Our lead story: just days after launching his history-making bid as the first-ever Indigenous candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, Mi'kmaw MP Jaime Battiste announces his withdrawl.由APTN

In this episode, we put drug trafficking InFocus. From coast to coast, First Nations are grappling with the impacts of drug trafficking. Outside dealers are preying on vulnerable community members—but many nations are mobilizing to push back. Award winning APTN Investigates journalist Kenneth Jackson joins us to discuss his report, The Great Change…

Our lead story: after last year’s sudden passing of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick, an Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs by-election sees former Long Plain First Nation chief Kyra Wilson emerge victorious on the first ballot.由APTN

Our lead story: despite a Jan. 26 court-ordered deadline for Canada and Ontario to negotiate a settlement over breaches of the 1850 Robinson–Superior Treaty with 12 First Nations, a deal seems nowhere in sight. . . . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: mourners in British Columbia and beyond reflect on the recent passing of hereditary chief Bill Wilson, who first rose to prominence in the late 1960s as a fierce advocate for the rights of First Nations. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: citing it as a threat to their treaty rights, Mi’kmaw First Nations collectively reject a three-year offer from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to participate in the commercial fishery.由APTN

Our lead story: off duty since his alleged involvement in an Ottawa bar fight last month, the Southern Chiefs Organization announces SCO Grand Chief Jerry Daniels is back on the job after "a recent health leave." - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

In this episode, we put the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge InFocus. Gwich'in leaders like Chief Pauline Frost explain why this sacred land is vital to their people. But corporate interests, backed by politicians, have eyed it for oil and gas drilling. Despite challenges, President Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency” keeps his push…

Our lead story: a Wolastoqey family in News Brunswick is outraged after they hear why a nurse refused an on-site visit to an ailing loved one at his on-reserve home.由APTN

We’re relaunching InFocus! Join APTN News reporter Cierra Bettens each episode as she unpacks key stories impacting Indigenous Peoples through expert interviews and fresh perspectives. Subscribe now on your favorite podcast player.由APTN

Our lead story: Nakota Rayne Pooyak, 31, of the Sweetgrass First Nation in Saskatchewan now stands charged with second-degree murder in the Sept. 2024 shooting deaths of 66-year-old Brent Peters and adult sons Matthew and Brennan Peters.由APTN

Our lead story: outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden commutes the life sentence of American Indian Movement member Leonard Peltier after nearly a half-century behind bars. However, news of the clemency triggers disappointment for the family of fellow AIM activist Anna Mae Aquash, who allege Peltier was “complicit” in her 1975 murder.…

Our lead story: a MMIWG advocate says it's about time Vancouver police officers were held accountable after news the Police Complaints Commission is looking into neglect of duty allegations in the case of the late 24-year-old Chelsea Poorman.由APTN

Our lead story: the province of Manitoba denies responsibility in the wrongful convictions of Anishinaabe men Allan Woodhouse and Brian Anderson almost 50 years ago, arguing it’s the fault of the city and its police force that the men were sent to prison. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: following Canada’s move to negotiate child welfare reform with Ontario First Nations only, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society files a motion with the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. 🖸 Premiers meet to strategize over U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threatened 25% tariff on Canadian goods. 🖸 Excluded from federal t…

Our lead story: Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak urges parents to be vigilant after someone allegedly tries to lure the 6-year-old child of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Chief Angela Levasseur outside a Thompson, MB school. ∎ The trial in a multi-million dollar lawsuit against some prominent Métis figures begins this week in Toronto. ∎ A man is dead, …

Our lead story: with the fate of Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act, now sealed due to last week’s proroguing of Parliament, the Liberals and NDP each blame the other for its demise. - - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: reaction to the recent revelation that leaks from tar sands tailing ponds have gone under-reported by the Alberta Energy Regulator.由APTN

Our lead story: Montreal’s plummeting temperatures and inadequate resources see a growing number of people without shelter turn to the city ERs. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: land defenders at Lemay Forest continue to stay put at a site on Winnipeg’s outskirts, despite a court injunction and repeated attempts by the property’s owner and developer to access the area. . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: Indigenous leaders in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia react to this week’s news that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will step down. . . . . . . . interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: following months of turmoil within his own party, Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his intent to resign and asks Governor-General Mary Simon to suspend Parliament until March 24.由APTN

Our lead story: resistance to the development of a privately-owned forested area on the outskirts of Winnipeg—including a site used for ceremony for decades—is met with a court injunction against the land defenders.由APTN

