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APTN News Brief
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Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.
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Northern and Arctic Affairs minister awaits weeks-overdue report on Nutrition North program
Apr 2800:07:48Tap to summarizeOur featured story: the federal minister for Northern and Arctic Affairs says her office still awaits a report, due weeks ago, on the effectiveness of the Nutrition North program.
Transcribe →Trying to keep up with B.C. government's back and forth on its Indigenous Rights law
Apr 2700:11:04Tap to summarizeOur lead story: the recent back and forth of British Columbia politics over the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) has some wondering just where things stand, and for how long.
Transcribe →Parliament begins debate on bill recognizing self-government for Manitoba Métis Federation
Apr 2400:09:05Tap to summarizeOur lead story: for the first time ever in the House of Commons, debate begins on a bill formally recognizing the Manitoba Métis Federation as a self-governing body.
Transcribe →Man on trial for second-degree murder of Anthony Primozic hears verdict
Apr 2300:09:11Tap to summarizeOur lead story: the Supreme Court of Yukon delivers a verdict in the trial of Seth Boss, accused of the second-degree murder of Anthony Primozic in 2022.
Transcribe →18 months after 6-year-old's death due to head injury, both caregivers charged
Apr 2200:08:39Tap to summarizeOur lead story: charges laid in the tragic 2024 death of a six-year-old girl from The Pas, MB, after her caregivers—Ashley Morach, 39, and Joel Morach, 35—are both located by RCMP. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Transcribe →Researcher of Indigenous ancestry claims to appeal defamation decision
Apr 2100:08:35Tap to summarizeOur lead story: scholar Darryl Leroux appeals Saskatchewan court ruling finding him guilty of defaming literature professor Michelle Coupal, partly on grounds the judge was mistaken in concluding her "claim to being Indigenous was made in good faith." >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Transcribe →Disclosure of historic surveillance of Indigenous political activity sparks worries it persists
Apr 2000:10:22Tap to summarizeOur lead story: as calls for transparency and a public inquiry grow stronger following a media report of RCMP surveillance of Indigenous advocacy and political organizations throughout the latter half of the 20th century, some worry the practice persists.
Transcribe →Chiefs demand transparency over RCMP surveillance of First Nations organizations, advocates
Apr 1700:07:01Tap to summarizeOur lead story: chiefs in Manitoba demand transparency regarding RCMP surveillance of First Nations organizations and advocates throughout the late 60s to early 80s, as confirmed by a recent CBC investigation.
Transcribe →B.C. gov't efforts to suspend portions of DRIPA draw Indigenous ire
Apr 1600:07:14Tap to summarizeOur featured story: hailed as landmark legislation by proponents in 2019, British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) has become something of a political football of late, as provincial efforts to suspend portions of DRIPA draw the ire of Indigenous leaders.
Transcribe →Family of Megan Gallagher read victim impact statement to last of 9 people charged in her death
Apr 1500:08:11Tap to summarizeOur lead story: nearly six years after her killing, the family of Megan Gallagher read their final victim impact statement in a Saskatoon court this week to the last of nine people charged in connection with her death. NOTE: this report contains disturbing details.
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