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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After all the promises, why are boil water advisories still a reality for First Nations communities in Canada? APTN News: Answers breaks down the challenges and impacts behind the ongoing issue. Watch: youtu.be/YSrVlP0G8CI
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Why are dozens of First Nations still under drinking water advisories? | APTN News: Answers
Canada has an abundance of freshwater, yet dozens of First Nations communities continue to face long-term drinking water advisories. Why isn’t clean drinking water readily accessible to all…
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A federal watchdog has delayed the release of a report on the RCMP’s specialized protest response unit in British Columbia until after the B.C. election. The report looked into the unit's conduct at three protests between 2017 and 2021.
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Federal agency postpones release of report on B.C. RCMP until after election
The RCMP watchdog called the CRCC is postponing the release of its report on the Community-Industry Response Group in B.C.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Photo of the day today comes from Alice Algona all the way up north in Kugluktuk, Nunavut who caught a shipping barge coming in during the early hours of the morning!
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The town of Oka - site of the so-called "Oka crisis" in 1990—once again faces a potential land dispute after proposed housing triggers resistance from Mohawk residents of Kanehsatà꞉ke. Hear more on APTN News Brief:
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APTN News Brief: Housing proposal in Oka, QC meets resistance from Kanehsatà꞉ke residents
Our lead story: the Quebec municipality of Oka—site of the so-called "Oka crisis" in 1990—once again faces a potential land dispute after proposed housing triggers resistance from Mohawk reside...
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I get the push for energy and projects that will create clean energy - but what we're going to lose in the James Bay Lowlands is significant.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
According to the SIU, 'while finding no grounds for criminal charges, Director Martino identified potential misconduct by the subject official' related to the Skunk case.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Photo of the day today comes from Mark McCauley who sets quite the scene with driftwood along the northern shores of Lake Superior as the fog rolls in to rest.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Grand Council of Treaty #3 in Ontario is the latest organization to come out and condemn the Parole Board of Canada for granting Brayden Bushby full parole after being convicted for fatally injuring Barbara Kentner.
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First Nations come out against granting full parole to man who killed Barbara Kentner
Political organizations and commentators are discussing the granting of full parole for the man who killed Barbara Kentner.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Leadership from the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation are outraged over the Parole Board of Canada’s decision to grant full parole to Brayden Bushby earlier this month. Bushby was convicted of manslaughter for fatally injuring Barbara Kentner in 2017.
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Leadership from the Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation are outraged over the Parole Board of Canada’s decision to grant full parole to Brayden Bushby earlier this month. Bushby was convicted of…
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Manitoba Premier says he hopes the province’s first supervised consumption site will be seen as just ‘another part of our healthcare system.’ Hear more on APTN News Brief:
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APTN News Brief: Manitoba's first supervised consumption site now up and running
Our featured story: Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he hopes the province’s first supervisedconsumption site will be seen as just ‘another part of our healthcare system.’
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Following almost 40 years in prison, Daryle Kent and his family are asking why he can’t return home to Brokenhead First Nation. www.aptnnews.ca?p=293236
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After 38 years in prison, a parolee is asking why he can’t go home
Daryle Kent, a member of Brokenhead First Nation, has been on parole in Ontario since 2021, and was denied the transfer home to Manitoba.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The family of Barbara Kentner are devastated by the news that Brayden Bushby, the man convicted in her death, has been granted full parole. Hear more on APTN News Brief:
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APTN News Brief: Family of late Barbara Kentner devastated to hear of full parole for man convicted in her 2017 death
Our lead story: family of Barbara Kentner are devastated by the news that Brayden Bushby—the non-Indigenous man convicted in her 2017 death in Thunder Bay—has been granted full parole.
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Occasionally Spooky Transpo @occtranspo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Finally a reasonable, if not light, end to this disconduct. You can't be abusing the elevated powers vested into the policing system because you have some strongly held convictions about something. In this case, an anti-vaxx quack. These are the people that decide life and death.
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Ottawa police detective who accessed files on infant deaths handed 2-year demotion | CBC News
A veteran detective with the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) is being demoted for two years for discreditable conduct after a disciplinary tribunal found her guilty of invading the privacy of families by ...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Remains found Monday between two homes in Umpherville, Manitoba have been confirmed to be a newborn or fetus, according to RCMP. Nearby Opaskwayak Cree Nation, 630 km north of Winnipeg held a vigil for the infant boy who members have named Cypress.
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Remains found in Umpherville, Man. confirmed as newborn or fetus
RCMP said an autopsy performed Wednesday confirms human remains found Monday in Umpherville, Manitoba are those of a newborn or fetus.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Yes! I just went through that buying @torontobluejays.bsky.social tickets.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It would be good if the Parole Board of Canada would explain their position given the extent to which the community had prepared for Kent's return.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
“The Churchill Falls Megaproject was built and is being operated illegally in Nitassinan, the traditional territory of the Innu of Matimekush–Lac John and Uashat mak Mani-utenam,” the Innu Nations' press release argues.
