APTN News Brief

Mar 10 2025 100 ep. 8 mins 86
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Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.

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March 10, 2025—1st national forced sterilization gathering; BC Conservative MLA ousted for belittling residential school survivors

Mar 10 2025 6 mins  
Our lead story: the Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice hosts its first-ever national gathering on forced and coerced sterilization over the weekend in Gatineau, QC.

March 7, 2025—$1.1B settlement deal for abuse victims at federal ‘Indian hospitals’

Mar 07 2025 10 mins  
Our lead story: a proposed $1.1B settlement agreement is reached with victims of abuse at federal ‘Indian hospitals’—racially-segregated institutions Canada established in the 1930s for Indigenous patients.

March 6, 2025—Listuguj Mi'gmaq feel left out of Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs; Grassy Narrows breaks ground on $82M mercury care home

Mar 06 2025 9 mins  
Our lead story: with Listuguj Mi'gmaq’s economy among those impacted by new U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports, the First Nation in eastern Quebec says they’ve been left out of discussions on what happens next.

March 5, 2025—Indigenous peoples invested in Canadian resource sector brace for U.S. tariff hit; Saami warn mine project would threaten reindeer

Mar 05 2025 7 mins  
Our lead story: after weeks of threats, U.S. tariffs against Canada take effect Tuesday—25% on most Canadian goods, 10% on energy and critical minerals—raising concerns among those Indigenous peoples invested in resource sectors.

March 4, 2025—Indigenous reaction to U.S. tariffs on Canada; anti-mining protests at PDAC

Mar 04 2025 8 mins  
Our lead story: Indigenous reaction to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs against Canadian and Mexican imports, set to take effect today. . . . . . . . . . Interstitial: zapsplat.com

March 3, 2025—SK Métis win at Supreme Court over uranium consultation; Driftpile Cree family services delivery deal

Mar 03 2025 7 mins  
Our lead story: A Supreme Court of Canada decision permits Métis Nation Saskatchewan to proceed with its legal battle against the province over uranium exploration permits issued without consultation.

February 28, 2025—Families respond to news of possible remains at Winnipeg landfill; feds apologize for Inuit relocation

Feb 28 2025 9 mins  
Our lead story: following this week’s news that possible human remains may have been found at a Winnipeg-area landfill, families from Long Plain First Nation and the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs call a press conference to discuss the search so far. - - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com

February 27, 2025—Winnipeg-area landfill search update; elder seriously assaulted

Feb 27 2025 10 mins  
Our lead story: based on the findings of on-site experts, the Manitoba government announces a potential breakthrough in the search for remains of two First Nations women at a landfill north of Winnipeg. - - - - - - Interstitial: zapsplat.com

February 26, 2025—Heiltsuk Nation sues RCMP for failure to protect their people; feds announce Nutrition North review

Feb 26 2025 7 mins  
Our lead story: Heiltsuk Nation leaders announce legal action against the RCMP, claiming they’ve systematically failed to protect their people from rising levels of crime.

February 25, 2025—Forced sterilization class-action expands scope; RCMP officer charged

Feb 25 2025 7 mins  
Our lead story: a class action led by two Atikamekw women over alleged forced sterilization at a Joliette, QC hospital expands in scope after a Quebec court authorizes the inclusion of the regional health authority.