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APTN National News Host/Producer, Nehiyaw, Cowessess FN/Treaty 4, FNUniv/UR Alum, Saskatoon-born. Opinions are my own. Story idea? Email me: [email protected]
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Joined September 2011
Manitoba law on detaining drug users may not stand up in court, says MP https://t.co/VZ2q5LsSWX via APTN's Sav Jonsa
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The Manitoba government has passed a law that will allow authorities to detain methamphetamine drug users for three days.
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Liberal MP Jaime Battiste fined $600 for breaching elections financing law https://t.co/VGbG6ymPm3 via CP's Kyle Duggan
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An elections watchdog fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste and his financial agent $600...
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“People just took the time to do it. We were very grateful to see communities all across Nunavik just walk for justice.” - Olivia Ikey and Suzy Kauki Memorial marches for Inuit killed by police spread to 11 of 14 Nunavik communities
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Memorial marches for Inuit killed in confrontations with the Nunavik Police Service spread to 11 of 14 Nunavik communities
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“He’s motioning very much that he’s got a firearm,” the officer can be heard saying in a recording of the shooting. A subsequent search of the backpack found no firearm. AB RCMP officers cleared in 2024 death of Cree teen Hoss Lightning Saddleback
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The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team s
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Indigenous leaders say federal budget misses historic opportunity to address socio-economic gaps
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Indigenous leaders had mixed reviews of Mark Carney's first budget as prime minister saying major issues were ignored.
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Youth basketball fundraiser ends with violent arrests of women in Terrace, B.C. https://t.co/8Zcj7nOoNf via APTN's Leanne Sanders
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A Kitselas First Nation matriarch with the Gitxsan/Tsimchian in northwest B.C. was taken into custody early Sunday morning by the RCMP, along with five others. She says they were concerned for a...
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Filmmaker Shane Belcourt reflects on documenting a critical but little known moment in history https://t.co/21RFw5aadg via APTN's Dennis Ward
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Unless you are of a certain age or from a certain part of the country,...
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Listuguj mourns loss of 18-year-old girl, wants accountability for opioid-related deaths https://t.co/fiHiaLDAjw via APTN's Savanna Craig
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A Listuguj mother who is still mourning the death of her 18 year old daughter wants community to come to grips with its drug problem.
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Feds unveil new climate strategy with no details on Canada's emission commitments https://t.co/NFGYBDnQtf via CP
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The federal government’s climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the...
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Federal Budget: $2.3B for clean water, and $1B for Arctic infrastructure https://t.co/4VvkB2eHbu via APTN's Karyn Pugliese
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In his first budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney is promising to spend money on water and infrastructure in the Arctic.
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’Change Starts Now’: Yukon Party sweeps to majority, ending nearly a decade of Liberal rule https://t.co/DKIFlF2Hj8 via APTN's Sara Connors
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Currie Dixon says his party is ready to begin tackling issues from its campaign, including the housing crisis and health care.
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‘We don’t support this book’: Family of late Gino Odjick disapprove of newly released biography https://t.co/B1DtpMpp29 via APTN's Nangoonskeh Rose Jacobs
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The French version launch of the book Gino: The Fighting Spirit of Gino Odjick took...
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Jordin Tootoo talks about his new documentary titled Tootoo, a story about overcoming struggles on and off the ice: https://t.co/YA5APNyAjt via @YouTube
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Indigenous police forces struggling to keep up MPs told https://t.co/hZbGqRoIZ3 via APTN's Jesse Staniforth
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Long Point First Nation chief and chief Kahnawake Peacekeeper told MPs that Indigenous police forces struggling to avoid extinction
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First Nation in Saskatchewan takes province to court over approval of ‘massive uranium project’ https://t.co/0EHZBodtrX via APTN's Leanne Sanders
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The leadership of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) filed a judicial review today challenging the provincial government on mine project
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‘Keep the fire burning’: Na-Cho Nyäk Dun turns to holograms and AI to help preserve its language https://t.co/eCRfmVqXfi via APTN's Sara Connors
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Elders in Mayo, Yukon are embracing hologram technology to pass down language and cultural knowledge.
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Billions of dollars in federal contracts meant to support Indigenous businesses across the country are flowing to two dozen firms in the Ottawa region, a joint IJF investigation has found. MB, SK, AB and BC have been largely shut out. https://t.co/2Qdt4AQHzt
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The Investigative Journalism Foundation found that the federal Indigenous contracting program gave billions to Ottawa area firms.
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158 people have died in B.C. in September from using toxic drugs according to report https://t.co/zBlIcyhgoR via APTN's Leanne Sanders
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The B.C. Coroner’s Service says the suspected use of unregulated drugs last month equates to about 5.3 deaths per day.
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Two approaches to addiction aim to help as many homeless drinkers as possible https://t.co/oXdpofhTTi via APTN's Jesse Staniforth
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Two approaches to addiction aim to help as many homeless drinkers as possible by pairing sober living with managed alcohol consumption
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Chief of defence staff offers apology for military's history of racial discrimination https://t.co/MepNkOBaDD via CP
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The head of the Canadian Armed Forces apologized in Ottawa for the military and its history of racism and discrimination.
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