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Justice officials hope new diversion centre will keep Indigenous people out of jail | APTN News

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Justice officials and First Nation leaders in British Columbia are celebrating the official opening of a diversion centre in Prince George they hope will keep Indigenous people out of jail.

What’s behind the growing hunger crisis in Nunavut? | APTN News

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Both Inuit and non-Inuit academics say hunger in Nunavut is not a new challenge, but it's an issue that's been increasing in recent years.

APTN News web reporter Jesse Staniforth took a deep dive into hunger in the territory.

B.C. premier asks feds for help addressing new U.S. tariffs on softwood lumber industry | APTN News

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The premier of British Columbia is asking the federal government for help in addressing recent tariffs put on the softwood lumber industry by the United States.

One dead, two missing after typhoon floods native villages in Alaska | APTN News

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One person is dead and two are missing after a typhoon off the western coast of Alaska flooded streets and washed away homes in native villages over the weekend.

Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered after refusing breathalyzer

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'I don’t drink': A Mi’kmaw Elder was tasered twice by two members of the RCMP for refusing to give a breathalyzer.

Mi’kmaw is Fred Sylliboy’s first language. He said he asked the RCMP for a translator numerous times.

A Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered outside his home in Eskasoni by the RCMP after refusing to take a breathalyzer.

APTN National News: October 14, 2025 – Mi’kmaw man arrested, U.S. announces new tariffs

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Tonight on APTN National News: A Mi'kmaw Elder is tasered after an encounter with RCMP who got a call about a drunk driver despite telling police he doesn’t drink.

B.C.’s premier asks the feds for help addressing new U.S. tariffs put on the softwood lumber industry.

Activists released from Israeli detention share their experiences

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Agnew, a Cree and Dene member of Salt River First Nation, said it was important for her to be on the flotilla as a First Nations woman.

Two Canadian flotilla activists who were released from Israeli detention, including Mskwaasin Agnew, are sharing their experiences.

MP Battiste pitches study of sections of the Indian Act to Senate

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Following a two-year investigation, APTN Investigates unravelled police theories of the deaths of two Mohawk men in 2015.

Now, with their manner of death changed from accidental to undetermined, reporter Kenneth Jackson and the Toronto police homicide unit are on the hunt for the real killer.

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'This study will examine the impacts of the unstated paternity policy and the gradual decrease of status Indians in some First Nations bands,' says Battiste.
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Mi'kmaw MP Jaime Battiste tabled a motion to study two sections of the Indian Act dealing with registration.

Meet Justin Hardy, APTN’s new video journalist in Iqaluit, Nunavut | APTN News

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APTN News is welcoming a new video journalist in the North.

Justin Hardy shares how he hopes to approach the uniqueness of covering stories in the Iqaluit and Nunavut region.

Senator who wants warning labels on alcohol packaging speaks at Senate committee | APTN News

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A Senate committee is currently studying Bill S-202, which aims to add warning labels on alcohol packaging.

Senator Patrick Brazeau, who introduced it in 2023, told the committee the challenge is getting industry on board.

First Nation community sheltering in place after weekend shooting in northern Ontario | APTN News

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A shooting over the weekend has a First Nation in northern Ontario under a shelter in place advisory.

Nishnawbe Aski Police Service says school buses are cancelled Monday for Brunswick House First Nation students as the advisory remains in place.

APTN National News: October 14, 2025

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Today on APTN National News: A Sunday afternoon shooting has a First Nation in northern Ontario currently under a shelter-in-place advisory.

APTN News Brief: October 14, 2025—Survivors of Portage La Prairie residential school commemorate 50th anniversary of its closure

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Survivors of the Portage La Prairie residential school in Manitoba gather to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of its closure.

Hear more on APTN News Brief:

Our lead story: survivors of the Portage La Prairie residential school in Manitoba gather to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of its closure, for some the first time seeing one another in decade...

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Two of the four brothers in the popular rock-alternative band Constant Reminder, along with the driver of a second vehicle, were killed in a highway collision just west of Melfort, Sask., Thursday evening.

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Survivors of the Portage la Prairie residential school in Manitoba gathered this week to mark 50 years since its closure.

For many, it was the first time seeing former classmates since leaving the institution decades ago.

Portage la Prairie residential school survivors reunite 50 years after closure | APTN News

Canadian Healing Quilt website honours lives lost to COVID-19 | APTN News

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You used to call me Marie by Tai Amy Grauman returns to Vancouver after a run at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

This epic Métis tale of love, resilience and the rise of the Métis Nation is at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver before touring venues across the Lower Mainland.

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Canadian Healing Quilt is a new website for people who lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and others who are grieving.

It’s a space to honour someone with a digital quilt square, which can be shared publicly or kept private.

She was 18 when she was killed - decades later, her story is being told | APTN News

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A man confessed. There was a trial. He was found not guilty.

Tamara joins APTN National News with more on the story.

Gull-Masty told PM Child and Family Services are top priorities

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@aptninvestigates.bsky.social returns this week with a new season.

In Justice for My Sister, video journalist Tamara Pimentel investigates the death of a young Kaska woman in the 1960s.

Ann Mary Dick was 18 when she was killed in Upper Liard, Yukon.

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ISC Minister says fixing Jordan’s Principle, child welfare, are at the top her priority list www.aptnnews.ca?p=278298

Prime Minister Carney asked his ministers for their priorities, and the ISC minister said Jordan's Principle and Child Welfare top her list.

Gull-Masty told PM Child and Family Services are top priorities

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ISC Minister says fixing Jordan’s Principle, child welfare, are at the top her priority list www.aptnnews.ca?p=278298

Prime Minister Carney asked his ministers for their priorities, and the ISC minister said Jordan's Principle and Child Welfare top her list.

APTN National News: October 10, 2025 – Commemorating Portage school closure, Shelter lawsuit

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Despite promises not to slash services, Indigenous programs face deep reductions and sunsetting funds.

Reporters ask: what will be left for communities when the dust settles?

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation - Watch:
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Tonight on APTN National News: Survivors of the Portage la Prairie residential school in Manitoba marked 50 years since its closure earlier this week.

Another family member of a person who died at the Whitehorse emergency shelter is suing the organization responsible for its operation.