lead story: With this week's three-day meeting of premiers now over, some reflections from those who attended a roughly two-hour session with Indigenous leaders early on in the event.  > Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

Our lead story: the identity of a man shot and killed July 17 in Inukjuak QC by the Nunavik Police Service—its third fatal interaction since November 2024—is confirmed as 34-year-old father James Kavik.

Our lead story: as part of this week's annual premiers gathering in Huntsville, ON, the provincial leaders spend part of their day sitting with Indigenous leaders like Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak.  

Our lead story: the province of Manitoba announces the search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the now-recovered remains of two First Nations women—Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran—has officially ended.

Our lead story: day two of this week's federal meeting with chiefs in Gatineau, QC, as the Liberal government follows up with First Nations on Bill C-5, the new law meant to fast track major economic projects.

Our lead story: several chiefs gather in Ottawa ahead of Thursday's meeting with prime minister Mark Carney on Bill C-5—the recently-enacted law enabling quicker approvals for major projects—a meeting some chiefs say is as rushed as the legislation itself.  Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

Our lead story: Calgary Cst. Craig Stothard is charged with two counts of second-degree murder following an investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) into the May 2023 shooting deaths of Levon Fox and Wesley Davidson during a slow-speed chase.

Our lead story: Manitoba's Chief Medical Examiner calls for inquests into the 2020-21 deaths of seven men at correctional institutions, including the in-custody death of William Ahmo. Interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our lead story: members of the Innu Nation set up a road blockade on disputed lands in Labrador, forcing Hydro-Québec to pause geological work for a proposed hydroelectric dam site. Interstitial: zapsplat.com    

Our lead story: for the second time in under two months, Manitoba declares a province-wide state of emergency due to wildfires, forcing thousands to flee their homes.

Our lead story: three years after its grand opening in Gatineau QC, the headquarters of the Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) is put up for sale.

Our lead story: an independent body looking into what caused the 2024 Eagle Gold mine disaster in the Yukon says a mandated review board could prevent future incidents.