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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Our lead story: efforts by some Senators to amend Bill C-9—the proposed federal anti-hate legislation—in order to include residential school denialism as a punishable crime are voted down by a majority in Canada's Senate.

Our lead story: calling it a violent crime crisis, First Nations leaders in northeast Saskatchewan await support after three homicides in as many weeks, including one from a recent double shooting at Pelican Narrows.

Our lead story: RCMP in northeast Saskatchewan say a suspect is now in custody following a double shooting in Pelican Narrows, but say charges have yet to be laid.

Our featured story: legal expert Pam Palmater says the Supreme Court dismissal of Wolastoqey Nation's application to challenge a New Brunswick Court of Appeal decision should not be seen as any kind of judgment by the SCC upon the Wolastoqey Aboriginal title claim.

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