APTN News Brief / April 1, 2021 / Why Quebec's Bill 79 (aka the Baby’s Law) has yet to be embraced by those it's meant to help: First Nations families seeking answers about children who died or disappeared after their hospitalization. Mi’kmaw lobster harvesters go to court against the federal government and non-Indigenous fishers over last fall’s violence against Sipekne’katik's moderate livelihood fishery. A FOI request filed by APTN News reveals how many millions Ontario spent to police contested lands at Caledonia between June 2020 and January 2021. Details start to emerge about an amber alert sent to Manitobans earlier this week. Manitoba's northern health region and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak announce a new anti-racism initiative in health care.

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