APTN News Brief

Our lead story: a public health emergency is declared in the Island Lakes region of northeastern Manitoba, as four First Nations jointly call on all levels of government to combat a health and housing crisis for their roughly 17,000 Ansininew citizens. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our lead story: at the B.C. coroner's inquest into the 2022 death of 20-year-old Tatyanna Harrison—last seen in downtown Vancouver months before her body was identified on a yacht in Richmond—Harrison's mother is shocked to learn the fate of her daughter's remains. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

Our lead story: an inmate dies at the Thunder Bay District Jail—a facility some call a 'death trap'—just weeks after calls for its closure by First Nations leaders and the family of another man who died at the institution.

Our lead story: a family from Kinonjeoshtegon First Nation demands answers from the Manitoba government after the death of 25-year-old Kiana Everett in provincial custody.

Our lead story: Prime minister Mark Carney and Alberta premier Danielle Smith jointly announce a proposed west coast pipeline that, if built, would see a million barrels per day flow largely alongside the existing Trans Mountain corridor. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our lead story: prime minister Mark Carney travels to B.C. to announce a major economic partnership agreement with premier David Eby, including $10B to expand capacity at the Roberts Bank terminal, $3.5B for the North Coast Transmission Line, and $3B to replace the George Massey Tunnel.  

Our featured story: with an Indigenous elder's application to charge King Charles with genocide rejected by an Australian appeals court, he now looks into potential avenues for justice beyond the continent. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

Our lead story: Two remote communities in the Northwest Territories are being evacuated as out-of-control wildfires continue to grow closer.

Our lead story: A councilor from   Whale Cove , Nunavut is facing charges of sexual assault, manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death. 

Our lead story: Northwest Territories fire crews and community members are dealing with the aftermath of a plane crash near Fort Simpson. RCMP and NWT fire say three people were onboard the plane, none survived.

Our lead story: Ottawa is considering fast-tracking three major infrastructure projects under the Building Canada Act, but the move is already raising concerns about environmental reviews and Indigenous consultation.

Our lead story: residents of the former northern Manitoba mining town of Leaf Rapids say their community is in crisis. After a string of violent incidents, residents are holding a public meeting to discuss safety and the future of the community.

Our lead story: headed into National Indigenous Peoples Day weekend, Manitoba's provincial court announces the creation of Canada's first associate chief judge of Reconciliation, a role judge Jerilee Ryle will begin on July 2. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com

Our lead story: members of Grassy Narrows First Nation in northwestern Ontario visit Ottawa to call on the Carney government to clean up mercury deposits in their local river system, and for the PM to apologize for comments made earlier this year.  

Our lead story: ongoing reaction to the Carney government's long-awaited release of its First Nations Clean Water Act, from federal opposition parties and a First Nation living under a boil water advisory since the mid-1990s. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com  

Our lead story: the Carney government introduces its long-awaited First Nations Clean Water Act to mixed reviews from First Nations leaders.

Our lead story: the federal government reports a 23% decrease in toxic drug deaths between 2024 and 2025, but notes the overall numbers remain higher than they were a decade ago.  

Our featured story: sources say the Carney government will introduce long-awaited First Nations clean water legislation on June 16—days before Parliament is set to rise for the summer—a bill they'd previously committed to introduce last fall.

Our lead story: as jury considers its recommendations at coroner's inquest into 2020 death of Kingfisher Lake First Nation man Kevin Mamakwa, his family leads calls for the closure of Thunder Bay District Jail where he died.

Our featured story: pointing to slow wildfire responses due to overlapping government jurisdictions, a new Senate committee report recommends a single, federal co-ordination agency, to be created with Indigenous input.  

Our lead story: as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami releases its poverty reduction strategy for residents across Inuit Nunugat, ITK president Natan Obed says the federal Nutrition North program needs serious revamping. 

Our lead story: Bill S-228—federal legislation to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization—unanimously passes third reading in the House of Commons.

Our lead story: a Winnipeg walk is held to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys, to support families left with more questions than answers. 

Our lead story: efforts by some Senators to amend Bill C-9—the proposed federal anti-hate legislation—in order to include residential school denialism as a punishable crime are voted down by a majority in Canada's Senate.

Our lead story: calling it a violent crime crisis, First Nations leaders in northeast Saskatchewan await support after three homicides in as many weeks, including one from a recent double shooting at Pelican Narrows.