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Our lead story: The Yukon Government confirms there is evidence of cyanide contamination at the Eagle Gold Mine near the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun.

Our lead story: The family of a missing Edmonton man found a body with the help of an Anishinaabe tracker–but it wasn’t his.

Our lead story: After being convicted of murder half a century ago, Clarence Woodhouse from the Pinaymootang First Nation in Manitoba has been granted a new trial. 

Our lead story: Mi’kmaw mother Christina Gillis says she’s physically and emotionally traumatized after a call for help with her distraught daughter saw Gillis arrested by a New Brunswick RCMP officer.

Our lead story: Métis musical and broadcasting legend Ray St. Germain—aka “Winnipeg’s Elvis”—passes away at the age of 83 after years of living with the effects of Parkinson's disease.

Our lead story: Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has opened a file on a Tuesday afternoon incident at Anicinabe Park in Kenora, with video posted to social media appearing to show a man with a knife in each hand standing in front of a burning building along with multiple provincial police officers.