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Innu in Quebec reject Quebec-NL Churchill Falls deal
Innu leaders in Quebec the leaders said the project could not go ahead without their participation and consent.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The contract with the Canadian Space Agency is strictly for the design of the farm and consultations will be held over the next year in Iglulik, Coral Harbour, Resolute Bay and Grise Fiord.
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Growing food for astronauts in space starts with Inuit in Nunavut
The Canadian Space Agency has awarded a $745,000 contract to Inuit-owned The Growcer Inc. to design an indoor food growing station.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
An analysis by the Canadian Climate Institute suggests there is little sign any of that work by the federal government has actually reduced the risks Canadians face.
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Feds report progress on climate adaptation but some say it's not enough
The federal government says Canadians are more aware of the climate crisis but groups say more needs to be done.
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Rick Harp @rickharp.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Stay up to date on the latest Indigenous news with the APTN News Brief, a daily podcast released every weekday at 6 am AT wherever you get your podcasts. Free to follow! Apple podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a... Spotify open.spotify.com/show/66jLJ6s...
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Daily News Podcast · Updated Daily · Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Manitoba RCMP Major Crime Services are investigating a child death they are calling suspicious in the Long Plain First Nation near Portage La Prairie.
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RCMP investigates child death in First Nation in Manitoba - APTN News
Manitoba RCMP Major Crime Services are investigating a child death they are calling suspicious in the Long Plain First Nation near Portage La Prairie.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The auditor general also has concerns about the child welfare systems in the N.W.T. and Nunavut. An update on Nunavut's foster care system is coming in the fall.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Me thinks Canadians are going to hear the phrase “justified in the public interest" a lot from the federal government in the coming months.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
After backlash, Winnipeg police will renew drug crackdown, this time with input from frontline partners www.aptnnews.ca?p=292760
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Winnipeg police rethink downtown drug enforcement
After backlash on a 10-day crackdown WPS are changing course on how they manage enforcement while restricting public drug use.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A 24 year old First Nations woman serving a manslaughter sentence and two federal corrections officers died in a collision Thursday involving a corrections vehicle and a Hino truck near Provost, Alberta. Kiara Mooswa was a member of Poundmaker First Nation. www.aptnnews.ca?p=292773
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Crash kills First Nation female inmate and two prison officers
Kiara Mooswa, 24, was serving a sentence for manslaughter in a 2023 killing of another woman in North Battleford at the time of the crash.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
'I know some people measure it in hectares and structures lost, but our people... we measure it in memories lost,' says Chief Dan Wilson | Story by Charlotte Morritt-Jacobs.
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Okanagan Indian Band laments memories lost to wildfire
The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band in B.C. says his citizens have lost memories in the wildfire that destroyed parts of the community.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The Okanagan Indian Band issued an evacuation order on Saturday as a wildfire burns near the city of Vernon in British Columbia’s north Okanagan.
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Indian Band issues evacuation as wildfire burns near Vernon, British Columbia - APTN News
The Okanagan Indian Band issued an evacuation order on Saturday as a wildfire burns near the city of Vernon in British Columbia’s north Okanagan.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Conversation continues on the proposed Alberta-Ontario pipeline. Canadian Press reporter Alessia Passafiume says without First Nations support, she doesn’t see how it won’t get tied up in the courts. Watch more on Truth & Politics: youtu.be/sshPmU5l53A
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Dick Altavista @dickaltavista.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Too impatient to wait for the FM broadcast? @ckcufm.bsky.social Roots & Rhythms streams Live and On Demand cod.ckcufm.com/programs/93/...
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Ottawa Alt-Country heroes Fiftymen put out three albums between 2002 and 2013. - Roots and Rhythms - 2026-07-26
Ottawa Alt-Country heroes Fiftymen put out three albums between 2002 and 2013. 2002 After Darkfall 2005 Balances + Sums 2013 Fiftymen
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Pabàmàdiz @karynpugliese.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Why (most) Newsrooms Stopped Publishing Killers’ Manifestos in the aftermath of the Montreal shooting and renewed debate, an examination of why many journalists no longer hand killers the platform they want karynpugliese.substack.com/p/why-most-n... #montreal #shooting #cdnmedia #indigenous #mmiw
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Why (most) Newsrooms Stopped Publishing Killers’ Manifestos
in the aftermath of the Montreal shooting, and renewed debate, an examination of why many journalists no longer hand killers the platform they want
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
If you're looking for an incredible vegan restaurant in Montreal, look no further.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The territorial government's website says the Dehcho fire is roughly seven kilometres west of the Fort Simpson Airport. Wildfire officials say the fire is about 4.2 square kilometres in size.
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Wildfire forces evacuation of remote village in Northwest Territories
An out of control wildfire forced the evacuation of a remote community in the Northwest Territories on Sunday.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Funded by the federal government, researchers from various universities conducted medical experiments, including grafting skin from one Inuk to another. Story by Tom Fennario.