Our lead story: a recent homicide victim in Winnipeg has now been identified as 50-year-old Byron Moose, a man from the O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation in northern Manitoba. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: just days after an alleged altercation between a lone First Nations man and as many as five Winnipeg Police Service officers, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs hire a law firm to look into systemic racism within the force.由APTN

Our lead story: after losing a pair of ministers to resignation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles his Cabinet, prompting many to speculate as to what the future holds for his government and his leadership. . . . . . . . . Interstitial: ZapSplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: the Southern Chiefs' Organization announces a return date for its Grand Chief.由APTN

Our lead story: First Nations leaders gathered in Winnipeg to discuss the alarming backlog of Jordan’s Principle cases.由APTN

Our lead story: A First Nations man from Cold Lake dies during an interaction with law enforcement. He is the 15th Indigenous person in Canada confirmed to have died during or immediately following an interaction with police since late August.由APTN

Our lead story: A day of political turmoil–including the resignation of two cabinet ministers–unfolds in Ottawa.由APTN

Our lead story: new numbers on homicide rates from Statistics Canada show Indigenous people continued to be disproportionately represented as victims as of 2023.由APTN

Our lead story: with frustration mounting over a growing backlog of Jordan’s Principle requests—140,000 in all, 25,000 of which were submitted as urgent—Indigenous Services Canada says it cannot offer a timeline for addressing the situation. - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: after a bill restricting the use of solitary confinement within federal prisons passes in the Canadian Senate, proponents are hopeful the House of Commons will make it law. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: an encampment set up near a Winnipeg-area landfill after police chose not to search it for the remains of two First Nations women is set to come down.由APTN

Our lead story: nearly a week after a bar fight hospitalizes the Southern Chiefs Organization's grand chief in Ottawa, a First Nation in Manitoba states they’ll minimize their participation in SCO until they receive “adequate information about the conduct and status of the grand chief.”由APTN

Our lead story: the Southern Chiefs Organization continues to stay mum on why SCO leader Jerry Daniels had to be hospitalized last week following a reported altercation outside an Ottawa bar, just hours before the start of an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly. - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: Southern Chiefs Organization grand chief Jerry Daniels may or may not still be in hospital following a fight outside a downtown Ottawa bar earlier this week. . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: chiefs unanimously pass an Assembly of First Nations motion this week calling for a federal inquiry into the recent spate of police killings of Indigenous people over recent months. . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: some Innu in Quebec are hopeful that a recent Supreme Court decision will finally see greater investments made in what have been chronically-underfunded First Nations police services.由APTN

Our lead story: the physical search of a privately-owned landfill just outside Winnipeg is now underway, roughly two years after families of two women learned that’s likely where their remains ended up.由APTN

Our lead story: a Kelowna woman is frustrated that the whereabouts of her late mother’s ashes are unknown after a funeral home opted to mail her remains a day before Canada Post workers went on strike.由APTN

Our lead story: advocates for the Peel Watershed are concerned about Yukon government efforts to overturn an assessment board’s recommendation against mineral exploration in the area. . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: a man shot dead by Winnipeg police after stabbing an officer Sunday is identified as 24-year-old Inuk Jordan Charlie, a Nunavummiuk who’d struggled with homelessness as well as mental health and substance abuse issues. . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: the Assembly of First Nations and the Conference Board of Canada co-present a report on the $350B First Nations infrastructure gap, arguing its closure would see net-positive economic growth for the country as a whole.由APTN

Our lead story: nearly 75 years after RCMP and Quebec police slaughter some 1,000 sled dogs as part of a deliberate campaign to assimilate Inuit, the federal government apologizes for its role in the massacre—an apology the elders of Kangiqsujuaq elect to accept.由APTN

Our lead story: northern Manitoba RCMP fatally shoot a First Nations teen on the Norway House Cree Nation, the eleventh time since August that an Indigenous person has been killed by Canadian police.由APTN

Our lead story: the Trudeau government proposes a temporary removal of GST and HST from specific items such as groceries, diapers, toys, and restaurant meals, along with a $250 rebate for any Canadian tax filers earning under $150,000 in 2023.由APTN

Our lead story: Edmonton Centre MP Randy Boissonnault steps down from the Liberal cabinet amidst pushback on his shifting claims to Indigenous ancestry and his jointly-owned company’s application for an Indigenous-only business grant.由APTN

Our lead story: Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault’s misrepresentation of his co-owned business as Indigenous comes up at a House of Commons committee meeting on Indigenous procurement. - - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN

Our lead story: the emergence of community mental health response services—where respondents draw on lived experience and de-escalation training—as an alternative to police or emergency personnel. . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com由APTN