APTN News Brief

APTN News

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Daily update on what's making headlines in Indigenous country across Canada and beyond.

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Mixed reviews for Liberals' long-awaited First Nations Clean Water Act

Our lead story: the Carney government introduces its long-awaited First Nations Clean Water Act to mixed reviews from First Nations leaders.

11 min
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Feds report decrease in toxic drug deaths, but numbers still historically high

Our lead story: the federal government reports a 23% decrease in toxic drug deaths between 2024 and 2025, but notes the overall numbers remain higher than they were a decade ago.

8 min
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Carney government about to finally introduce First Nations clean water bill: sources

Our featured story: sources say the Carney government will introduce long-awaited First Nations clean water legislation on June 16—days before Parliament is set to rise for the summer—a bill they'd previously committed to introduce last fall.

9 min
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Coroner's inquest into Kevin Mamakwa death at Thunder Bay jail over, family calls for its closure

Our lead story: as jury considers its recommendations at coroner's inquest into 2020 death of Kingfisher Lake First Nation man Kevin Mamakwa, his family leads calls for the closure of Thunder Bay District Jail where he died.

10 min
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Senate committee recommends creation of single federal wildfires coordination agency

Our featured story: pointing to slow wildfire responses due to overlapping government jurisdictions, a new Senate committee report recommends a single, federal co-ordination agency, to be created with Indigenous input.

11 min
10 juin

Nutrition North program needs serious revamp: Inuit Tapirit Kanatami

Our lead story: as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami releases its poverty reduction strategy for residents across Inuit Nunugat, ITK president Natan Obed says the federal Nutrition North program needs serious revamping.

7 min
9 juin

Bill criminalizing forced/coerced sterilization passes House unanimously

Our lead story: Bill S-228—federal legislation to criminalize forced or coerced sterilization—unanimously passes third reading in the House of Commons.

11 min
8 juin

Winnipeg walk memorializes missing/murdered Indigenous men and boys

Our lead story: a Winnipeg walk is held to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys, to support families left with more questions than answers.

9 min

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Keeps getting better

2025-10-27

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I have been listening for almost a year now. APTN covers Indigenous-focused stories from across Canada and provides and Indigenous leans to major news stories. The news brief provides those top stories in a quick, short, but informative way. The quality of the production keeps better with improved audio and more sound transitions. There are also “ads” for APTNs other podcasts, which has encouraged me to check those out more. Overall, great podcast for Indigenous peoples in Canada and those looking for Indigenous focused news. We should be so thankful to have APTN!
Great Canadian news source

2025-04-12

Kuttyd

Excellent news source covering less heard but very important news in Indigenous communities and across Canada
News the mainstream misses

2024-03-17

JaneGarthson

I really appreciate being able to hear the Indigenous views on Canadian news stories, and hear about issues the mainstream media hasn’t bothered to cover. The shows make me feel more aware of what matters in Canada.
Keep up the great work!

2022-06-29

jodoin1425

Thank you for your work! Very informative and extremely important for all Canadians and even Americans!