APTN News Brief

Our lead story: the sentencing hearing begins for Jaime Felix, the man who shot and killed five people at a known Winnipeg drug home in 2023.

Our lead story: Nunavut's foster care system continues to exhibit "fundamental weaknesses," according to a recent follow-up report from the Auditor General of Canada.

Our lead story: Prime Minister Mark Carney was in Winnipeg Friday to unveil a $30-billion plan to address homelessness.

Our lead story: The Carney government unveiled its second federal budget on Thursday, allocating roughly $27 billion over five years to Indigenous priorities.

Our lead story: A blue wave swept across the United States in Tuesday's midterm elections, bringing historic wins for Indigenous women. Deb Haaland is set to become New Mexico's first Native American governor, while Peggy Flanagan breaks new ground in the U.S. Senate.

Our lead story: With the 2026 federal budget set to be unveiled on Thursday, the Assembly of First Nations held a press conference in Ottawa on Tuesday to outline the priorities it wants the federal government to address.

Our lead story: Just over a month after four people were struck by a vehicle on National Truth and Reconciliation Day, APTN's Tina House speaks with the family of one of the victims. A warning: some of the details may be disturbing.

Our lead story: A range of issues affecting Indigenous people were discussed by Senate and parliamentary committees in Ottawa last week.

Our lead story: The Akaitcho Territory Government is holding its annual general assembly in Dettah this week, with child and family services dominating discussions alongside land claim negotiations and shared priorities.

Our lead story: First Nations leaders were in Ottawa to oppose the federal government's financial support for the fossil fuel industry.

Our lead story: Prime Minister Mark Carney faces questions about abolishing the Indian Act ahead of Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.

Our lead story: It was a historic day in Ottawa on Monday, as First Nations leaders met with Prime Minister Mark Carney and provincial and territorial premiers for the first time in a stand-alone meeting.

Our lead story: Montreal police are under fire after recent allegations one officer urinated on a homeless person, months after two other officers were suspended due to allegedly racist acts.   

Our lead story: Ontario's Ring of Fire mining development gets a major boost from the Carney government, announcing a billion dollars in federal towards building roads into the mineral-rich region

Our lead story: advocates speak out in support of using Bill S-2 to finally end the controversial second generation Indian Status cut-off, a view the Liberal government rejects despite a Senate amendment to this effect.

Our featured story: the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs stages a press conference to follow up the recently concluded inquest into the 2020 police shooting death of teenager Eishia Hudson.

Our lead story:  right up 'til Monday's vote for the Alberta referendum, First Nations in Treaty 6 territory mobilize to voice their concerns about what the results might mean for their treaty rights.

Our featured story: Vancouver plays host to a conference of global experts on the troubling decline in salmon populations.

Our lead story: with Alberta on the cusp of its Oct. 19 referendum—when voters weigh in on whether a subsequent separation vote should take place—a chief from the Blackfoot confederacy weighs in on questions of treaty and consultation.

Our lead story: a political organization representing 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan has been given 30 days to repay $12.3 million to the federal government.

Our lead story: five First Nations and TC Energy jointly announce an agreement on a yet to be disclosed ownership stake in the Coastal GasLink pipeline. >interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our featured story: nearly two decades since the legal fight began to end funding discrimination against First Nations children and families, the future of child welfare reform seemingly remains up in the air.  >interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our featured story: citing a lack of meaningful consultation, the Cold Lake First Nation in Alberta says it's filed a judicial review against the federal government over its first designated 'project of national interest,'  the Pacific Link pipeline.

Our lead story: west coast First Nations on opposite sides of the fish farm debate once again travel to Ottawa, each group hoping to lobby the federal government to their respective point of view.

Our lead story: Ontario Provincial Police announce the arrest of two officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, both charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer.