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Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.
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Our lead story: PM Mark Carney proposes six more large-scale infrastructure projects—three of which would, if built, directly impact Indigenous peoples—supported by a so-called Major Projects Office meant to fast track the regulatory process.
Our lead story: following news of the statutory release of Shawn Lamb—convicted in 2013 for killing two First Nations women in Winnipeg—family members of the victims are in shock, saying they had no warning it would happen. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Our featured story: Manitoba RCMP announce sexual assault charges dating back to 1984 against Chief Vincent Tacan, just days before this week's election on the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
A special Remembrance Day edition of the Brief centres on commemorations of Indigenous Veterans Day (observed every November 8th) in different parts of Canada.
Our lead story: as some senators push to add the second-generation Status cut off to Bill S-2's removal of sex-based discrimination from the Indian Act, the Indigenous Services minister wants the bill to go forward as is.
Our lead story: the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) clears two RCMP officers in the August 2024 shooting death of 15-year-old Hoss Lightning Saddleback in Wetaskiwin, AB.
Our lead story: heavy on infrastructure investments, this week's new federal budget gets mixed reviews from Indigenous organizations.
Our lead story: the Carney government's new federal budget makes big investments in defence, housing and infrastructure, but offers little in the way of new spending on Indigenous-specific priorities.
Our lead story: Mikisew Cree First Nation in northern Alberta calls on the Carney government to reject the proposed release of toxic tar sands tailings into the environment.
Our lead story: at a semi-public ceremony, the Canadian Armed Forces issues an apology to members of minority groups who suffered racism and harassment while serving.
Our lead story: chiefs at the recent annual general assembly of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations vote to omit discussion of a controversial forensic audit from its agenda.
Our lead story: with the 2025 federal budget less than a week away, the Carney government announces over $660 million in new funding over 5 years to promote equality for, and reduce violence against, women and gender-diverse Canadians.
Our lead story: witnesses tell the Senate Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples that Bill S-2—meant to eliminate existing sex- and enfranchisement-based discrimination in the Indian Act—is flawed in its current form. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Our lead story: an update on the forthcoming search for the remains of Ashley Shingoose—one of four victims of a Manitoba serial killer back in 2022—a search her surviving family hopes is another step closer to completion. >Interstitial: zapsplat.com
Our lead story: In late May, a wildfire tore through the evacuated community of Chipewyan Lake in Treaty 8 territory, part of Bigstone Cree Nation in Alberta. Nearly half the structures were destroyed and the chief says the federal and provincial governments have been slow to respond. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
Our lead story: The Carney government introduces legislation aimed at tightening bail rules for certain offences, but some fear the changes will worsen the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the prison system. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
Our lead story: Police are treating the death of a Wolastoqey woman as a homicide after human remains were found in a wooded area north of Fredericton on Monday afternoon. • • • APTN National News, our stories told our way. Visit our website for more: https://aptnnews.ca Hear more APTN News podcasts: https://www.aptnnews.ca/podcasts/
Our lead story: a follow-up Auditor General of Canada report finds that, despite a 84% boost in spending on First Nations primary health care, safe drinking water and emergency management since 2019, issues persist with their delivery by Indigenous Services Canada.
Our lead story: dozens protest outside an Edmonton courtroom just prior to 38-year-old Bryan Farrell's scheduled bail hearing on multiple charges related to the death of 14-year-old Samuel Bird, only to learn it's postponed.
Our lead story: A B.C. Supreme Court Justice hands down sentences to a trio of land defenders—Sleydo', Shaylynn Sampson, and Corey Jocko—who tried to block the construction of the Coastal Gas Link Pipeline through Wet'suwet'en territory. >Interstitial: Zapsplat.com
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