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Canadian Healing Quilt website honours lives lost to COVID-19 | APTN News

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You used to call me Marie by Tai Amy Grauman returns to Vancouver after a run at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

This epic Métis tale of love, resilience and the rise of the Métis Nation is at the Arts Club Theatre in Vancouver before touring venues across the Lower Mainland.

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Canadian Healing Quilt is a new website for people who lost loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and others who are grieving.

It’s a space to honour someone with a digital quilt square, which can be shared publicly or kept private.

She was 18 when she was killed - decades later, her story is being told | APTN News

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A man confessed. There was a trial. He was found not guilty.

Tamara joins APTN National News with more on the story.

Gull-Masty told PM Child and Family Services are top priorities

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@aptninvestigates.bsky.social returns this week with a new season.

In Justice for My Sister, video journalist Tamara Pimentel investigates the death of a young Kaska woman in the 1960s.

Ann Mary Dick was 18 when she was killed in Upper Liard, Yukon.

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ISC Minister says fixing Jordan’s Principle, child welfare, are at the top her priority list www.aptnnews.ca?p=278298

Prime Minister Carney asked his ministers for their priorities, and the ISC minister said Jordan's Principle and Child Welfare top her list.

Gull-Masty told PM Child and Family Services are top priorities

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ISC Minister says fixing Jordan’s Principle, child welfare, are at the top her priority list www.aptnnews.ca?p=278298

Prime Minister Carney asked his ministers for their priorities, and the ISC minister said Jordan's Principle and Child Welfare top her list.

APTN National News: October 10, 2025 – Commemorating Portage school closure, Shelter lawsuit

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Despite promises not to slash services, Indigenous programs face deep reductions and sunsetting funds.

Reporters ask: what will be left for communities when the dust settles?

That’s on this episode of Nation to Nation - Watch:
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Tonight on APTN National News: Survivors of the Portage la Prairie residential school in Manitoba marked 50 years since its closure earlier this week.

Another family member of a person who died at the Whitehorse emergency shelter is suing the organization responsible for its operation.

K9 United gathers handlers and trainers in Mirabel | APTN News

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Fifty years after a Manitoba residential school closed, survivors have reunited.

New plans for the old building brought them back.

That story tonight on APTN National News - watch live: www.youtube.com/aptnnews

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Fall skies are showing off this week. From golden sunsets in Ottawa to warm morning light over Winnipeg, your photos have been stunning.

Thanks to Greg Scriver, Nancy Powderhorn and Jordan McKay for sharing these moments.

Got a view to show off? Email your pictures to [email protected]

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An ultimate gathering for K9 professionals and enthusiasts, K9 United, was held in Mirabel, Que., north of Montreal.

Family member sues over death at Whitehorse emergency shelter | APTN News

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Another family member of someone who died at the Whitehorse emergency shelter is suing the organization that operates it.

Supreme Court rules against Kanesatake in dispute with lawyer

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The Council owes around $2 million to the lawyer and a group of experts for work they did between 2001 and 2003.

Canada’s top court has ruled that a debt owed by the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake...

APTN National News: October 10, 2025

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No “Idle No More 2.0” — so what happened?

First Nations leaders warned of a long, hot summer over the One Canadian Economy law — but protests never came.

Reporters say a quiet summit and cautious chiefs helped cool the fire — for now.

Full discussion: www.aptnnews.ca/nation-to-na...

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Today on APTN National News: First Nations leaders in northern Ontario have declared a state of emergency over the flow of illegal drugs and the rising number of deaths in their communities.

InFocus: On the ground in Unama'ki: Land protectors sound alarm over Indigenous rights in Canada

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What’s happening in Nova Scotia?

Mi’kmaq land protectors have held their ground for over a month. But a new law could change everything.

APTN’s Angel Moore reports from Hunters Mountain and Veldon Coburn explains what’s at stake for Indigenous rights.

Listen to the latest APTN News InFocus:

On this edition of APTN News InFocus, host Cierra Bettens looks at a new law in Nova Scotia that could threaten Mi’kmaq treaty rights. Land protectors at Hunters Mountain in Unama’ki have preve...

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‪Edmonton police say it’s narrowed down the location of the remains of Samuel Bird, the 14-year-old who went missing on June 1.

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APTN News Brief: October 10, 2025—Edmonton police say they’ve narrowed down location of teen Samuel Bird’s remains to an area west of the city.

Our lead story: the Edmonton Police Service says it’s narrowed down the location of the remains of Samuel Bird—the 14-year-old who went missing back on June 1st—as somewhere likely in the Car...

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Calls to Action 26 calls on governments to... 'amend their respective statutes of limitations to ensure that they conform to the principle that governments and other entities cannot rely on limitation defences to defend legal actions of historical abuse brought by Aboriginal people.'

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The federal government is trying to have a lawsuit over biological experiments on Inuit dismissed over technicality, according to the lawyer representing the plaintiffs.

Former premier of Nunavut calls on Carney to stop victimizing Inuit

Paul Quassa is among the Plaintiffs in a class action filed almost six years ago over biological experiments.

Edmonton police narrow search area for missing teen Samuel Bird

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Edmonton police held a news conference Thursday in an area where they believe the remains of Samuel Bird are located.

Edmonton police held a news conference Thursday in an area where they believe the remains of Samuel Bird are located.

Father sues Whitehorse shelter staff and operator over daughter’s death

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Lawsuit alleges staff and non-profit were negligent in Josephine Hager’s death.

The father of Josephine Hager has launched a civil suit against Connective and five unnamed staff members.

Nation to Nation looks at what's happening in federal politics

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Reconciliation, rebranded: What journalists covering the Nation to Nation beat are watching this fall session

Three journalists who cover the Nation to Nation beat join host Karyn Pugliese to talk about what they're following this season.

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Mark Carney's take on reconciliation.

No Indigenous candidate yet in the NDP leadership race.

And what’s unfolding in Ottawa this fall?

Nation to Nation breaks it down on the season premiere with host Karyn Pugliese. Watch: youtu.be/htEoZsQ1JOw

Nation to Nation looks at what's happening in federal politics

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Reconciliation, rebranded: What journalists covering the Nation to Nation beat are watching this fall session

Three journalists who cover the Nation to Nation beat join host Karyn Pugliese to talk about what they're following this season.