The Okanagan Indian Band issued an evacuation order on Saturday as a wildfire burns near the city of Vernon in British Columbia’s north Okanagan.
Indian Band issues evacuation as wildfire burns near Vernon, British Columbia - APTN News
The Okanagan Indian Band issued an evacuation order on Saturday as a wildfire burns near the city of Vernon in British Columbia’s north Okanagan.
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Conversation continues on the proposed Alberta-Ontario pipeline. Canadian Press reporter Alessia Passafiume says without First Nations support, she doesn’t see how it won’t get tied up in the courts. Watch more on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/sshPmU5l53A
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Why (most) Newsrooms Stopped Publishing Killers’ Manifestos
in the aftermath of the Montreal shooting, and renewed debate, an examination of why many journalists no longer hand killers the platform they want
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The territorial government's website says the Dehcho fire is roughly seven kilometres west of the Fort Simpson Airport. Wildfire officials say the fire is about 4.2 square kilometres in size.
Wildfire forces evacuation of remote village in Northwest Territories
An out of control wildfire forced the evacuation of a remote community in the Northwest Territories on Sunday.
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Funded by the federal government, researchers from various universities conducted medical experiments, including grafting skin from one Inuk to another. Story by Tom Fennario.
Scar Tissue: The legacy of medical experiments on Inuit in the Arctic
APTN Investigates presents Scar Tissue: The legacy of medical experimentation on Inuit in the Arctic in the 1960s and '70s.
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'Labrador Inuit are being denied fair access to a resource in an adjacent area to our territory and we feel this decision must be reconsidered,” said Tom Evans, Nunatsiavut’s Lands and National Resources minister | Story by @mblackburn21.bsky.social
Giving allocation of cod to non-Inuit a sign of ‘reconciliation gap’
While the federal government is celebrating a recent boost in the amount of northern cod...
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A mediated settlement has been reached in a birth alerts lawsuit in B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court still has to approve the settlement with a hearing set for December.
$66M settlement reached in B.C. birth alerts class action
The lawsuit claimed birth alerts shared private information without a person’s knowledge, disproportionately affecting Indigenous families.
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The family of a Mekhi Pelly, a 21-year-old from Grassy Narrows First Nation, rallied outside of the Kenora court house in anticipation of a bail hearing for one of the two people charged in connection to his death. More on this story coming up on APTN National News.
The legislation will replace what was known as Bill C-61, which was introduced under former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
First Nations drinking water legislation could come Tuesday
A number of sources say the federal government will table a law dealing with safe drinking water in First Nations on June 16.
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“The fact that they are incarcerated does not diminish their humanity and, in fact, calls for our utmost vigilance regarding their living conditions,” Dowd told a press conference in French last week.
Quebec detention centres ignore standards for complex cases: ombudsman
Quebec ombudsman finds provincial detention centres routinely resort to force in handling complex cases, instead following 2020 standards.
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The report found NPS officers largely come from the south of Quebec, are younger, do not speak Inuktitut, and have “insufficient cultural training” as well as “insufficient knowledge of the culture, the people and the relational networks of communities.”
Report calls for Nunavik Police Service to receive Inuit training
An independent report commissioned by Kativik Regional Government recommends Inuit train new members of the Nunavik Police Service.
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In October 2025, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced that, in anticipation of Ivan Zinger stepping down as Canada's prison watchdog, the government will "work to identify a qualified candidate" for the role. Seven months later, his office will only say, there's nothing to say.
Ottawa must hire new Correctional Investigator: Indigenous advocates
The last Correctional Investigator, Ivan Zinger, left in protest in January, and so far government hasn’t moved to fill his position.
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This is definitely worth the time to read by Althia Raj. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney has forgotten who helped get him elected
Dig into the details of the prime minister's budget and you find cuts to social programs.
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Elliott Brood put on a great show tonight at the Westboro Legion in Ottawa. Thanks boys!
The longest Canadian Armed Forces arctic patrol in history has arrived safely at their final destination of Churchill, Manitoba. A feat completed with help from the skills of the Canadian Rangers of the north.
1 Canadian Ranger Group completes mission across Arctic
The 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group complete an historic 5,200 kilometre mission from Yukon to Churchill, Manitoba.
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Some of the chiefs of the 74 First Nations that the FSIN advocates for are speaking out following day one of its general assembly in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. One is 'disgusted' with the meeting, the first since it was told to repay $29 million. www.aptnnews.ca?p=286744
Chief “disgusted” following closed door meeting of FSIN
Zagime Anishinabek Chief Lynn Acoose came to the Assembly to ensure there was opposition to a resolution to “muzzle the treasury board."
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APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social · 4mo agoAs hockey fans get ready for the first round of the NHL playoffs, here’s a look ahead to June’s draft and what could be history in the making. Story by @mblackburn21.bsky.social
AMC Grand Chief Kyra Wilson called the Manitoba-Canada agreement a 'bilateral' approach between two governments that excludes First Nations.
AMC says says Manitoba-Ottawa agreement violates treaty rights
An economic agreement signed by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney violates treaty rights says the AMC.
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Canada is a nation "forged through accommodation, not assimilation?"
APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social · 4mo agoOn the weekend, Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered the keynote speech at the Liberal convention in Montreal. He spoke about building big and fast, the military and serving the country. But what do you make of this comment?
“Our babies are still being born with mercury poisoning and people need to help exercise our voice,” Isaacs said. “It’s been well over 50 years since mercury has been put into our river system and into our bodies. We need justice,” she said. www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
Grassy Narrows advocate Chrissy Isaacs accepts Carney’s challenge to ‘outlast her’ - APTN News
What was supposed to be a joint announcement on infrastructure from Prime Minister Mark Carney...
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Another prime minister collides with an advocate from Grassy Narrows First Nations trying to get justice for her community.
Another Grassy Narrows advocate collides with a prime minister
Another advocate from Grassy Narrows First Nation in northern Ontario has had a run-in with a prime minister over mercury contamination.
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An Edmonton court today heard arguments in a lawsuit filed by the ACFN, formerly known as the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation against the Alberta Energy regulator and the province over spills from a tailings pond at the Kearl oilsands.
‘Long legal road’ ahead as ACFN battles Alberta, energy regulator
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is suing the province and energy regulator over toxic tailings spills at the Kearl facility.
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The #Ottawa War Market thrives as a gritty hub for adventurers heading into the perilous inner-city exclusion zone. Amid smoke and barter calls, survivors trade weapons, ammo, and medicine - or unwind at one of the few bars before braving the ruins beyond.
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Canada isn't going to go to war over violations of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, are we?
I'm not going to second guess Lori Idlout. She says she crossed the floor for her constituents. I've interviewed her a handful of times and she's a passionate Parliamentarian. But it also means that few, if anyone, will be raising issues directly related to Nunavut in the House.
APTN News@aptnnews.bsky.social · 5mo ago'We're not betraying anybody. We're just coming into this strategically and with our own conditions' says Peter Ittinuar. Story by Emma Honeybun.
Canada says the Ontario Final Agreement, or OFA, "more than remedies the discrimination found by the Tribunal.”
Canada calls on CHRT to approve child welfare deal with First Nations in Ontario
The federal government is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, or CHRT, to pass a plan for First Nations child welfare in Ontario.
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