APTN News Brief

Our lead stories: a look at some of the events across Canada marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

Our lead story: on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, some note how few of the TRC's 94 calls to action have been answered since the commission delivered its final report in 2015.

Our lead story: a First Nations-led gathering in Saskatoon discusses the results of a recently-released forensic audit into the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which found millions in unaccounted for FSIN spending.    

Our lead story: AFN regional chief for New Brunswick Joanna Bernard resigns from the child and families portfolio, citing difficulties working with the National Children's Chiefs Commission.

Our lead story: Indigenous Services Canada publicly releases the results of a long-awaited forensic audit of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, finding millions in either ineligible or questionable FSIN spending.

Our lead story: as Thunder Bay police now search a local landfill for the remains of Deborah Anishinabie, the leader of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) says her murder and the investigation have taken a toll on surviving family members.

Our lead story: a command centre is set up on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River to help with the search for 14-year-old Samuel Bird, missing as of June 1st.

Our lead story: following a recent visit to Neskantaga First Nation—site of Canada's longest-ever boil-water advisory—Ontario ombudsman Paul Dubé criticizes the province and the feds for their inaction on its deplorable living conditions.

Our lead story: a member of Grassy Narrows—a northern Ontario First Nation plagued by decades of mercury poisoning due to pollution from a nearby paper mill—manages to directly confront premier Doug Ford at a public event in the Niagara region.

Our lead story: a proposed class action lawsuit by some former employees of Indian Oil and Gas Canada—alleging systemic racism, abuse of power, and workplace misconduct—is now set for a certification hearing in early November to determine whether it can proceed.    

Our lead story: Mi'kmaw land protectors escalate their efforts to prevent further clearcutting of a Cape Breton mountain by setting up a camp and checkpoint, a site patrolled regularly by RCMP.

Our lead story: as the fall parliamentary session begins, word is the Carney government will deliver an austerity budget this sitting, with debate over bill C-5 (aka the One Canadian Economy Act) likely another hot topic.    

Our lead story: four years in, the Yukon government's efforts to revise its mining laws continues to meets with friction from First Nations.  

Our lead story: Prime Minister Mark Carney announces initial short list of projects for review by the Liberal government's Major Projects Office, claiming they'll generate $60 billion and tens of thousands of jobs for the economy.  

Our lead story: claiming critically low numbers of moose in their territory after years of overhunting by big game enthusiasts, Bloodvein River First Nation sets up check stops to turn away non-Indigenous hunters in Manitoba.  

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.