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Scar Tissue: The legacy of medical experiments on Inuit in the Arctic
APTN Investigates presents Scar Tissue: The legacy of medical experimentation on Inuit in the Arctic in the 1960s and '70s.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
'Labrador Inuit are being denied fair access to a resource in an adjacent area to our territory and we feel this decision must be reconsidered,” said Tom Evans, Nunatsiavut’s Lands and National Resources minister | Story by @mblackburn21.bsky.social
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Giving allocation of cod to non-Inuit a sign of ‘reconciliation gap’
While the federal government is celebrating a recent boost in the amount of northern cod...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A mediated settlement has been reached in a birth alerts lawsuit in B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court still has to approve the settlement with a hearing set for December.
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$66M settlement reached in B.C. birth alerts class action
The lawsuit claimed birth alerts shared private information without a person’s knowledge, disproportionately affecting Indigenous families.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The family of a Mekhi Pelly, a 21-year-old from Grassy Narrows First Nation, rallied outside of the Kenora court house in anticipation of a bail hearing for one of the two people charged in connection to his death. More on this story coming up on APTN National News.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The legislation will replace what was known as Bill C-61, which was introduced under former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
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First Nations drinking water legislation could come Tuesday
A number of sources say the federal government will table a law dealing with safe drinking water in First Nations on June 16.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“The fact that they are incarcerated does not diminish their humanity and, in fact, calls for our utmost vigilance regarding their living conditions,” Dowd told a press conference in French last week.
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Quebec detention centres ignore standards for complex cases: ombudsman
Quebec ombudsman finds provincial detention centres routinely resort to force in handling complex cases, instead following 2020 standards.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The report found NPS officers largely come from the south of Quebec, are younger, do not speak Inuktitut, and have “insufficient cultural training” as well as “insufficient knowledge of the culture, the people and the relational networks of communities.”
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Report calls for Nunavik Police Service to receive Inuit training
An independent report commissioned by Kativik Regional Government recommends Inuit train new members of the Nunavik Police Service.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Lol... this could be in the works.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
In October 2025, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced that, in anticipation of Ivan Zinger stepping down as Canada's prison watchdog, the government will "work to identify a qualified candidate" for the role. Seven months later, his office will only say, there's nothing to say.
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Ottawa must hire new Correctional Investigator: Indigenous advocates
The last Correctional Investigator, Ivan Zinger, left in protest in January, and so far government hasn’t moved to fill his position.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
This is definitely worth the time to read by Althia Raj. www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
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Althia Raj: Mark Carney has forgotten who helped get him elected
Dig into the details of the prime minister's budget and you find cuts to social programs.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Elliott Brood put on a great show tonight at the Westboro Legion in Ottawa. Thanks boys!
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The longest Canadian Armed Forces arctic patrol in history has arrived safely at their final destination of Churchill, Manitoba. A feat completed with help from the skills of the Canadian Rangers of the north.
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1 Canadian Ranger Group completes mission across Arctic
The 1 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group complete an historic 5,200 kilometre mission from Yukon to Churchill, Manitoba.
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Some of the chiefs of the 74 First Nations that the FSIN advocates for are speaking out following day one of its general assembly in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. One is 'disgusted' with the meeting, the first since it was told to repay $29 million. www.aptnnews.ca?p=286744
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Chief “disgusted” following closed door meeting of FSIN
Zagime Anishinabek Chief Lynn Acoose came to the Assembly to ensure there was opposition to a resolution to “muzzle the treasury board."
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
According to NHL...
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McKenna remains No. 1 among North American skaters for 2026 NHL Draft | NHL.com
Forward had 51 points for Penn State; Reid, Carels, Verhoeff, Rudolph round out top 5 in final rankings
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
AMC Grand Chief Kyra Wilson called the Manitoba-Canada agreement a 'bilateral' approach between two governments that excludes First Nations.
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AMC says says Manitoba-Ottawa agreement violates treaty rights
An economic agreement signed by Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Prime Minister Mark Carney violates treaty rights says the AMC.
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mblackburn21.bsky.social @mblackburn21.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Canada is a nation "forged through accommodation, not assimilation?"
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
“Our babies are still being born with mercury poisoning and people need to help exercise our voice,” Isaacs said. “It’s been well over 50 years since mercury has been put into our river system and into our bodies. We need justice,” she said. www.aptnnews.ca/national-new...
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Grassy Narrows advocate Chrissy Isaacs accepts Carney’s challenge to ‘outlast her’ - APTN News
What was supposed to be a joint announcement on infrastructure from Prime Minister Mark Carney...
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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Another prime minister collides with an advocate from Grassy Narrows First Nations trying to get justice for her community.
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Another Grassy Narrows advocate collides with a prime minister
Another advocate from Grassy Narrows First Nation in northern Ontario has had a run-in with a prime minister over mercury contamination.
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